The Prince William County Board of Supervisors adopted the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, five-year fiscal plan, and the FY2027-2032 Capital Improvement Program during its meeting on April 21.
The adopted budget reduces the real estate tax rate while focusing on areas such as education, public safety, mobility, infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and quality of life. The changes aim to address key priorities for county residents.
As part of the new budget, the real estate tax rate will decrease from $0.906 to $0.865 per $100 of assessed value. This reduction means an average residential tax bill decrease of $56. The personal property computer equipment and peripherals tax rate was adjusted from $4.15 to $4.50 per $100 valuation.
Education funding includes a transfer of $1.1 billion to Prince William County Schools—a 12.5 percent increase or $123.5 million more than in FY2026—while maintaining the County-Schools Revenue Sharing Agreement. Additional support is provided for class size reduction, school security enhancements, and debt service for Gainesville High School.
Environmental initiatives receive funding for watershed restoration projects and solid waste infrastructure improvements as well as a new position in the Office of Environmental Sustainability. Mobility efforts are supported by fully funding OmniRide’s local subsidy request at $29.9 million and providing resources for small-scale transportation projects that improve connectivity across magisterial districts.
Quality-of-life investments include a $5 million contribution to affordable housing reserves—bringing total investments to $21 million since FY24—and an increase in Parks and Recreation capital investment by $20 million for park enhancements and expanded recreational amenities like trails and playgrounds.
Public safety allocations feature annual commitments of $4 million for Fire and Rescue station renovations, $12 million annually for emergency vehicle replacement, funding for 85 new positions across public safety agencies, expanded firefighter medical physicals with a dedicated fund of one million dollars, technology upgrades worth five million dollars each year to enhance cybersecurity services delivery countywide,
and increased support through grants like Competitive Community Partners Program plus a one-time two-million-dollar contribution to Lunera Health Services.
The six-year Capital Improvement Program represents a planned investment totaling 1.6 billion dollars into facilities,
infrastructure,
safety,
and environmental projects between FY2027–FY2032.
Contingency funds amounting to five million dollars have been set aside in case federal or state policy changes affect revenue streams such as Medicaid or SNAP benefits.
