Virginia State Tax Guide for Middle-Class Families

Low: 2% (on up to $3,000 of taxable income)

High: 5.75% (on taxable income over $17,000)

5.3% state levy, including 1% that is allocated to local governments. Northern Virginia, Central Virginia, and the Hampton Roads area have an additional 0.7% sales tax to pay for transportation improvements. An additional 1% tax is levied in Halifax and Henry Counties (effective April 1, 2021), and an extra 1.7% tax is levied in the "Historic Triangle" area. These additional taxes give the state an average combined state and local rate of 5.73%, according to the Tax Foundation.

Groceries: Taxable (1.5% state rate, plus 1% local tax)
Clothing: Taxable
Motor Vehicles: Exempt from ordinary sales tax, but taxable under special 4.15% excise tax.
Prescription Drugs: Exempt

In Virginia, the median property tax rate is $804 per $100,000 of assessed home value.

Gasoline: 29.4¢ per gallon.
Diesel: 28.5¢ per gallon.

Cigarettes: $0.60 per pack (some counties in Virginia add taxes of $0.50 to $0.85)
Moist snuff: $0.36 per ounce
Heated tobacco products: $0.0225 per stick
Other tobacco products: 20% of the manufacturer's price, except "roll-your-own tobacco," which is 10%
Vapor products: $0.066 per ml

Beer: $0.26 per gallon
Wine: $1.51 per gallon
Liquor: $19.89 per gallon
Liquor tax is an estimate by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States and published by the Tax Foundation.

An annual vehicle property tax based on the car's value is imposed. Localities assess vehicles and administer the tax.

No estate or inheritance tax.