Essex County Property Records (Virginia)

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Essex County Property Records Offices

Get Property Records from 5 Offices in Essex County, VA

Essex County Recorder of Deeds PO Box 445 Tappahannock, VA 22560 804-443-3541 Directions

Essex County Revenue Commission PO Box 879 Tappahannock, VA 22560 804-443-4737 Directions

Essex Treasurer's Office 321 Prince Street Tappahannock, VA 22560 804-443-4371 Directions

3 Rivers Soil and Water Conservation 772 Richmond Beach Road Tappahannock, VA 22560 804-443-2327 Directions

Westmoreland Zoning 202 South Church Lane Tappahannock, VA 22560 804-443-4951 Directions

Essex County Property Records Databases

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Essex County Assessment Rolls http://essex-virginia.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html

Essex County Assessor's Website http://www.essex-virginia.org/county_government/constitutional_officers/commissioner_of_the_revenue

Essex County Building Inspections http://www.essex-virginia.org/county_government/departments_and_services/building_and_zoning

Essex County Building Permits http://www.essexsurrogate.com/

Essex County Codes & Ordinances https://library.municode.com/va/essex_county/codes/code_of_ordinances

Essex County Commissioner Property Records https://county.essex-va.org/applications/txapps/PropCardsIndex.htm

Essex County Commissioner of The Revenue Property Records http://www.essex-virginia.org/county_government/constitutional_officers/commissioner_of_the_revenue/property_books/

Essex County Commissioner of The Revenue Website http://www.essex-virginia.org/county_government/constitutional_officers/commissioner_of_the_revenue/

Essex County Property Tax Exemptions https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/benefits/real-estate-tax-exemption

Essex County Tax Records http://county.essex-va.org/applications/txapps/PropCardsIndex.htm

Essex County Treasurer Property Records https://county.essex-va.org/applications/trapps/REIindex.htm

Essex County Treasurer Property Records (Virginia) https://county.essex-va.org/applications/trapps/index.htm

Essex County Treasurer Website http://www.essex-virginia.org/county_government/constitutional_officers/treasurer/

Essex County Home & Property Tax Statistics

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2017 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Essex County Home Values
Median Home Value$177,200
Median Rental Cost (per month)$864
Essex County Property Tax Payments (Annual)
Median Property Taxes$1,242
Median Property Taxes (Mortgage)$1,229
Median Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$1,266
Essex County Property Tax Collections (Total)
Property Taxes$4,716,200
Property Taxes (Mortgage)$2,613,200
Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$2,103,000
Essex County Housing Characteristics
Total Housing Units5,833
Occupied Housing Units4,470 (76.6%)
Vacant Housing Units1,363 (23.4%)
Owner Occupied Housing Units3,153 (70.5%)
Renter Occupied Housing Units1,317 (29.5%)
Housing Units (Mortgage)56.1%
Housing Units (No Mortgage)43.9%
Essex County Mortgage Characteristics
Mortgage, Contract to Purchase, or Similar Debt1,770
Second Mortage or HELOC187
Second Mortgage (No HELOC)10
HELOC (No Second Mortgage)177
Second Mortgage & HELOC35
No Mortgage1,383
Essex County Occupied Residential Buildings
Single-Family Detached Homes3,310 (74.0%)
Single-Family Attached Homes56 (1.3%)
2 Apartments111 (2.5%)
3 or 4 Apartments47 (1.1%)
5 to 9 Apartments141 (3.2%)
10 or More Apartments72 (1.6%)
Mobile Home or Other Type of Housing733 (16.4%)
Essex County Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year
2014 or Later10 (0.2%)
2010 to 201375 (1.7%)
2000 to 2009965 (21.6%)
1980 to 19991,458 (32.6%)
1960 to 19791,106 (24.7%)
1940 to 1959386 (8.6%)
1939 or Earlier470 (10.5%)
Essex County Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics
1 Room-
2 or 3 Rooms214 (4.8%)
4 or 5 Rooms1,666 (37.3%)
6 or 7 Rooms1,781 (39.8%)
8 or More Rooms809 (18.1%)
Essex County Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics
No Bedroom-
1 Bedroom179 (4.0%)
2 or 3 Bedrooms3,323 (74.3%)
4 or More Bedrooms968 (21.7%)
Essex County Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics
With Complete Plumbing Facilities4,470 (100.0%)
With Complete Kitchen Facilities4,447 (99.5%)