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Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach is a city in Virginia.

Collected and spent

In fiscal year 2024, Virginia Beach collected $1,149.7M in taxes and spent $1,292.8M.

Collected
$1,149.7M
Fiscal year 2024 · taxes
Spent
$1,292.8M
Fiscal year 2024

Where the money comes from

One tax.

Property tax
$0.99 per $100 of value
Source · City of Virginia Beach — Real Estate Assessor, City of Virginia Beach. Read on June 17, 2026.
DetailsCity of Virginia Beach (VA) 2024 real estate tax — $0.99/$100 AV (9.9 mills), per the City of Virginia Beach 2024/2025 real estate assessments. Independent city — rate on the city layer; county-equivalent is not_applicable

Where it goes

Nine service lines.

Schools
$431.5M
Public safety
$220.6M
General government
$191.6M
Health and human services
$132.4M
Public works
$90.5M
Pensions and retiree benefits · past obligation
$84.8M
Parks and recreation
$68.6M
Debt service · past obligation
$56.7M
Other
$16.1M

Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.

Source · City of Virginia Beach, Virginia FY 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on September 16, 2026.
DetailsCity of Virginia Beach, Virginia FY 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, Exhibit 4: Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance — Governmental Funds, GENERAL FUND column (printed page 20). Budget and Actual — General Fund (printed page 132), which reports identical actual totals. Issued by the City of Virginia Beach Department of Finance

Who decides

Not on file yet.

When decisions happen

Not on file yet.

How to reach it

Not on file yet.

Also on this tax bill

A Virginia Beach address pays these governments too.

On every bill in Virginia Beach

Sources

What it is
City of Virginia Beach — Real Estate Assessor, City of Virginia Beach. Read on June 17, 2026.
DetailsCity of Virginia Beach (VA) 2024 real estate tax — $0.99/$100 AV (9.9 mills), per the City of Virginia Beach 2024/2025 real estate assessments. Independent city — rate on the city layer; county-equivalent is not_applicable
Collected
City of Virginia Beach, Virginia FY 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on September 17, 2026.
DetailsCity of Virginia Beach, Virginia FY 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, Exhibit 4: Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance — Governmental Funds, GENERAL FUND column (printed page 20). Budget and Actual — General Fund (printed page 132), which reports identical actual totals. Issued by the City of Virginia Beach Department of Finance
Spent
City of Virginia Beach, Virginia FY 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on September 17, 2026.
DetailsCity of Virginia Beach, Virginia FY 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, Exhibit 4: Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance — Governmental Funds, GENERAL FUND column (printed page 20). Budget and Actual — General Fund (printed page 132), which reports identical actual totals. Issued by the City of Virginia Beach Department of Finance
Taxes
City of Virginia Beach — Real Estate Assessor, City of Virginia Beach. Read on June 17, 2026.
DetailsCity of Virginia Beach (VA) 2024 real estate tax — $0.99/$100 AV (9.9 mills), per the City of Virginia Beach 2024/2025 real estate assessments. Independent city — rate on the city layer; county-equivalent is not_applicable

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