City of Waynesboro, Virginia: property records and tax sales

Parcels

What City of Waynesboro’s parcel records hold

Parcels	7,483 parcels on file.
Median assessor value	$130,800, from the 7,483 parcels with a value on file.
Years since the last sale	Median 19 years.

Source: county assessor records and Virginia’s VGIN statewide parcel layer, as copied into shinnslist’s parcel store, read October 12, 2026. Each parcel counts once, by its most recent recorded sale. Nothing here predicts that an owner will sell.

Housing

City of Waynesboro’s housing, from the Census

Housing units	10,510, of which 669 (6%) stood vacant; 0 (0%) are seasonal or second homes.
Owner-occupied	60% of occupied homes; the rest are rented.
Median home value	$245,500, as owners reported it.
Median gross rent	$1,020 a month, utilities included.
Median year built	1969.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, tables B25002, B25003, B25004, B25077, B25064, B25035.

Tax sales

How tax sales work in City of Waynesboro

Lien sales	None. Virginia does not sell tax liens; it sells the property itself at a court-ordered tax sale.
When a parcel can be sold	Once its real estate taxes are still unpaid on December 31 after the second anniversary of the due date; one year for condemned, derelict or blighted buildings.
How	The treasurer publishes the list, the locality sues in circuit court, and the court confirms the sale. The owner can stop it any time before the sale by paying every tax, penalty, interest and cost.

Source: Va. Code § 58.1-3965. City of Waynesboro sets its own sale calendar. Not legal or investment advice.

Questions

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