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Middleburg council adopts 12¢ real property tax rate for 2025
Summary
The Middleburg Town Council voted to set the 2025 real property tax rate at 12 cents per $100 of assessed value, a decrease in rate that — because assessments rose — is expected to raise an average homeowner's bill about 3%.
The Middleburg Town Council voted to adopt a real property tax rate of 12 cents per $100 of assessed value for calendar year 2025 and fiscal year 2026.
Town Manager Danny Davis opened the council's public hearing explaining the requirement under state law and the council's intent. "This public hearing is required by state law. The town council is intending to reduce the tax rate. However, due to the percentage increase of average home values, it will increase greater than 1% over revenues from last year, which necessitates a public hearing," Davis said.
The tax-rate motion was made by Council Member Cindy Pearson: "I move that the town council of Middleburg, Virginia adopt a real property tax rate of 12¢ per 100 of assessed value for calendar year 2025, fiscal year 2026." The motion passed by voice vote; clerks recorded ayes from Vice Mayor Chris Bernard and council members Pam Curran, John Kevin Daley, Bud Jacobs, Darlene Kirk, Peter Lennon Morgan and Cindy Pearson.
Davis told the council the proposed rate is a reduction from the previous rate, but, because average assessments increased, the typical property owner would still see an estimated 3% increase in their annual bill "just due to our anticipation of inflationary costs and to be able to provide revenues for ongoing services." The town manager said council could either vote that night or defer final adoption to the next meeting to meet the county's bill-distribution schedule.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing. Council members closed the hearing before the motion was made and approved the adopted rate.
The adoption takes the first step in closing the town's fiscal-26 revenue assumptions; town staff said the certified rate will be forwarded to Loudoun County for tax-billing purposes.
