West Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Ohio County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Ohio County pays $999 a year, an effective rate of 0.60%, far below the U.S. average.
- $999
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.60%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -50%
- vs U.S. average
- #9 of 55
- rank in WV
The verdict
Homeowners in Ohio County pay a median $999 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.60%, more affordable than 71% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $999
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.60%
- Effective rate on median home
- #895 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -50%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($166,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for West Virginia. Population: 41,582. Owner-occupied homes: 12,178.
The median annual property tax in Ohio County is $999, which is 15% higher than the West Virginia state average and 50% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.60% on a median home value of $166,000. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Ohio County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Ohio County's 0.60% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 71%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Ohio County pay a median annual property tax of $999, far below the national median and notably higher than the West Virginia state median. On a $166,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.60% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among West Virginia counties by effective rate
Ohio County ranks #9 of 55 counties in West Virginia by effective rate (84% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Ohio County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $57,094 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Ohio 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 7.8% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 68% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 30.1%, the median bill rose 19.9% to $999: 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 $833 to $999, a gain of 20%. 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: 4,435 of 12,178 owner-occupied homes (36.4%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 1.7% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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 Ohio County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Ohio County homeowners, 4,435 of 12,178 owner-occupied homes (36.4%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 36.4% (4,435)
- $800 to $1,499 32.8% (3,999)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.8% (1,198)
- $2,000 to $2,999 10.1% (1,226)
- $3,000 or more 7.0% (847)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
473 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 and non-mortgaged homeowners in Ohio County pay about the same bill, a 4% gap.
Ohio County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Ohio County's effective rate is higher than 84% of the 55 counties in West Virginia - ranking #9 of 55.
Where Ohio County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.60% Among the most affordable more affordable than 71% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Ohio County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Ohio County | West Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.7% | - | - |
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.
Ohio County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · West Virginia counties.
Ohio County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $999 +3.0% | 0.60% |
| 2023 | $970 +2.1% | 0.59% |
| 2022 | $950 +7.8% | 0.62% |
| 2021 | $881 +5.8% | 0.65% |
| 2020 | $833 | 0.65% |
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.
Ohio County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Ohio County's effective rate
On effective rate, Ohio County sits nearest Wahkiakum County (WA), Lincoln County (WA), Fredericksburg city (VA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Wilson County (TN), Prince George's County (MD), Apache County (AZ).
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
Ohio County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 580 of 19,650 returns from Ohio County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,676 - 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.
Other Counties in West Virginia
Ohio County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Ohio County?
- Ohio County, West Virginia scores B (74/100) 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 mortgage premium at A- (+$42). 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.
- How does Ohio County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Ohio County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.60% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Ohio County, West Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Ohio County is $999, an effective rate of 0.60% on a $166,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Ohio County?
- Property taxes in Ohio County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $57,094 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Ohio County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Ohio County climbed 19.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $833 to $999, 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 Ohio County's QUIET rate
Ohio County's $999 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 1.7% of Ohio County's $57,094 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Ohio 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: 0.60%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $999/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Ohio County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Ohio County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Alleghany County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,000/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.79% vs Ohio County 0.60%.
Rapides Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,000/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.55% vs Ohio County 0.60%.
Hardin County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,001/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.96% vs Ohio County 0.60%.
Wilkes County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,002/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.59% vs Ohio County 0.60%.
West Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published West Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Ohio 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 Ohio County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.