Aquia Harbour Property Taxes
How much is property tax on an Aquia Harbour home?
Stafford County's 2026 real estate tax rate is $0.9675 per $100 of assessed value, plus a $0.014 fire and EMS levy. On a home assessed at $461,000, the Census median value for Aquia Harbour, that comes to about $4,525 a year.
The board raised the rate from $0.92 in 2025 on a 4–3 vote in April 2026.
Sources: Stafford County Treasurer, Tax Rates (updated 4 May 2026); FXBG Advance, 29 Apr 2026; U.S. Census QuickFacts, ACS 2020–24.
What is Stafford County's 2026 real estate tax rate?
The Board of Supervisors adopted $0.9675 per $100 for calendar year 2026 on 28 April 2026, by a 4–3 vote. That's 4.75 cents above 2025's $0.92 and below the $0.98 rate it had advertised. A countywide fire and EMS levy of $0.014 is added on top.
Adopted 28 Apr 2026, 4–3
Countywide
What does it come to on a typical Aquia Harbour home?
At $0.9815 combined, a home assessed at $461,000 (the Census median value) pays about $4,525 a year, and one assessed at $555,133 (Redfin's August 2026 median sale) about $5,449. The county's assessment, not the sale price, sets the real bill.
Census median value, 2020–24
Redfin median sale, Aug 2026
How does Stafford compare with Prince William and Fredericksburg?
Stafford's rate is above the City of Fredericksburg's $0.80 (FY2026) and Prince William County's $0.906 (adopted for FY2026 and proposed unchanged for FY2027).
2026, adopted
FY2027, proposed Feb 2026
1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026
How does Stafford assess homes, and when is the next reassessment?
The Commissioner of the Revenue reassesses every Stafford property every two years, in-house, and assesses new construction in between.
In-house biennial reassessment
Is there tax relief for seniors and disabled veterans?
Yes. Homeowners over 65 or totally disabled can get full relief with household income under $35,000 and net worth up to $400,000, or half relief between $35,001 and $40,000. Veterans with a 100% permanent, service-connected disability pay no tax on their home and up to one acre, and so can some surviving spouses.
House + 1 acre
Also qualifying surviving spouses
What's the trade-off?
Stafford's rate has gone up: $0.92 to $0.9675 in one year, on a split vote. Fredericksburg's is lower, but buyers there give up the gate, the POA amenities and the I-95 location north of the city.
Sources: Stafford County Treasurer, Tax Rates (updated 4 May 2026); FXBG Advance, 29 Apr 2026; City of Fredericksburg, Tax Information (FY2026).
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