West Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hampshire County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hampshire County pays $836 a year, an effective rate of 0.38%, far below the U.S. average.
- $836
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.38%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -58%
- vs U.S. average
- #48 of 55
- rank in WV
The verdict
Homeowners in Hampshire County pay a median $836 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.38%, more affordable than 94% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $836
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.38%
- Effective rate on median home
- #179 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -58%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($219,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for West Virginia. Population: 23,465. Owner-occupied homes: 7,147.
The median annual property tax in Hampshire County is $836, which is 3% lower than the West Virginia state average and 58% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.38% on a median home value of $219,200. Property taxes represent 1.3% of the median household income in this county.
Hampshire County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Hampshire County's 0.38% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 94% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Hampshire County pay a median annual property tax of $836, far below the national median and modestly below the West Virginia state median. On a $219,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.38% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among West Virginia counties by effective rate
Hampshire County ranks #48 of 55 counties in West Virginia by effective rate (13% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Hampshire County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $63,116 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hampshire 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Hampshire County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 4.3% down, against a median home value that rose 41.1%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 35.1%, from $619 to $836.
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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 35% from $619 to $836. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 3,361 of 7,147 owner-occupied homes (47.0%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.3% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Hampshire County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hampshire County homeowners, 3,361 of 7,147 owner-occupied homes (47.0%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 47.0% (3,361)
- $800 to $1,499 37.0% (2,645)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.2% (440)
- $2,000 to $2,999 5.3% (379)
- $3,000 or more 2.9% (208)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
114 homes here (1.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how West Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Hampshire County, mortgaged homeowners pay 12% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Hampshire County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hampshire County's effective rate is higher than 13% of the 55 counties in West Virginia - ranking #48 of 55.
Where Hampshire County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.38% Among the most affordable more affordable than 94% 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 0.38%, Hampshire County sits in the lowest 6% 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 $836, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Hampshire County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hampshire County | West Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.3% | - | - |
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.
Hampshire County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · West Virginia counties.
Hampshire County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $836 +12.2% | 0.38% |
| 2023 | $745 +2.6% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | $726 +12.7% | 0.39% |
| 2021 | $644 +4.0% | 0.41% |
| 2020 | $619 | 0.40% |
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.
Hampshire County: tax takes only 1.3% of income
Counties near Hampshire County's effective rate
On effective rate, Hampshire County sits nearest Amelia County (VA), McNairy County (TN), Grundy County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Gilchrist County (FL), Bradford County (FL), Jasper County (GA).
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
Hampshire County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 300 of 10,310 returns from Hampshire County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,960 - 43% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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.
Other Counties in West Virginia
Hampshire County rate FAQs
- How does Hampshire County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hampshire County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.38% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Hampshire County?
- Hampshire County, West Virginia scores A- (83/100) 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 rate relief at A+ (0.38%). 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 Hampshire County, West Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Hampshire County is $836, an effective rate of 0.38% on a $219,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Hampshire County?
- Property taxes in Hampshire County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $63,116 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Hampshire County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hampshire County jumped 35.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $619 to $836, 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 Hampshire County's QUIET rate
Hampshire County's $836 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 1.3% of Hampshire County's $63,116 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Hampshire 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: 0.38%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $836/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hampshire County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hampshire County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Terrebonne Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Hampshire County at $836/yr; rate 0.45% vs Hampshire County 0.38%.
Itawamba County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $835/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.59% vs Hampshire County 0.38%.
Kent County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $835/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.68% vs Hampshire County 0.38%.
Carroll County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $834/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.53% vs Hampshire County 0.38%.
Taylor County (rate-lane contrast)
Near Hampshire County on ACS median bill yet stamps a different effective-rate lane (0.96% vs 0.38%).
West Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published West Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hampshire 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 Hampshire County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.