West Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Summers County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Summers County pays $439 a year, an effective rate of 0.31%, far below the U.S. average.
- $439
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.31%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -78%
- vs U.S. average
- #54 of 55
- rank in WV
The verdict
Homeowners in Summers County pay a median $439 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.31%, more affordable than 98% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $439
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.31%
- Effective rate on median home
- #75 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -78%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($140,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for West Virginia. Population: 11,729. Owner-occupied homes: 3,798.
The median annual property tax in Summers County is $439, which is 49% lower than the West Virginia state average and 78% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.31% on a median home value of $140,100. Property taxes represent 1.1% of the median household income in this county.
Summers County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Summers County's 0.31% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 98% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Summers County pay a median annual property tax of $439, far below the national median and well below the West Virginia state median. On a $140,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.31% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among West Virginia counties by effective rate
Summers County ranks #54 of 55 counties in West Virginia by effective rate (2% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Summers County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $40,699 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 14.3%, from $384 to $439. 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 Summers 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 29% from $339 to $439. 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: 2,664 of 3,798 owner-occupied homes (70.1%) 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 1.1% 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 Summers County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Summers County homeowners, 2,664 of 3,798 owner-occupied homes (70.1%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 70.1% (2,664)
- $800 to $1,499 19.2% (731)
- $1,500 to $1,999 1.1% (43)
- $2,000 to $2,999 2.5% (94)
- $3,000 or more 2.8% (108)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
158 homes here (4.2%) 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 Summers County pay a substantially higher bill, 57% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Summers County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Summers County's effective rate is higher than 2% of the 55 counties in West Virginia - ranking #54 of 55.
Where Summers County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.31% Among the most affordable more affordable than 98% 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 0.31%, Summers County sits in the lowest 2% 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 $439, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Summers County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Summers 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 | 1.1% | - | - |
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.
Summers County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · West Virginia counties.
Summers County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $439 +14.3% | 0.31% |
| 2023 | $384 -1.0% | 0.30% |
| 2022 | $388 +6.0% | 0.31% |
| 2021 | $366 +8.0% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | $339 | 0.35% |
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.
Summers County: tax takes only 1.1% of income
Counties near Summers County's effective rate
On effective rate, Summers County sits nearest Franklin Parish (LA), Acadia Parish (LA), Teton County (ID).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Salt Lake County (UT), Clay County (TX), Sarpy County (NE).
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
Summers County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 60 of 4,390 returns from Summers County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,167 - 67% 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.
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Summers County rate FAQs
- How does Summers County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Summers County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.31% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Summers County, West Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Summers County is $439, an effective rate of 0.31% on a $140,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Summers County?
- Summers County, West Virginia scores A (87/100) 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+ (0.31%). 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 Summers County?
- Property taxes in Summers County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $40,699 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Summers County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Summers County is recorded at $439 in the 2024 5-year release against $339 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 3,798 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 Summers County's QUIET rate
Summers County's $439 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 1.1% of Summers County's $40,699 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Summers 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: 0.31%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $439/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Summers County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Summers County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Chicot County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $436/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.49% vs Summers County 0.31%.
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $442/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.29% vs Summers County 0.31%.
Marion County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $436/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.47% vs Summers County 0.31%.
Greene County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $444/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.55% vs Summers County 0.31%.
West Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published West Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Summers 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 Summers County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.