West Virginia property tax rates by county

Apply each county's benchmark rate to a $162,600 home, the West Virginia median: about $1,083 a year in Boone County (0.67%) versus $620 in Hampshire County (0.38%) — $463 a year apart for the same house. Counties with at least 20,000 people.

Where most West Virginia residents live

Of income = median annual property tax ÷ median household income (all households, owners and renters), ACS 2020–2024 5-year. A real bill depends on the assessed value and exemptions, not only the rate.

• McDowell CountyMedian home value $50,0000.67%$337 / year
• Wetzel CountyMedian home value $107,9000.67%$721 / year
• Boone CountyMedian home value $93,1000.67%$620 / year
• Ritchie CountyMedian home value $115,9000.66%$763 / year
• Kanawha CountyMedian home value $147,3000.65%$964 / year
• Fayette CountyMedian home value $105,8000.64%$676 / year
• Hancock CountyMedian home value $130,8000.63%$826 / year
• Cabell CountyMedian home value $164,4000.60%$992 / year
• Ohio CountyMedian home value $166,0000.60%$999 / year
• Wood CountyMedian home value $158,5000.59%$941 / year
• Putnam CountyMedian home value $223,3000.59%$1,311 / year
• Mason CountyMedian home value $120,3000.59%$706 / year
• Marion CountyMedian home value $166,7000.59%$978 / year
• Tyler CountyMedian home value $121,3000.57%$689 / year
• Logan CountyMedian home value $103,4000.56%$576 / year
• Harrison CountyMedian home value $166,2000.55%$908 / year
• Pleasants CountyMedian home value $151,0000.54%$819 / year
• Mercer CountyMedian home value $121,7000.54%$656 / year
• Taylor CountyMedian home value $148,8000.54%$797 / year
• Jackson CountyMedian home value $157,2000.53%$834 / year
• Jefferson CountyMedian home value $350,8000.53%$1,857 / year
• Brooke CountyMedian home value $141,5000.53%$746 / year
• Berkeley CountyMedian home value $266,3000.52%$1,398 / year
• Wirt CountyMedian home value $115,8000.52%$597 / year
• Lincoln CountyMedian home value $105,3000.51%$538 / year
• Doddridge CountyMedian home value $160,8000.50%$808 / year
• Raleigh CountyMedian home value $150,9000.50%$754 / year
• Gilmer CountyMedian home value $83,8000.49%$410 / year
• Preston CountyMedian home value $162,8000.49%$793 / year
• Morgan CountyMedian home value $240,6000.47%$1,125 / year
• Mingo CountyMedian home value $90,5000.47%$423 / year
• Wayne CountyMedian home value $127,1000.47%$594 / year
• Monongalia CountyMedian home value $267,7000.47%$1,248 / year
• Monroe CountyMedian home value $156,3000.46%$725 / year
• Lewis CountyMedian home value $151,8000.46%$692 / year
• Nicholas CountyMedian home value $121,6000.46%$554 / year
• Marshall CountyMedian home value $149,8000.45%$680 / year
• Braxton CountyMedian home value $117,9000.45%$535 / year
• Mineral CountyMedian home value $180,4000.45%$818 / year
• Wyoming CountyMedian home value $82,9000.45%$369 / year
• Greenbrier CountyMedian home value $149,0000.44%$663 / year
• Roane CountyMedian home value $122,1000.44%$537 / year
• Barbour CountyMedian home value $131,9000.43%$562 / year
• Calhoun CountyMedian home value $100,5000.42%$426 / year
• Upshur CountyMedian home value $170,8000.42%$717 / year
• Webster CountyMedian home value $76,1000.40%$303 / year
• Randolph CountyMedian home value $144,8000.39%$559 / year
• Hampshire CountyMedian home value $219,2000.38%$836 / year
• Tucker CountyMedian home value $154,8000.37%$575 / year
• Hardy CountyMedian home value $166,3000.35%$575 / year
• Clay CountyMedian home value $109,1000.35%$377 / year
• Pendleton CountyMedian home value $183,8000.34%$633 / year
• Summers CountyMedian home value $140,1000.31%$439 / year
• Grant CountyMedian home value $175,1000.31%$540 / year
• Pocahontas CountyMedian home value $152,4000.30%$462 / year

2.5% discount if 1st half paid on or before Sept 1; 2.5% discount if 2nd half paid on or before March 1. Delinquent Oct 1 and April 1. Regular annual schedule; tax year: calendar 2026, bills mailed July. Source: W. Va. Code § 11A-1-3, rules checked 2026-09-19. Confirm the amount and deadline on your official tax bill.