Portsmouth Property Records (Virginia)

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Portsmouth Property Records Offices

Get Property Records from 3 Offices in Portsmouth, VA

Portsmouth County Recorder of Deeds PO Box 1217 Portsmouth, VA 23705 757-393-8671 Directions

Portsmouth County Revenue Commission 801 Crawford Street Portsmouth, VA 23704 757-393-8631 Directions

Portsmouth Planning Department 801 Crawford St Portsmouth, VA 23704 757-393-5270 Directions

Portsmouth Property Records Databases

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City of Portsmouth Assessor's Office Website http://www.portsmouthva.gov/161/City-Assessor

City of Portsmouth Crime Maps http://www.myneighborhoodupdate.net/

Portsmouth Assessor Tax Records http://www.portsmouthva.gov/169/Real-Estate-Data-Tax-Maps

Portsmouth City Government GIS Maps http://www2.portsmouthva.gov/website/portsweb2_in.aspx

Portsmouth Treasurer Property Records http://data.portsmouthva.gov/treasurer/data/index.aspx

Portsmouth Home & Property Tax Statistics

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

Portsmouth Home Values
Median Home Value$169,400
Median Rental Cost (per month)$988
Portsmouth Property Tax Payments (Annual)
Median Property Taxes$2,109
Median Property Taxes (Mortgage)$2,116
Median Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$2,088
Portsmouth Property Tax Collections (Total)
Property Taxes$43,806,300
Property Taxes (Mortgage)$32,074,700
Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$11,731,600
Portsmouth Housing Characteristics
Total Housing Units40,889
Occupied Housing Units36,616 (89.5%)
Vacant Housing Units4,273 (10.5%)
Owner Occupied Housing Units19,936 (54.4%)
Renter Occupied Housing Units16,680 (45.6%)
Housing Units (Mortgage)73.4%
Housing Units (No Mortgage)26.6%
Portsmouth Mortgage Characteristics
Mortgage, Contract to Purchase, or Similar Debt14,635
Second Mortage or HELOC2,759
Second Mortgage (No HELOC)979
HELOC (No Second Mortgage)1,780
Second Mortgage & HELOC107
No Mortgage5,301
Portsmouth Occupied Residential Buildings
Single-Family Detached Homes22,706 (62.0%)
Single-Family Attached Homes2,629 (7.2%)
2 Apartments1,277 (3.5%)
3 or 4 Apartments2,453 (6.7%)
5 to 9 Apartments3,867 (10.6%)
10 or More Apartments3,385 (9.2%)
Mobile Home or Other Type of Housing299 (0.8%)
Portsmouth Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year
2014 or Later83 (0.2%)
2010 to 2013794 (2.2%)
2000 to 20092,614 (7.1%)
1980 to 19997,266 (19.8%)
1960 to 197911,507 (31.4%)
1940 to 195910,183 (27.8%)
1939 or Earlier4,169 (11.4%)
Portsmouth Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics
1 Room371 (1.0%)
2 or 3 Rooms2,587 (7.1%)
4 or 5 Rooms14,711 (40.2%)
6 or 7 Rooms12,538 (34.2%)
8 or More Rooms6,409 (17.5%)
Portsmouth Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics
No Bedroom398 (1.1%)
1 Bedroom2,915 (8.0%)
2 or 3 Bedrooms27,124 (74.1%)
4 or More Bedrooms6,179 (16.9%)
Portsmouth Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics
With Complete Plumbing Facilities36,525 (99.8%)
With Complete Kitchen Facilities36,390 (99.4%)