West Virginia— Property Tax & Closing Costs

West Virginia property tax by county

Property tax rates, median home values, and closing cost estimates for all 55 counties in West Virginia. The average effective rate across the state is 0.50%, ranking West Virginia 43 of 51 (lowest property taxes nationally). Data is sourced from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

Average rate

0.50%

across 55 counties

National rank

#43

of 51states & DC

Median home value

$148,800

county median in state

Rate range

0.30%–0.67%

Pocahontas County → McDowell County

Lowest property tax rates in West Virginia

The five West Virginia counties with the lowest effective property tax rates, useful for buyers comparing total cost of ownership across the state.

County	Rate	Median home	Median taxes
Pocahontas County	0.30%	$152,400	$462
Grant County	0.31%	$175,100	$540
Summers County	0.31%	$140,100	$439
Pendleton County	0.34%	$183,800	$633
Hardy County	0.35%	$166,300	$575

Highest property tax rates in West Virginia

The five West Virginiacounties with the highest effective property tax rates. High rates often reflect strong school district funding or municipal services rather than weakness — but they materially change a buyer's monthly carrying cost.

County	Rate	Median home	Median taxes
McDowell County	0.67%	$50,000	$337
Wetzel County	0.67%	$107,900	$721
Boone County	0.67%	$93,100	$620
Ritchie County	0.66%	$115,900	$763
Kanawha County	0.65%	$147,300	$964

All 55 counties in West Virginia

Effective property tax rate, median home value, and median annual taxes paid for every county in West Virginia. Click a county to open its full property tax calculator and closing cost breakdown.

County	Rate	Median home	Median taxes
Barbour County	0.43%	$131,900	$562
Berkeley County	0.53%	$266,300	$1,398
Boone County	0.67%	$93,100	$620
Braxton County	0.45%	$117,900	$535
Brooke County	0.53%	$141,500	$746
Cabell County	0.60%	$164,400	$992
Calhoun County	0.42%	$100,500	$426
Clay County	0.35%	$109,100	$377
Doddridge County	0.50%	$160,800	$808
Fayette County	0.64%	$105,800	$676
Gilmer County	0.49%	$83,800	$410
Grant County	0.31%	$175,100	$540
Greenbrier County	0.45%	$149,000	$663
Hampshire County	0.38%	$219,200	$836
Hancock County	0.63%	$130,800	$826
Hardy County	0.35%	$166,300	$575
Harrison County	0.55%	$166,200	$908
Jackson County	0.53%	$157,200	$834
Jefferson County	0.53%	$350,800	$1,857
Kanawha County	0.65%	$147,300	$964
Lewis County	0.46%	$151,800	$692
Lincoln County	0.51%	$105,300	$538
Logan County	0.56%	$103,400	$576
Marion County	0.59%	$166,700	$978
Marshall County	0.45%	$149,800	$680
Mason County	0.59%	$120,300	$706
McDowell County	0.67%	$50,000	$337
Mercer County	0.54%	$121,700	$656
Mineral County	0.45%	$180,400	$818
Mingo County	0.47%	$90,500	$423
Monongalia County	0.47%	$267,700	$1,248
Monroe County	0.46%	$156,300	$725
Morgan County	0.47%	$240,600	$1,125
Nicholas County	0.46%	$121,600	$554
Ohio County	0.60%	$166,000	$999
Pendleton County	0.34%	$183,800	$633
Pleasants County	0.54%	$151,000	$819
Pocahontas County	0.30%	$152,400	$462
Preston County	0.49%	$162,800	$793
Putnam County	0.59%	$223,300	$1,311
Raleigh County	0.50%	$150,900	$754
Randolph County	0.39%	$144,800	$559
Ritchie County	0.66%	$115,900	$763
Roane County	0.44%	$122,100	$537
Summers County	0.31%	$140,100	$439
Taylor County	0.54%	$148,800	$797
Tucker County	0.37%	$154,800	$575
Tyler County	0.57%	$121,300	$689
Upshur County	0.42%	$170,800	$717
Wayne County	0.47%	$127,100	$594
Webster County	0.40%	$76,100	$303
Wetzel County	0.67%	$107,900	$721
Wirt County	0.52%	$115,800	$597
Wood County	0.59%	$158,500	$941
Wyoming County	0.45%	$82,900	$369

Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates, tables B25077 (median home value) and B25103 (median real estate taxes paid). Effective rate is computed as median taxes paid divided by median home value at the county level and represents the typical owner-occupied home — actual bills vary by purchase price, exemptions, and special assessments.