Sales Tax Calculator, Lexington, VA

What shoppers pay in Lexington, VA

Lexington is a smaller Virginia community, with roughly 7,320 residents. Virginia charges a 5.30% state sales tax, and counties, cities and special districts add their own levies on top. Across the state those local add-ons average 0.43%, bringing the typical combined rate to 5.73%.

Census figures (ACS 5-Year 2023) put median household income in Lexington at $89,598, or about $1,723 a week. At the state's typical combined rate, a $500 purchase adds $28.65 in tax, and a $2,000 one adds $114.60. That larger figure works out to roughly 7% of a week's median household income here, which is why timing a big appliance or furniture purchase around a sales tax holiday can be worth the wait.

One caveat matters before you budget from these numbers. The 5.73% above is a statewide average, not a rate we can confirm for a specific Lexington address. Because special districts draw their own boundaries, two addresses a few streets apart can fall under different combined rates. For a purchase where the difference matters, check the rate lookup published by the Virginia revenue department for the exact delivery address. Groceries are taxable in Virginia, so the rate applies to a weekly food shop as well.