Christiansburg property taxes, explained.

The 2026 rates

Two governments can tax a Christiansburg home. Montgomery County taxes real estate everywhere in the county, and the Town of Christiansburg adds its own rate inside town limits. Both are set per $100 of assessed value.

The Town of Christiansburg's real estate rate is $0.14. Town Council set the Town's rates for fiscal year 2026-27 on May 26, 2026, keeping them where they were. The county rate rose from $0.76 in 2025; the Board of Supervisors sets it each spring with the county budget.

What a typical home pays

Multiply the assessed value by the rate, then divide by 100. Here is that math on the median sale price of each kind of home over the last 12 months, as if each were assessed at its price.

When bills are due

Montgomery County, first half

June 5Real estate, paid to the county Treasurer

Montgomery County, second half

December 5Real estate, plus the county tax on vehicles

Town of Christiansburg

By December 5Real estate, vehicles and the Town license fee, on one yearly bill

A county due date that falls on a weekend or legal holiday moves to the next business day. The county Treasurer takes payments online, by mail, in person at the Government Center at 755 Roanoke Street, and in a 24-hour drop box. The Town collects its taxes at Town Hall, 100 East Main Street, and online.

If your loan has an escrow account, your lender pays both bills from your monthly payment. Your settlement statement at closing shows how the current year's taxes are split with the seller.

Cars and other personal property

Inside town limits, a car is taxed by both governments, and the Town adds a flat license fee in place of a window decal.

Montgomery County assesses vehicles on January 1 for both the county and the Town, and the tax is prorated for vehicles bought or sold during the year. Where a car is taxed follows its address with the DMV, so update the DMV and the Commissioner of the Revenue when you move.

How assessments work

The county's Commissioner of the Revenue keeps the assessment for every parcel, at 100 percent of fair market value, and the Town's tax uses the same assessment. Virginia requires the county to reassess at least every four years, and an assessment also changes when something is added to or taken from a parcel, such as a new house.

A new assessment is not a new bill on its own. The bill is the assessment times the rate, and the county and the Town set their rates each spring. If you are buying, ask what the home is assessed at today and keep the reassessment in mind when you budget for next year.

Questions about an assessment go to the Commissioner of the Revenue at 540-382-5717. Questions about a county bill go to the Treasurer at 540-382-5723.

Tax relief and land use

Montgomery County offers real estate tax relief to owners who live in the home and are 65 or older or totally and permanently disabled.

Relief

40 to 100 percentDepending on total household income

Household income

Up to $72,000Excluding the first $10,000 of income for each relative living in the home (and, for an applicant with a disability, their own)

Net worth

Up to $210,000Not counting the home and one acre

When to apply

By March 1 each yearFor returning applicants

The county also administers relief for veterans with a 100 percent service-connected disability and their surviving spouses, and for surviving spouses of those killed in action. Land of five acres or more in bona fide agricultural or horticultural production can qualify for the county's land use program, which defers part of the tax.

Other taxes homeowners see

Utility taxes. Inside town limits, the Town's public utilities tax adds 20 percent of a residential electric or gas bill, up to $2.50 a month each, and an E-911 tax of $2 a month per phone service.

At closing. Virginia charges recordation taxes when a deed and a mortgage are recorded, and a grantor's tax on the seller. The buying guide and the selling guide show the math.