West Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Greenbrier County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Greenbrier County pays $663 a year, an effective rate of 0.44%, far below the U.S. average.
- $663
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.44%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -67%
- vs U.S. average
- #42 of 55
- rank in WV
The verdict
Homeowners in Greenbrier County pay a median $663 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.44%, more affordable than 90% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $663
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.44%
- Effective rate on median home
- #318 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -67%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($149,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for West Virginia. Population: 32,386. Owner-occupied homes: 10,812.
The median annual property tax in Greenbrier County is $663, which is 23% lower than the West Virginia state average and 67% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.44% on a median home value of $149,000. Property taxes represent 1.4% of the median household income in this county.
Greenbrier County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Greenbrier County's 0.44% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 90% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Greenbrier County pay a median annual property tax of $663, far below the national median and notably lower than the West Virginia state median. On a $149,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.44% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Greenbrier County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.4% of the $48,218 median household income.
Decision signal 4
High among West Virginia counties by effective rate
Greenbrier County ranks #42 of 55 counties in West Virginia by effective rate (24% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Greenbrier County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 7.9% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 68% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 21.1%, the median bill rose 11.6% to $663: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $594 to $663, a gain of 12%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 6,036 of 10,812 owner-occupied homes (55.8%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.4% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Greenbrier County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Greenbrier County homeowners, 6,036 of 10,812 owner-occupied homes (55.8%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 55.8% (6,036)
- $800 to $1,499 21.2% (2,294)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.6% (717)
- $2,000 to $2,999 4.6% (497)
- $3,000 or more 4.2% (450)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
818 homes here (7.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how West Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Greenbrier County pay a substantially higher bill, 59% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Greenbrier County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Greenbrier County's effective rate is higher than 24% of the 55 counties in West Virginia - ranking #42 of 55.
Where Greenbrier County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.44% Among the most affordable more affordable than 90% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.44%, Greenbrier County sits in the lowest 10% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $663, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Greenbrier County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Greenbrier County | West Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.4% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Greenbrier County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · West Virginia counties.
Greenbrier County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $663 +3.6% | 0.44% |
| 2023 | $640 +0.0% | 0.47% |
| 2022 | $640 +0.9% | 0.49% |
| 2021 | $634 +6.7% | 0.49% |
| 2020 | $594 | 0.48% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Greenbrier County: tax takes only 1.4% of income
Counties near Greenbrier County's effective rate
On effective rate, Greenbrier County sits nearest Buchanan County (VA), Utah County (UT), Van Buren County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Richland County (IL), Wood County (WI), Otsego County (NY).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Greenbrier County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 360 of 14,980 returns from Greenbrier County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,903 - 36% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Greenbrier County rate FAQs
- How does Greenbrier County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Greenbrier County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.44% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Greenbrier County?
- Greenbrier County, West Virginia scores B+ (79/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is bill size at A+ ($663/yr). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Greenbrier County, West Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Greenbrier County is $663, an effective rate of 0.44% on a $149,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Greenbrier County?
- Property taxes in Greenbrier County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.4% of the $48,218 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Greenbrier County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Greenbrier County climbed 11.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $594 to $663, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Greenbrier County's QUIET rate
Greenbrier County's $663 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.4% of Greenbrier County's $48,218 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Greenbrier County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.44%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $663/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Greenbrier County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Greenbrier County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Drew County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $664/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.47% vs Greenbrier County 0.44%.
Sedgwick County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $664/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.45% vs Greenbrier County 0.44%.
Murray County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $665/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.42% vs Greenbrier County 0.44%.
Clarke County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $666/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.56% vs Greenbrier County 0.44%.
Allendale County (rate-lane contrast)
Near Greenbrier County on ACS median bill yet stamps a different effective-rate lane (0.88% vs 0.44%).
West Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published West Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Greenbrier County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Greenbrier County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.