Pay Your Taxes

New Website Updates
We’ve updated our website. Use this page to pay for personal property taxes, vehicle registration fees, real estate taxes, stormwater fees, and similar taxes.

Important Notice:
City of Fairfax is a separate jurisdiction from Fairfax County. If your bill does not have "City of Fairfax" printed on it, you are on the wrong website.

Tax Portal

Go to Tax Portal

From this portal, you can pay:

  • Personal Property (Vehicle)
  • Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF)
  • Business Personal Property (Vehicle)
  • Business Tangible Personal Property (TP & CE)
  • Real Estate
  • Stormwater Fee (SWU)
  • Business License (BPOL)
  • Meals Tax
  • Transient Occupancy Tax

Important Tip: When paying Personal Property/VRF and/or Real Estate/SWU, make sure you select both invoices.

Setting Up a Tax Portal Account and Watchlist

  • All users must create a user account to access the Tax Portal THEN
  • After logging in, you must set up a watchlist THEN
  • You must enter your Personal Property Account Number and last four digits of your social security (in some cases, Drivers License Number) to link your account to your Watchlist which allows you to manage your account and make payments.
    • Please note, if you have more than one Personal Property account, you must perform the previous step for each account.
  • For detailed steps on how to create an account and set up a watchlist, please reference the Tax Portal instructions(PDF, 1MB).

Payment Options in Tax Portal

  • eCheck: Free, secure, and processed directly from your bank account.
  • Credit Cards: Accepted (American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover) with a convenience fee.
  • PayPal: Includes PayPal Credit; convenience fee applies.

Other Payment Methods

You may also pay your taxes using the the methods below.

Pay by Mail

Seasonal Personal Property Tax Lockbox (for October invoices)
City of Fairfax Virginia
P.O. Box 5521
Binghamton, NY 13902-5521

All other payments
Treasurer's Office
City Hall, Room 234,
10455 Armstrong St.
Fairfax, VA 22030

City Hall money collection box

City Hall Collection Box (24 hrs.)

  • Located on Armstrong Street in front of City Hall near the flagpoles.
  • Checked twice a day (three times a day near due dates).
  • Checks or money orders only.

Pay over the Phone

  • The City of Fairfax partners with PayGov for phone payments.
  • Call 703-385-7900, option #5, between 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Have your account number and payment amount ready.
  • Not available if your account has been forwarded to TACS (call 1-866-951-0742 for TACS).

Pay in Person

Treasurer’s Office
City Hall, Room 234
10455 Armstrong Street
Fairfax, VA 22030
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Debit and Forget It

  • Real estate only
  • Pre-payment ACH (Debit) option.
  • You can set payments based on your schedule (weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually).
  • No charge for this method.
  • Not available through the online portal links.
  • See the Debit and Forget It page for more details.

Need Help?

For vehicle assessed value or sale and acquisition questions call (703) 385-7880 or visit the Commissioner of Revenue website.

For other inquiries, contact the Treasurer’s Office at (703) 385-7900 during regular business hours.

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