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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Lowest Property Tax Bills in West Virginia

The smallest annual property tax bills in the country in dollar terms. Low home values do most of the work here, so a low bill is not the same thing as a low rate.

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West Virginia ranked

#County Annual taxMedian homeEffective rate
1 McDowell County $278$49,2000.565%
2 Webster County $303$78,0000.388%
3 Wyoming County $344$78,4000.439%
4 Clay County $369$107,1000.345%
5 Mingo County $374$85,6000.437%
6 Summers County $384$126,1000.305%
7 Gilmer County $422$83,3000.507%
8 Pocahontas County $439$139,4000.315%
9 Calhoun County $441$111,2000.397%
10 Braxton County $479$106,4000.450%
11 Lincoln County $494$103,4000.478%
12 Tucker County $511$144,7000.353%
13 Barbour County $538$126,0000.427%
14 Roane County $538$121,1000.444%
15 Randolph County $539$137,8000.391%
16 Nicholas County $550$114,2000.482%
17 Grant County $555$167,5000.331%
18 Hardy County $586$159,7000.367%
19 Boone County $587$90,3000.650%
20 Mercer County $589$118,6000.497%
21 Wayne County $589$124,9000.472%
22 Logan County $591$101,5000.582%
23 Wirt County $602$112,8000.534%
24 Pendleton County $603$178,6000.338%
25 Tyler County $631$112,1000.563%
26 Marshall County $637$139,8000.456%
27 Lewis County $639$135,8000.471%
28 Greenbrier County $640$136,3000.470%
29 Wetzel County $664$102,8000.646%
30 Mason County $682$127,4000.535%
31 Brooke County $690$127,7000.540%
32 Fayette County $690$104,2000.662%
33 Monroe County $698$146,1000.478%
34 Ritchie County $700$107,8000.649%
35 Upshur County $700$160,7000.436%
36 Raleigh County $733$142,6000.514%
37 Hampshire County $745$204,6000.364%
38 Preston County $747$157,7000.474%
39 Doddridge County $752$160,0000.470%
40 Hancock County $752$119,6000.629%
41 Pleasants County $752$129,3000.582%
42 Taylor County $759$144,0000.527%
43 Mineral County $838$180,4000.465%
44 Jackson County $871$154,6000.563%
45 Harrison County $872$158,5000.550%
46 Kanawha County $922$135,0000.683%
47 Wood County $943$153,7000.614%
48 Ohio County $970$165,3000.587%
49 Cabell County $989$156,1000.634%
50 Marion County $989$164,3000.602%
51 Morgan County $1,145$223,1000.513%
52 Monongalia County $1,232$254,2000.485%
53 Putnam County $1,235$214,2000.577%
54 Berkeley County $1,353$248,0000.546%
55 Jefferson County $1,796$324,5000.553%

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.

Nationwide

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