West Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Monongalia County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Monongalia County pays $1,248 a year, an effective rate of 0.47%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,248
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.47%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -37%
- vs U.S. average
- #33 of 55
- rank in WV
The verdict
Homeowners in Monongalia County pay a median $1,248 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.47%, more affordable than 87% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,248
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.47%
- Effective rate on median home
- #418 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -37%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($267,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for West Virginia. Population: 107,163. Owner-occupied homes: 25,818.
The median annual property tax in Monongalia County is $1,248, which is 44% higher than the West Virginia state average and 37% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.47% on a median home value of $267,700. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Monongalia County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Monongalia County's 0.47% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 87%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Monongalia County pay a median annual property tax of $1,248, well below the national median and well above the West Virginia state median. On a $267,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.47% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Monongalia County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $65,346 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of West Virginia counties by effective rate
Monongalia County ranks #33 of 55 counties in West Virginia by effective rate (40% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Monongalia 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
Monongalia County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 5.8% down, against a median home value that rose 26.1%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 18.7%, from $1,051 to $1,248.
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 $1,051 to $1,248, a gain of 19%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 9,101 of 25,818 owner-occupied homes (35.3%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.9% 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 Monongalia County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Monongalia County homeowners, 9,101 of 25,818 owner-occupied homes (35.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 25.9% (6,699)
- $800 to $1,499 35.3% (9,101)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.4% (3,708)
- $2,000 to $2,999 14.4% (3,727)
- $3,000 or more 6.1% (1,587)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
996 homes here (3.9%) 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 Monongalia County pay a substantially higher bill, 31% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Monongalia County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Monongalia County's effective rate is higher than 40% of the 55 counties in West Virginia - ranking #33 of 55.
Where Monongalia County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.47% Among the most affordable more affordable than 87% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Monongalia County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Monongalia County | West Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
Monongalia County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · West Virginia counties.
Monongalia County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,248 +1.3% | 0.47% |
| 2023 | $1,232 +4.1% | 0.48% |
| 2022 | $1,183 +7.3% | 0.49% |
| 2021 | $1,103 +4.9% | 0.50% |
| 2020 | $1,051 | 0.50% |
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.
Monongalia County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Monongalia County's effective rate
On effective rate, Monongalia County sits nearest Northumberland County (VA), Henry County (VA), Dickenson County (VA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Ralls County (MO), Gallatin County (KY), Knox County (KY).
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
Monongalia County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 2,040 of 43,630 returns from Monongalia County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,192 - 45% 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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Monongalia County rate FAQs
- How does Monongalia County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Monongalia County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.47% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Monongalia County, West Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Monongalia County is $1,248, an effective rate of 0.47% on a $267,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Monongalia County?
- Monongalia County, West Virginia scores B- (66/100) 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 (0.47%). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Monongalia County?
- Property taxes in Monongalia County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $65,346 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Monongalia County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Monongalia County climbed 18.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,051 to $1,248, 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 Monongalia County's QUIET rate
Monongalia County's $1,248 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 1.9% of Monongalia County's $65,346 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Monongalia 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: 0.47%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,248/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Monongalia County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Monongalia County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Custer County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Monongalia County at $1,248/yr; rate 0.69% vs Monongalia County 0.47%.
Osage County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Monongalia County at $1,248/yr; rate 0.69% vs Monongalia County 0.47%.
Scotland County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Monongalia County at $1,248/yr; rate 0.79% vs Monongalia County 0.47%.
Gentry County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,249/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.93% vs Monongalia County 0.47%.
West Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published West Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Monongalia 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 Monongalia County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.