General Information
Tax Rates
- Real Estate - $0.86 per $100.00 of assessed value
- Personal Property - $4.50 per $100.00 of assessed value
- Business Personal Property - $4.50 per $100.00 of assessed value
- Machinery and Tools - $1.30 per per $100.00 of assessed value
- Virginia State Sales Tax - 5 percent
- City of Winchester Meals Tax - 5 percent
- Combined Sales Tax and City Meals Tax - 10 percent
Vehicle Registration Fees
- Passenger Cars & Trucks Gross Weight 10,000 Lbs. and Under - $24.00 each
- Vehicles with National Guard Plates (limit 2) - $12.00 each
- Trucks Gross Weight Over 10,000 Lbs. - $36.00
- All 2 or 3 Wheel Motorized Cycles - $12.00
- Antique Vehicles (Must have Antique Plates) - $10.00
- Disabled Veterans - No registration fee on one vehicle per year
* A penalty of $5.00 will be assessed on the registration fee if the taxpayer fails to register a vehicle within 45 days upon purchasing the vehicle or within 45 days of moving into the City of Winchester.
In addition to the $5.00 penalty, there will be a 10% penalty added to their first personal property tax bill.