West Virginia property taxes by county
Across West Virginia, the median owner-occupied home pays $865 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $162,600 — an effective property-tax rate of 0.532%. That ranks West Virginia #41 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 55 West Virginia county-equivalents in the Census data — 55 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 0.532%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $865 ± $9
- Median home value
- $162,600
- National rank
- #41 of 51
All West Virginia counties
Every West Virginia county-equivalent in the Census data (55 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| McDowell County | 0.674% | $337 | $50,000 | #1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetzel County | 0.668% | $721 | $107,900 | #2003 |
| Boone County | 0.666% | $620 | $93,100 | #2014 |
| Ritchie County | 0.658% | $763 | $115,900 | #2042 |
| Kanawha County | 0.654% | $964 | $147,300 | #2064 |
| Fayette County | 0.639% | $676 | $105,800 | #2117 |
| Hancock County | 0.631% | $826 | $130,800 | #2140 |
| Cabell County | 0.603% | $992 | $164,400 | #2246 |
| Ohio County | 0.602% | $999 | $166,000 | #2255 |
| Wood County | 0.594% | $941 | $158,500 | #2292 |
| Marion County | 0.587% | $978 | $166,700 | #2314 |
| Mason County | 0.587% | $706 | $120,300 | #2313 |
| Putnam County | 0.587% | $1,311 | $223,300 | #2311 |
| Tyler County | 0.568% | $689 | $121,300 | #2382 |
| Logan County | 0.557% | $576 | $103,400 | #2432 |
| Harrison County | 0.546% | $908 | $166,200 | #2471 |
| Pleasants County | 0.542% | $819 | $151,000 | #2487 |
| Mercer County | 0.539% | $656 | $121,700 | #2502 |
| Taylor County | 0.536% | $797 | $148,800 | #2514 |
| Jackson County | 0.531% | $834 | $157,200 | #2531 |
| Jefferson County | 0.529% | $1,857 | $350,800 | #2533 |
| Brooke County | 0.527% | $746 | $141,500 | #2537 |
| Berkeley County | 0.525% | $1,398 | $266,300 | #2556 |
| Wirt County | 0.516% | $597 | $115,800 | #2597 |
| Lincoln County | 0.511% | $538 | $105,300 | #2609 |
| Doddridge County | 0.502% | $808 | $160,800 | #2632 |
| Raleigh County | 0.500% | $754 | $150,900 | #2637 |
| Gilmer County | 0.489% | $410 | $83,800 | #2663 |
| Preston County | 0.487% | $793 | $162,800 | #2669 |
| Morgan County | 0.468% | $1,125 | $240,600 | #2732 |
| Mingo County | 0.467% | $423 | $90,500 | #2734 |
| Wayne County | 0.467% | $594 | $127,100 | #2736 |
| Monongalia County | 0.466% | $1,248 | $267,700 | #2742 |
| Monroe County | 0.464% | $725 | $156,300 | #2749 |
| Lewis County | 0.456% | $692 | $151,800 | #2774 |
| Nicholas County | 0.456% | $554 | $121,600 | #2776 |
| Braxton County | 0.454% | $535 | $117,900 | #2781 |
| Marshall County | 0.454% | $680 | $149,800 | #2778 |
| Mineral County | 0.453% | $818 | $180,400 | #2783 |
| Greenbrier County | 0.445% | $663 | $149,000 | #2818 |
| Wyoming County | 0.445% | $369 | $82,900 | #2817 |
| Roane County | 0.440% | $537 | $122,100 | #2833 |
| Barbour County | 0.426% | $562 | $131,900 | #2865 |
| Calhoun County | 0.424% | $426 | $100,500 | #2873 |
| Upshur County | 0.420% | $717 | $170,800 | #2879 |
| Webster County | 0.398% | $303 | $76,100 | #2927 |
| Randolph County | 0.386% | $559 | $144,800 | #2951 |
| Hampshire County | 0.381% | $836 | $219,200 | #2962 |
| Tucker County | 0.371% | $575 | $154,800 | #2976 |
| Clay County | 0.346% | $377 | $109,100 | #3011 |
| Hardy County | 0.346% | $575 | $166,300 | #3010 |
| Pendleton County | 0.344% | $633 | $183,800 | #3013 |
| Summers County | 0.313% | $439 | $140,100 | #3062 |
| Grant County | 0.308% | $540 | $175,100 | #3068 |
| Pocahontas County | 0.303% | $462 | $152,400 | #3074 |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in West Virginia?
- Statewide, West Virginia's effective property-tax rate is 0.532% — the state median real-estate taxes ($865) divided by the state median home value ($162,600), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which West Virginia county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; West Virginia's statewide figure is 0.532%.