West Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Pendleton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Pendleton County pays $633 a year, an effective rate of 0.34%, far below the U.S. average.
- $633
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.34%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -68%
- vs U.S. average
- #52 of 55
- rank in WV
The verdict
Homeowners in Pendleton County pay a median $633 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.34%, more affordable than 96% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $633
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.34%
- Effective rate on median home
- #123 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -68%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($183,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for West Virginia. Population: 6,043. Owner-occupied homes: 1,989.
The median annual property tax in Pendleton County is $633, which is 27% lower than the West Virginia state average and 68% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.34% on a median home value of $183,800. Property taxes represent 1.0% of the median household income in this county.
Pendleton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Pendleton County's 0.34% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 96% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Pendleton County pay a median annual property tax of $633, far below the national median and well below the West Virginia state median. On a $183,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.34% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among West Virginia counties by effective rate
Pendleton County ranks #52 of 55 counties in West Virginia by effective rate (5% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Pendleton County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.0% of the $64,931 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Pendleton 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 gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Pendleton County rose 41.4%, from $130,000 to $183,800. The effective rate fell 26.7% over the same span, a steeper move than in 95% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 3.6%, to $633. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $611 to $633, a change of 4%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 1,330 of 1,989 owner-occupied homes (66.9%) 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 1.0% 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 Pendleton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Pendleton County homeowners, 1,330 of 1,989 owner-occupied homes (66.9%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 66.9% (1,330)
- $800 to $1,499 20.1% (400)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.0% (119)
- $2,000 to $2,999 2.1% (42)
- $3,000 or more 0.6% (12)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
86 homes here (4.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how West Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Pendleton County, mortgaged homeowners pay 28% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Pendleton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Pendleton County's effective rate is higher than 5% of the 55 counties in West Virginia - ranking #52 of 55.
Where Pendleton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.34% Among the most affordable more affordable than 96% 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 0.34%, Pendleton County sits in the lowest 4% 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 $633, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Pendleton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Pendleton 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 Very light income burden | 1.0% | - | - |
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.
Pendleton County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · West Virginia counties.
Pendleton County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $633 +5.0% | 0.34% |
| 2023 | $603 -5.3% | 0.34% |
| 2022 | $637 +1.6% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | $627 +2.6% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | $611 | 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.
Pendleton County: tax takes only 1.0% of income
Counties near Pendleton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Pendleton County sits nearest Wayne County (UT), Jackson County (NC), Storey County (NV).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Union County (SC), Lincoln County (AR), Caddo Parish (LA).
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
Pendleton County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40 of 3,180 returns from Pendleton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,850 - 100% 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
Pendleton County rate FAQs
- How does Pendleton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Pendleton County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.34% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Pendleton County?
- Pendleton County, West Virginia scores A+ (90/100) 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+ (0.34%). 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 Pendleton County, West Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Pendleton County is $633, an effective rate of 0.34% on a $183,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Pendleton County?
- Property taxes in Pendleton County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.0% of the $64,931 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Pendleton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Pendleton County ticked up 3.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $611 to $633, 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 Pendleton County's QUIET rate
Pendleton County's $633 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 1.0% of Pendleton County's $64,931 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Pendleton 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: 0.34%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $633/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Pendleton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Pendleton County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Clay County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $634/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.70% vs Pendleton County 0.34%.
Fulton County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $634/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.80% vs Pendleton County 0.34%.
Harper County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $634/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.64% vs Pendleton County 0.34%.
Perry County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $634/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.49% vs Pendleton County 0.34%.
West Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published West Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Pendleton 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 Pendleton County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.