Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Taxes in West Virginia
The counties where property tax takes the smallest share of a home's value. Several are in states with no income tax offset, and a handful are in Alaska boroughs where there is effectively no municipal levy at all.
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West Virginia ranked
| # | County | Effective rate | Median home | Annual tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summers County | 0.305% | $126,100 | $384 |
| 2 | Pocahontas County | 0.315% | $139,400 | $439 |
| 3 | Grant County | 0.331% | $167,500 | $555 |
| 4 | Pendleton County | 0.338% | $178,600 | $603 |
| 5 | Clay County | 0.345% | $107,100 | $369 |
| 6 | Tucker County | 0.353% | $144,700 | $511 |
| 7 | Hampshire County | 0.364% | $204,600 | $745 |
| 8 | Hardy County | 0.367% | $159,700 | $586 |
| 9 | Webster County | 0.388% | $78,000 | $303 |
| 10 | Randolph County | 0.391% | $137,800 | $539 |
| 11 | Calhoun County | 0.397% | $111,200 | $441 |
| 12 | Barbour County | 0.427% | $126,000 | $538 |
| 13 | Upshur County | 0.436% | $160,700 | $700 |
| 14 | Mingo County | 0.437% | $85,600 | $374 |
| 15 | Wyoming County | 0.439% | $78,400 | $344 |
| 16 | Roane County | 0.444% | $121,100 | $538 |
| 17 | Braxton County | 0.450% | $106,400 | $479 |
| 18 | Marshall County | 0.456% | $139,800 | $637 |
| 19 | Mineral County | 0.465% | $180,400 | $838 |
| 20 | Doddridge County | 0.470% | $160,000 | $752 |
| 21 | Greenbrier County | 0.470% | $136,300 | $640 |
| 22 | Lewis County | 0.471% | $135,800 | $639 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 0.472% | $124,900 | $589 |
| 24 | Preston County | 0.474% | $157,700 | $747 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 0.478% | $103,400 | $494 |
| 26 | Monroe County | 0.478% | $146,100 | $698 |
| 27 | Nicholas County | 0.482% | $114,200 | $550 |
| 28 | Monongalia County | 0.485% | $254,200 | $1,232 |
| 29 | Mercer County | 0.497% | $118,600 | $589 |
| 30 | Gilmer County | 0.507% | $83,300 | $422 |
| 31 | Morgan County | 0.513% | $223,100 | $1,145 |
| 32 | Raleigh County | 0.514% | $142,600 | $733 |
| 33 | Taylor County | 0.527% | $144,000 | $759 |
| 34 | Wirt County | 0.534% | $112,800 | $602 |
| 35 | Mason County | 0.535% | $127,400 | $682 |
| 36 | Brooke County | 0.540% | $127,700 | $690 |
| 37 | Berkeley County | 0.546% | $248,000 | $1,353 |
| 38 | Harrison County | 0.550% | $158,500 | $872 |
| 39 | Jefferson County | 0.553% | $324,500 | $1,796 |
| 40 | Jackson County | 0.563% | $154,600 | $871 |
| 41 | Tyler County | 0.563% | $112,100 | $631 |
| 42 | McDowell County | 0.565% | $49,200 | $278 |
| 43 | Putnam County | 0.577% | $214,200 | $1,235 |
| 44 | Logan County | 0.582% | $101,500 | $591 |
| 45 | Pleasants County | 0.582% | $129,300 | $752 |
| 46 | Ohio County | 0.587% | $165,300 | $970 |
| 47 | Marion County | 0.602% | $164,300 | $989 |
| 48 | Wood County | 0.614% | $153,700 | $943 |
| 49 | Hancock County | 0.629% | $119,600 | $752 |
| 50 | Cabell County | 0.634% | $156,100 | $989 |
| 51 | Wetzel County | 0.646% | $102,800 | $664 |
| 52 | Ritchie County | 0.649% | $107,800 | $700 |
| 53 | Boone County | 0.650% | $90,300 | $587 |
| 54 | Fayette County | 0.662% | $104,200 | $690 |
| 55 | Kanawha County | 0.683% | $135,000 | $922 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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.
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