Property tax rate
0.53%Median bill $865/yr · CensusMedian rent
$8722-bed $896Per month · CensusDays on market
58 days▲ 6 days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
West Virginia real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in West Virginia listed for $259,997, down 0.8% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 58 days on the market, slower than 52 days a year ago.
Homeowners in West Virginia pay a median of $865 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $162,600, an effective rate of about 0.53%.
Renters pay a median of $872 a month, and $896 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 25 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $260,000 home here comes to about $1,641 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $70,000 a year (the median household here earns $59,608).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$1,641/mo- Principal & interest$1,417
- Property tax$115
- Insurance (est.)$108
$260,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in West Virginia by bedrooms
Studio$645
1 bedroom$657
2 bedrooms$896
3 bedrooms$1,034
4 bedrooms$1,070
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every West Virginia county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Pocahontas County0.30%
- Grant County0.31%
- Summers County0.31%
- Pendleton County0.34%
- Clay County0.35%
Fastest-selling counties
- Berkeley County43 days
- Putnam County45 days
- Cabell County48 days
- Kanawha County48 days
- Harrison County53 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | – | – | 0.43% | $803 |
| Berkeley County | $373,725 | 43 | 0.52% | $1,233 |
| Boone County | – | – | 0.67% | $837 |
| Braxton County | – | – | 0.45% | $606 |
| Brooke County | – | – | 0.53% | $645 |
| Cabell County | $199,000 | 48 | 0.60% | $923 |
| Calhoun County | – | – | 0.42% | $473 |
| Clay County | – | – | 0.35% | $651 |
| Doddridge County | – | – | 0.50% | $866 |
| Fayette County | – | – | 0.64% | $788 |
| Gilmer County | – | – | 0.49% | $750 |
| Grant County | – | – | 0.31% | $644 |
| Greenbrier County | – | – | 0.44% | $868 |
| Hampshire County | – | – | 0.38% | $720 |
| Hancock County | – | – | 0.63% | $771 |
| Hardy County | – | – | 0.35% | $816 |
| Harrison County | $221,300 | 53 | 0.55% | $879 |
| Jackson County | – | – | 0.53% | $716 |
| Jefferson County | $425,498 | 53 | 0.53% | $1,108 |
| Kanawha County | $184,950 | 48 | 0.65% | $906 |
| Lewis County | – | – | 0.46% | $730 |
| Lincoln County | – | – | 0.51% | $771 |
| Logan County | – | – | 0.56% | $710 |
| Marion County | $244,950 | 53 | 0.59% | $932 |
| Marshall County | – | – | 0.45% | $837 |
| Mason County | – | – | 0.59% | $671 |
| McDowell County | – | – | 0.67% | $643 |
| Mercer County | $197,450 | 66 | 0.54% | $810 |
| Mineral County | – | – | 0.45% | $809 |
| Mingo County | – | – | 0.47% | $647 |
| Monongalia County | $377,773 | 65 | 0.47% | $987 |
| Monroe County | – | – | 0.46% | $690 |
| Morgan County | – | – | 0.47% | $794 |
| Nicholas County | – | – | 0.46% | $686 |
| Ohio County | $203,500 | 55 | 0.60% | $821 |
| Pendleton County | – | – | 0.34% | $770 |
| Pleasants County | – | – | 0.54% | $715 |
| Pocahontas County | – | – | 0.30% | $715 |
| Preston County | – | – | 0.49% | $750 |
| Putnam County | $289,950 | 45 | 0.59% | $952 |
| Raleigh County | $189,000 | 67 | 0.50% | $902 |
| Randolph County | – | – | 0.39% | $821 |
| Ritchie County | – | – | 0.66% | $579 |
| Roane County | – | – | 0.44% | $614 |
| Summers County | – | – | 0.31% | $915 |
| Taylor County | – | – | 0.54% | $835 |
| Tucker County | – | – | 0.37% | $656 |
| Tyler County | – | – | 0.57% | $748 |
| Upshur County | – | – | 0.42% | $886 |
| Wayne County | – | – | 0.47% | $915 |
| Webster County | – | – | 0.40% | $709 |
| Wetzel County | – | – | 0.67% | $688 |
| Wirt County | – | – | 0.52% | $558 |
| Wood County | $220,575 | 53 | 0.59% | $822 |
| Wyoming County | – | – | 0.45% | $650 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.