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Keeps us scenic
The comprehensive plan states that “we the people of Rappahannock declare it to be a ‘scenic county.’” Helping farmers to keep farming slows residential development and helps us retain our scenic character.
Keeps taxes low
for everyone
More than two thirds of our tax dollars go to the schools. Cows don’t go to school. That fact helps keep our taxes low. The more farmers we have, the lower the taxes for everyone. See the 2004-2005 nominal rates per $100 of assessed real estate valuation in neighboring governments:
Winchester City $0.63 Arlington County $0.96 Page County $0.67 Fauquier County $0.99 Rappahannock County$0.72 Alexandria City $1.00 Clarke County $0.74 Prince William County $1.07 Albemarle County $0.76 Falls Church City $1.08 Madison County $0.76 Charlottesville City $1.09 Warren County $0.76 Loudoun County $1.11 Culpeper Comity $0.89 Fairfax County $1.13 Fairfax City $0.90 Manassas City $1.15 Prince George County $0.90 Manassas Park City $1.33 Encourages tourism
The comprehensive plan states that our economy is built on agriculture and tourism. Farms, forests, and open space are tourist attractions; housing developments aren’t.
90.4%