What a Waynesboro home costs each year
Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.
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Starts at the typical market value, $245,500; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.
- Property tax$2,136
0.870% of $245,500
- Electricity$2,339
1078 kWh a month $2,339
- Water and sewer$1,725
7,000 gallons a month on City of Waynesboro: water $53, sewer $85, stormwater utility fee, single-family residential, tier 2 $5 a month
- Trash$288
City roll-out cart, weekly pickup, $24 a month
- Home insurance$1,332
Typical premium $1,332
A Waynesboro house at the typical market value ($245,500) costs about $7,800 a year: $2,140 property tax and charges, $1,720 water and sewer, $290 trash, $2,340 electricity, $1,330 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Rates checked Oct 28, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Ways to pay less
Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:
Low income: Dominion Energy PIPP sets your electric bill by income6% or 10% of income
Households with income up to 150% of the federal poverty level pay a monthly electric bill based on income: 10% of income if they heat with electricity, 6% with another heat source.
How: Apply online at commonhelp.virginia.gov, or in person, by mail or by fax through your local Department of Social Services.
Money dates
- Jul 31 · Dec 5The first half real estate taxes are due July 31 of each year. The second half real estate taxes are due December 5 of each year.
Who serves this house
- Water
- City of Waynesboro
- From July 1, 2026: all water used is billed at $6.27 per 1,000 gallons, plus a monthly service charge by meter size ($11.04 for a 5/8-inch meter).
- Property tax
- 0.87% of value
- 2026 (City of Waynesboro)
- Garbage
- City of Waynesboro
- $24.00 per month per cart, one pickup of the cart weekly
- Sewer
- City of Waynesboro
- $10.23 per 1,000 gallons from July 1, 2026
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How these numbers are made
- Property tax: City of Waynesboro $0.87 per $100 of assessed value for calendar year 2026, per the city's ordinance imposing taxes for calendar year 2026 (Citizen Portal reports council adopted it May 11, 2026). Waynesboro is an independent city, so there is no county or school district rate. Car tax is not included.
- The starting value is the Census ACS 2023 median value of owner-occupied homes, a market value; the city's 2025 general reassessment raised values, so the property tax line may be low. No city assessor median was found.
- Water, sewer and trash use the rates in Ordinance 2026-08 effective July 1, 2026: water $11.04 monthly 5/8-inch service charge plus $6.27 per 1,000 gallons; sewer $16.55 plus $10.23 per 1,000 gallons; refuse $24.00 per cart per month.
- Stormwater: the city's single-family monthly fee is $5.08 for Tier 2 (1,201 to 3,000 sq. ft.) (Ordinance 2025-08, effective July 1, 2025); other tiers have other fees, and it is billed twice a year ($30.48 a year).
- Electricity: Dominion Virginia Power Schedule 1 with the riders and consumption taxes, averaged across seasons as in other Dominion cities; gas is not counted. Use is EIA's Virginia average. Insurance is the 2022 Virginia average HO-3 premium (NAIC via III); a 2023 NAIC figure could not be read from an official page.
- Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
- Ordinance 2026-08: refuse, water, sewer rates July 1, 2026
- City utility billing page
- City council packet April 27, 2026
- Ordinance 2025-08: stormwater fees
- Waynesboro utilities list
- Columbia Gas of Virginia tariff
- Census ACS 2023 DP04
- City due dates
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How Waynesboro compares
A typical Waynesboro house against the 26 Virginia cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.
| Per year | Waynesboro | Median | Where it falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax rate | 0.87% | 1.01% | lower than 18 of the other 25 Virginia cities we cover |
| Water | $639 | $583 | higher than 17 of the other 25 Virginia cities we cover |
| Sewer and utility-bill fees | $1,086 | $857 | higher than 16 of the other 25 Virginia cities we cover |
| Trash | $288 | $276 | higher than 11 of the other 21 Virginia cities we cover |
| Electricity and gas | $2,339 | $2,872 | lower than 16 of the other 25 Virginia cities we cover |
| Home insurance | $1,332 | $1,332 | in the middle of 21 other Virginia cities we cover |
| Total | $7,820 | $9,098 | lower than 17 of the other 25 Virginia cities we cover |
Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.
Common questions about Waynesboro house costs
What is the property tax rate in Waynesboro?
About 0.87% of the value before exemptions a year (2026 (City of Waynesboro)), plus flat charges on the same bill.
How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Waynesboro?
About $4,350 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.
How much is the water bill in Waynesboro?
About $144 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on City of Waynesboro.
How much does trash pickup cost in Waynesboro?
$24 a month for a house.
How much does a house in Waynesboro cost to run each year?
A Waynesboro house at the typical market value ($245,500) costs about $7,800 a year: $2,140 property tax and charges, $1,720 water and sewer, $290 trash, $2,340 electricity, $1,330 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.