WEST VIRGINIA PROPERTY TAX · 2026
West Virginia property tax calculator
West Virginia's effective property tax rate is 0.505%: owner-occupiers paid a median $865 a year on homes with a median value of $162,600. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $1,515.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $1,515.00
- A month
- $126.25
- Rate
- 0.505%, statewide
West Virginia property tax by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | 0.361% | $562 | $131,900 |
| Berkeley County | 0.527% | $1,398 | $266,300 |
| Boone County | 0.514% | $620 | $93,100 |
| Braxton County | 0.386% | $535 | $117,900 |
| Brooke County | 0.55% | $746 | $141,500 |
| Cabell County | 0.625% | $992 | $164,400 |
| Calhoun County | 0.286% | $426 | $100,500 |
| Clay County | 0.588% | $377 | $109,100 |
| Doddridge County | 0.479% | $808 | $160,800 |
| Fayette County | 0.547% | $676 | $105,800 |
| Gilmer County | 0.472% | $410 | $83,800 |
| Grant County | 0.334% | $540 | $175,100 |
| Greenbrier County | 0.438% | $663 | $149,000 |
| Hampshire County | 0.292% | $836 | $219,200 |
| Hancock County | 0.561% | $826 | $130,800 |
| Hardy County | 0.285% | $575 | $166,300 |
| Harrison County | 0.555% | $908 | $166,200 |
| Jackson County | 0.524% | $834 | $157,200 |
| Jefferson County | 0.524% | $1,857 | $350,800 |
| Kanawha County | 0.632% | $964 | $147,300 |
| Lewis County | 0.419% | $692 | $151,800 |
| Lincoln County | 0.409% | $538 | $105,300 |
| Logan County | 0.432% | $576 | $103,400 |
| Marion County | 0.611% | $978 | $166,700 |
| Marshall County | 0.495% | $680 | $149,800 |
| Mason County | 0.41% | $706 | $120,300 |
| McDowell County | 0.395% | $337 | $50,000 |
| Mercer County | 0.476% | $656 | $121,700 |
| Mineral County | 0.429% | $818 | $180,400 |
| Mingo County | 0.403% | $423 | $90,500 |
| Monongalia County | 0.454% | $1,248 | $267,700 |
| Monroe County | 0.527% | $725 | $156,300 |
| Morgan County | 0.402% | $1,125 | $240,600 |
| Nicholas County | 0.407% | $554 | $121,600 |
| Ohio County | 0.615% | $999 | $166,000 |
| Pendleton County | 0.32% | $633 | $183,800 |
| Pleasants County | 0.619% | $819 | $151,000 |
| Pocahontas County | 0.345% | $462 | $152,400 |
| Preston County | 0.456% | $793 | $162,800 |
| Putnam County | 0.585% | $1,311 | $223,300 |
| Raleigh County | 0.495% | $754 | $150,900 |
| Randolph County | 0.391% | $559 | $144,800 |
| Ritchie County | 0.482% | $763 | $115,900 |
| Roane County | 0.311% | $537 | $122,100 |
| Summers County | 0.403% | $439 | $140,100 |
| Taylor County | 0.435% | $797 | $148,800 |
| Tucker County | 0.343% | $575 | $154,800 |
| Tyler County | 0.524% | $689 | $121,300 |
| Upshur County | 0.394% | $717 | $170,800 |
| Wayne County | 0.48% | $594 | $127,100 |
| Webster County | 0.307% | $303 | $76,100 |
| Wetzel County | 0.574% | $721 | $107,900 |
| Wirt County | 0.466% | $597 | $115,800 |
| Wood County | 0.546% | $941 | $158,500 |
| Wyoming County | 0.375% | $369 | $82,900 |
West Virginia homestead exemption
- West Virginia exempts the first $20,000 of assessed value of the home of an owner 65 or older or permanently and totally disabled.
This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.
West Virginia property tax questions
How much is property tax in West Virginia?
West Virginia's effective property tax rate is 0.505%: owner-occupiers paid a median $865 a year on homes with a median value of $162,600. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $1,515.00 a year.
Which county in West Virginia has the highest property tax?
Kanawha County, with an effective rate of 0.632%; Hardy County has the lowest, at 0.285%. On a $300,000 home that is $1,896.00 a year in Kanawha County and $855.00 in Hardy County.
Does West Virginia have a homestead exemption?
West Virginia exempts the first $20,000 of assessed value of the home of an owner 65 or older or permanently and totally disabled. The calculator does not subtract it: the rates already reflect the exemptions owners received.
Why might a West Virginia tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in West Virginia paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.
Sources
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25090: aggregate real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25082: aggregate value of owner-occupied homes
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25103: median real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25077: median home value
- West Virginia Tax Division: property tax exemptions