The median owner-occupied home in Botetourt County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,761 (± $78) a year, compared with $2,686 in Virginia and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $268,900 (± $10,899), compared with $360,700 in Virginia and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Botetourt County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 33,875 | 8,657,499 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,761 ± $78 | $2,686 ± $12 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $268,900 ± $10,899 | $360,700 ± $1,182 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $80,467 ± $4,834 | $90,974 ± $485 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.65% ± 0.04 points | 0.74% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 85.8% ± 2.1 points | 67.2% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 39.3% ± 2.1 points | 31.5% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 16.8% ± 2.7 points | 20.2% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Botetourt County (3)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
Census-designated places in Botetourt County (7)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Blue Ridge
- Cloverdale
- Daleville
- Eagle Rock
- Glen Wilton
- Hollins (partly in this county)
- Laymantown
Other named communities in Botetourt County (55)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Alpine
- Amsterdam
- Apple Tree Village
- Arcadia
- Baldwin
- Bessemer
- Botetourt (historical)
- Botetourt East
- British Woods
- Burkeston (historical)
- Cave Alum Springs (historical)
- Comptons Bridge (historical)
- Coyner Mountain Overlook
- Coyner Springs
- Daggers Springs
- Dillon
- Flatwoods
- Fork Mountain
- Gala
- Glebe Mills
- Greyledge
- Haden
- Harvey
- Haymakertown
- Heatherstone
- Hipes
- Howell Mills
- Knollwood
- Kyles Mills
- Lignite
- Lithia
- Lone Star
- Lynchburg Mines (historical)
- Mount Union
- Munford
- Nace
- Oldfields
- Oriskany
- Owens
- Parr
- Peachtree
- Pico
- Rainbow Forest
- Rocky Point
- Runaway Village
- Salisbury
- Solitude
- Spec
- Springwood
- Stepping Stone
- Strom
- Surber
- Tinker (historical)
- Trinity
- Webster