West Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Monroe County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Monroe County pays $725 a year, an effective rate of 0.46%, far below the U.S. average.
- $725
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.46%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -64%
- vs U.S. average
- #36 of 55
- rank in WV
The verdict
Homeowners in Monroe County pay a median $725 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.46%, more affordable than 88% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $725
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.46%
- Effective rate on median home
- #389 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -64%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($156,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for West Virginia. Population: 12,386. Owner-occupied homes: 4,012.
The median annual property tax in Monroe County is $725, which is 16% lower than the West Virginia state average and 64% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.46% on a median home value of $156,300. Property taxes represent 1.3% of the median household income in this county.
Monroe County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Monroe County's 0.46% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 88%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Monroe County pay a median annual property tax of $725, far below the national median and notably lower than the West Virginia state median. On a $156,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.46% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Monroe County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $56,750 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of West Virginia counties by effective rate
Monroe County ranks #36 of 55 counties in West Virginia by effective rate (35% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 3.9%, from $698 to $725. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Monroe 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 34% from $542 to $725. 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: 2,190 of 4,012 owner-occupied homes (54.6%) 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 Monroe County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Monroe County homeowners, 2,190 of 4,012 owner-occupied homes (54.6%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 54.6% (2,190)
- $800 to $1,499 28.7% (1,152)
- $1,500 to $1,999 4.7% (190)
- $2,000 to $2,999 4.8% (194)
- $3,000 or more 3.6% (143)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
143 homes here (3.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how West Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Monroe County pay about the same bill, a 0% gap.
Monroe County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Monroe County's effective rate is higher than 35% of the 55 counties in West Virginia - ranking #36 of 55.
Where Monroe County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.46% Among the most affordable more affordable than 88% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Monroe County moved from $542 in the 2020 release to $725 in 2024, a change of about 34%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Monroe County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Monroe County | West Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very 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.
Monroe County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · West Virginia counties.
Monroe County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $725 +3.9% | 0.46% |
| 2023 | $698 +15.4% | 0.48% |
| 2022 | $605 +5.0% | 0.44% |
| 2021 | $576 +6.3% | 0.47% |
| 2020 | $542 | 0.47% |
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.
Monroe County: tax takes only 1.3% of income
Counties near Monroe County's effective rate
On effective rate, Monroe County sits nearest Halifax County (VA), Amherst County (VA), Wasatch County (UT).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Wallowa County (OR), Miami-Dade County (FL), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (AK).
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
Monroe County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 70 of 5,480 returns from Monroe County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,714 - 71% 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
Monroe County rate FAQs
- How does Monroe County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Monroe County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.46% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Monroe County?
- Monroe County, West Virginia scores A (86/100) 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 income room at A+ (1.3%). 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 Monroe County, West Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Monroe County is $725, an effective rate of 0.46% on a $156,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Monroe County?
- Property taxes in Monroe County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $56,750 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Monroe County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Monroe County is recorded at $725 in the 2024 5-year release against $542 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 4,012 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
What to do with Monroe County's QUIET rate
Monroe County's $725 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 Monroe County's $56,750 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Monroe 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: 0.46%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $725/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Monroe County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Monroe County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
St. Martin Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Monroe County at $725/yr; rate 0.44% vs Monroe County 0.46%.
Hot Spring County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $724/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.48% vs Monroe County 0.46%.
St. Clair County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $724/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.32% vs Monroe County 0.46%.
Bell County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $723/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.81% vs Monroe County 0.46%.
West Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published West Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Monroe 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 Monroe County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.