West Virginia property tax by county
The median West Virginia homeowner pays $835 a year in property tax on a home worth $155,600, an effective rate of 0.54%. That ranks West Virginia #42 of 51 states, against a national 0.98%.
Why the county matters more than the state
Kanawha County charges an effective 0.68% and Summers County 0.30%, a spread of 0.38 points inside one state. Property tax in the United States is set by counties, cities, school districts and special districts, not by states. A statewide figure is a weighted average of thousands of separate decisions, and it can be a poor guide to any particular address.
West Virginia sits 0.44 points below the national effective rate. A low rate is not the same as a low bill: on an expensive home it can still produce a large one. House prices in the state moved +5.7% over the year to 2026 Q2, which changes the denominator of this rate over time.
Every county ranked
| # | County | Rate | Median bill | Home value | Rent | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanawha County | 0.68% | $922 | $135,000 | $879 | $58,887 |
| 2 | Fayette County | 0.66% | $690 | $104,200 | $777 | $52,672 |
| 3 | Boone County | 0.65% | $587 | $90,300 | $823 | $56,152 |
| 4 | Wetzel County | 0.65% | $664 | $102,800 | $703 | $53,341 |
| 5 | Ritchie County | 0.65% | $700 | $107,800 | $583 | $50,256 |
| 6 | Cabell County | 0.63% | $989 | $156,100 | $877 | $52,828 |
| 7 | Hancock County | 0.63% | $752 | $119,600 | $766 | $61,017 |
| 8 | Wood County | 0.61% | $943 | $153,700 | $789 | $56,193 |
| 9 | Marion County | 0.60% | $989 | $164,300 | $901 | $67,537 |
| 10 | Ohio County | 0.59% | $970 | $165,300 | $823 | $57,867 |
| 11 | Putnam County | 0.58% | $1,235 | $214,200 | $975 | $77,871 |
| 12 | Logan County | 0.58% | $591 | $101,500 | $704 | $47,237 |
| 13 | Pleasants County | 0.58% | $752 | $129,300 | $700 | $61,038 |
| 14 | McDowell County | 0.57% | $278 | $49,200 | $686 | $29,980 |
| 15 | Jackson County | 0.56% | $871 | $154,600 | $720 | $55,671 |
| 16 | Tyler County | 0.56% | $631 | $112,100 | $707 | $58,293 |
| 17 | Berkeley County | 0.55% | $1,353 | $248,000 | $1,238 | $77,329 |
| 18 | Harrison County | 0.55% | $872 | $158,500 | $848 | $58,326 |
| 19 | Jefferson County | 0.55% | $1,796 | $324,500 | $1,103 | $95,523 |
| 20 | Mason County | 0.54% | $682 | $127,400 | $654 | $53,454 |
| 21 | Brooke County | 0.54% | $690 | $127,700 | $603 | $52,116 |
| 22 | Taylor County | 0.53% | $759 | $144,000 | $672 | $56,807 |
| 23 | Wirt County | 0.53% | $602 | $112,800 | $575 | $54,688 |
| 24 | Raleigh County | 0.51% | $733 | $142,600 | $847 | $52,055 |
| 25 | Morgan County | 0.51% | $1,145 | $223,100 | $832 | $63,805 |
| 26 | Gilmer County | 0.51% | $422 | $83,300 | $764 | $50,991 |
| 27 | Mercer County | 0.50% | $589 | $118,600 | $813 | $47,799 |
| 28 | Monongalia County | 0.48% | $1,232 | $254,200 | $943 | $62,704 |
| 29 | Nicholas County | 0.48% | $550 | $114,200 | $669 | $49,280 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 0.48% | $494 | $103,400 | $727 | $48,593 |
| 31 | Monroe County | 0.48% | $698 | $146,100 | $677 | $54,508 |
| 32 | Wayne County | 0.47% | $589 | $124,900 | $883 | $55,539 |
| 33 | Preston County | 0.47% | $747 | $157,700 | $753 | $61,373 |
| 34 | Greenbrier County | 0.47% | $640 | $136,300 | $834 | $48,662 |
| 35 | Lewis County | 0.47% | $639 | $135,800 | $737 | $52,279 |
| 36 | Doddridge County | 0.47% | $752 | $160,000 | $827 | $61,164 |
| 37 | Marshall County | 0.46% | $637 | $139,800 | $823 | $60,329 |
| 38 | Mineral County | 0.46% | $838 | $180,400 | $684 | $68,049 |
| 39 | Braxton County | 0.45% | $479 | $106,400 | $578 | $44,449 |
| 40 | Upshur County | 0.44% | $700 | $160,700 | $799 | $51,859 |
| 41 | Mingo County | 0.44% | $374 | $85,600 | $604 | $39,527 |
| 42 | Wyoming County | 0.44% | $344 | $78,400 | $737 | $48,038 |
| 43 | Roane County | 0.44% | $538 | $121,100 | $590 | $45,194 |
| 44 | Barbour County | 0.43% | $538 | $126,000 | $803 | $48,347 |
| 45 | Calhoun County | 0.40% | $441 | $111,200 | $483 | $41,421 |
| 46 | Randolph County | 0.39% | $539 | $137,800 | $807 | $55,057 |
| 47 | Webster County | 0.39% | $303 | $78,000 | $687 | $42,061 |
| 48 | Hardy County | 0.37% | $586 | $159,700 | $820 | $49,302 |
| 49 | Hampshire County | 0.36% | $745 | $204,600 | $732 | $60,299 |
| 50 | Tucker County | 0.35% | $511 | $144,700 | $689 | $53,475 |
| 51 | Clay County | 0.34% | $369 | $107,100 | $589 | $42,790 |
| 52 | Pendleton County | 0.34% | $603 | $178,600 | $754 | $61,738 |
| 53 | Grant County | 0.33% | $555 | $167,500 | $612 | $61,530 |
| 54 | Pocahontas County | 0.31% | $439 | $139,400 | $688 | $41,200 |
| 55 | Summers County | 0.30% | $384 | $126,100 | $922 | $42,544 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The effective property tax rate is median taxes paid divided by median home value. The two medians come from different distributions, so it approximates the typical rate rather than describing any one household.