Pay Your Taxes
Are You on the Right Website?
The City of Fairfax and Fairfax County are separate jurisdictions. If your bill doesn’t say “City of Fairfax,” you are on the wrong website.
What You Can Pay Here
Use this page to pay personal property taxes, vehicle registration fees, real estate taxes, stormwater fees, and similar charges.
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 Your Tax Portal Account
Setting up your tax portal account is easy. Please follow the instructions below:
- Watch Video: Follow along with our 2-minute, 3-second video, and/or
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 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 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.