West Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Raleigh County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Raleigh County pays $754 a year, an effective rate of 0.50%, far below the U.S. average.
- $754
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.50%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -62%
- vs U.S. average
- #27 of 55
- rank in WV
The verdict
Homeowners in Raleigh County pay a median $754 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.50%, more affordable than 84% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $754
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.50%
- Effective rate on median home
- #514 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -62%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($150,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for West Virginia. Population: 73,195. Owner-occupied homes: 21,849.
The median annual property tax in Raleigh County is $754, which is 13% lower than the West Virginia state average and 62% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.50% on a median home value of $150,900. Property taxes represent 1.4% of the median household income in this county.
Raleigh County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Raleigh County's 0.50% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 84%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Raleigh County pay a median annual property tax of $754, far below the national median and notably lower than the West Virginia state median. On a $150,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.50% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Raleigh County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.4% of the $52,150 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of West Virginia counties by effective rate
Raleigh County ranks #27 of 55 counties in West Virginia by effective rate (51% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Raleigh 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 10.6% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 57% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 36.4%, the median bill rose 22.0% to $754: 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 $618 to $754, a gain of 22%. 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: 10,671 of 21,849 owner-occupied homes (48.8%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.4% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
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 Raleigh County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Raleigh County homeowners, 10,671 of 21,849 owner-occupied homes (48.8%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 48.8% (10,671)
- $800 to $1,499 26.8% (5,857)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.9% (1,511)
- $2,000 to $2,999 4.3% (943)
- $3,000 or more 4.2% (923)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,944 homes here (8.9%) 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 Raleigh County pay a substantially higher bill, 44% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Raleigh County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Raleigh County's effective rate is higher than 51% of the 55 counties in West Virginia - ranking #27 of 55.
Where Raleigh County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.50% Among the most affordable more affordable than 84% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Raleigh County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Raleigh County | West Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.4% | - | - |
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.
Raleigh County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · West Virginia counties.
Raleigh County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $754 +2.9% | 0.50% |
| 2023 | $733 +3.8% | 0.51% |
| 2022 | $706 +9.5% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | $645 +4.4% | 0.57% |
| 2020 | $618 | 0.56% |
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.
Raleigh County: tax takes only 1.4% of income
Counties near Raleigh County's effective rate
On effective rate, Raleigh County sits nearest Washington County (VA), Nelson County (VA), Middlesex County (VA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Richmond County (GA), Elmore County (AL), Fayette County (AL).
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
Raleigh County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 680 of 30,080 returns from Raleigh County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,735 - 37% 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
Raleigh County rate FAQs
- How does Raleigh County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Raleigh County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.50% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Raleigh County?
- Raleigh County, West Virginia scores B+ (77/100) 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 bill size at A ($754/yr). 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 Raleigh County, West Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Raleigh County is $754, an effective rate of 0.50% on a $150,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Raleigh County?
- Property taxes in Raleigh County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.4% of the $52,150 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Raleigh County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Raleigh County jumped 22.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $618 to $754, 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 Raleigh County's QUIET rate
Raleigh County's $754 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 1.4% of Raleigh County's $52,150 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Raleigh 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: 0.50%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $754/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Raleigh County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Raleigh County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
White County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Raleigh County at $754/yr; rate 0.46% vs Raleigh County 0.50%.
Elliott County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $755/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.61% vs Raleigh County 0.50%.
Natchitoches Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $755/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.44% vs Raleigh County 0.50%.
Ohio County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $753/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.62% vs Raleigh County 0.50%.
West Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published West Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Raleigh 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 Raleigh County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.