The purpose of this site is to provide information to those interested in use-value assessment in Virginia.
Current Estimates
Brochures (All Estimates by County/City)
Agricultural and Horticultural Estimates
- Agricultural Land Estimates (Table 1a) TY2019
- Analysis: Agri Land Estimates (Table 1a)
- The Composite Farm and Avg Returns (Table 2) TY2019
- Apple and Tree Fruit Estimates (Table 1b) TY2019
Agricultural Rental Rate Estimates
Forest Estimates
Open Space Estimates
Recent Updates
Publications/Comments
- Why three piedmont county's use-value estimates differ.
Why does Goochland have higher estimates for TY2016 than Spotslvania and Orange?
- Understanding use-value estimates in Northampton and Accomack counties for TY2016.
An explanation of Northampton and Acomack's TY2016 use-value estimates
Presentations
- Buckingham Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission: Educational Session September 2017
Virginia’s Use-value Assessment Program (Buckingham County) (G. Groover)
Buckingham County Land Use Program: General Overview & Considerations (N. Morris)
Forestry Land Use: Overview and Update (Buckingham County) (D. Cumbia)
- Virginia Association of Assessing Officers (VAAO) Educational Seminar July 2017
Agritourism - Fiscal Impact (M. Walker)
Commisioner's Standards for Classification of Agricutural or Horticultural Use (K. Schmidt)
Forestry Land Use (T. Groh)
Soils/Land Class (G. Groover)
- Fluvanna Board of Superviors: Work Session August 2016
How it Works: Virginia's Use-value Assessment Program (Fluvanna) (G. Groover)
- Virginia Association of Assessing Officers (VAAO) Educational Seminar July 2016
How it Works: Virginia's Use-value Assessment Program (Rockingham) (G. Groover)
- Eastern Shore Meeting March 2016
How it Works: Virginia's Use-value Assessment Program (Northampton) (G. Groover)
- Southeast Virginia Field Crop Conference February 2016
How it Works: Virginia's Use-value Assessment Program (Chesapeake) (G. Groover)
- Virginia Association of Assessing Officers (VAAO) Educational Seminar July 2015