Our Office Functions include:

• Ensuring that the county's real property tax base is maintained in a fair and equitable manner and that the general public, public officials, and staff receive information in a timely and effective manner

• Generating in a timely and accurate manner the assessment information for the treasurer to complete the real property tax billing process

• Maintaining appraisal and property record data for assessment and taxation purposes

• Managing an assessment system for the maintenance of fair market values and equitable assessments on all types of real property within Culpeper County including the Town of Culpeper

• Managing the land use assessment program under which you must revalidate with each General Reassessment (which falls on every odd year)

• Administering the Tax Relief Program for the Elderly and Disabled

• Administering Tax Relief for Disabled Veterans, Surviving Spouses of Disabled Veterans, Surviving Spouses of memebers of the Armed Forces of the United States killed in Action, and Surviving Spouses of certain persons killed in the Line of Duty.

Real Estate Assessments

The Real Estate Assessments Office collects information regarding property descriptions, property sales, and other real estate market data. To ensure property descriptions are accurate, County appraisers periodically inspect properties to verify current data.

One or more of the following methods are used to value property:

1. The Sales Comparison Approach: The assessed value is based on recent sales of similar properties. Properties that have sold are analyzed and adjustments are made for differences such as size, condition, age, location, and interior and exterior amenities.
2. The Cost Approach: Current materials, labor costs and depreciation rates are used to determine how much it would cost to replace a property. Also, the Assessments Office determines how much a similar lot(s) would be worth if it were vacant.
3. The Income Approach: Industry-derived figures are used to determine the income a property would generate and the cost to maintain and operate that property.

Real estate assessments are a matter of public record. Other public information available at the real estate assessments office includes sale prices and dates, legal descriptions, descriptions of the land and buildings, and ownership information.

County Assessor- W. Jason Kilby

118 W. Davis Street,

Suite 100

Culpeper, VA 22701

(540) 727-3411 (Phone)

(540) 727-3468 (Fax) 

Business Hours:

8:30am to 4:30pm

(Monday-Friday)

The office is located at 118 W. Davis St. between the Sheriff's Office and the A. P. Hill building.