The Vergecast · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
The proliferation of data centers in Loudoun County has significantly boosted tax revenue, allowing the county to reduce reliance on residential property taxes. However, the sheer number of these facilities is causing concern among residents who find them increasingly difficult to ignore in their daily lives.
“Early days, the data center brought in a lot of tax revenue for the county.”
“They still bring in a lot of tax revenue for the county.”
“So that means that property taxes can go down.”
“But what's changed now is that there's just so many.”
“And what residents have told me is it's becoming harder to ignore or just kind of view in the background of their daily lives.”