Arlington County, Virginia’s meals tax, added to restaurant bills and purchases of prepared foods, has been 4% since 1991, but under the county’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget, the meals tax may be raised to 5%.
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Arlington County, Virginia’s meals tax, added to restaurant bills and purchases of prepared foods, has been 4% since 1991, but under the county’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget, the meals tax may be raised to 5%.
The County Board has also voted to advertise a proposed real estate tax increase of 1 cent, which would bring the tax on residential and commercial real estate to $1.043 per $100 in assessed value. If adopted as part of the new budget, it would increase residential real estate taxes by an average $398, based on the average home value of $854,900.
