Rouss City Hall

General Information

Tax Rates

  • Real Estate - $0.68 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.