West Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Tyler County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Tyler County pays $689 a year, an effective rate of 0.57%, far below the U.S. average.
- $689
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.57%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -65%
- vs U.S. average
- #14 of 55
- rank in WV
The verdict
Homeowners in Tyler County pay a median $689 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.57%, more affordable than 75% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $689
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.57%
- Effective rate on median home
- #782 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -65%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($121,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for West Virginia. Population: 8,064. Owner-occupied homes: 2,771.
The median annual property tax in Tyler County is $689, which is 20% lower than the West Virginia state average and 65% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.57% on a median home value of $121,300. Property taxes represent 1.1% of the median household income in this county.
Tyler County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Tyler County's 0.57% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 75%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Tyler County pay a median annual property tax of $689, far below the national median and notably lower than the West Virginia state median. On a $121,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.57% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Tyler County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $63,693 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Low among West Virginia counties by effective rate
Tyler County ranks #14 of 55 counties in West Virginia by effective rate (75% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Tyler 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 Tyler County rose 33.4%, from $90,900 to $121,300. The effective rate fell 19.1% over the same span, a steeper move than in 79% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 8.0%, to $689. 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 $638 to $689, a change of 8%. 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: 1,658 of 2,771 owner-occupied homes (59.8%) 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 1.1% 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 Tyler County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Tyler County homeowners, 1,658 of 2,771 owner-occupied homes (59.8%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 59.8% (1,658)
- $800 to $1,499 24.4% (676)
- $1,500 to $1,999 5.2% (145)
- $2,000 to $2,999 4.3% (118)
- $3,000 or more 2.3% (65)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
109 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 homeowners in Tyler County pay a substantially higher bill, 42% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Tyler County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Tyler County's effective rate is higher than 75% of the 55 counties in West Virginia - ranking #14 of 55.
Where Tyler County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.57% Among the most affordable more affordable than 75% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as West Virginia, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 8% of the West Virginia median, yet the median bill runs 20% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $689 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Tyler County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Tyler County | West Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate 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.
Tyler County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · West Virginia counties.
Tyler County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $689 +9.2% | 0.57% |
| 2023 | $631 +3.6% | 0.56% |
| 2022 | $609 -2.6% | 0.55% |
| 2021 | $625 -2.0% | 0.65% |
| 2020 | $638 | 0.70% |
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.
Tyler County: tax takes only 1.1% of income
Counties near Tyler County's effective rate
On effective rate, Tyler County sits nearest Northampton County (VA), Highland County (VA), Gloucester County (VA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Washington County (WI), Bennett County (SD), Cortland County (NY).
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
Tyler County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 3,650 returns from Tyler County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,880 - 60% 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
Tyler County rate FAQs
- How does Tyler County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Tyler County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.57% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Tyler County?
- Tyler County, West Virginia scores A- (83/100) 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+ (1.1%). 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 Tyler County, West Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Tyler County is $689, an effective rate of 0.57% on a $121,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Tyler County?
- Property taxes in Tyler County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $63,693 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Tyler County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Tyler County ticked up 8.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $638 to $689, 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 Tyler County's QUIET rate
Tyler County's $689 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 Tyler County's $63,693 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Tyler 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: 0.57%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $689/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Tyler County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Tyler County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Dewey County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Tyler County at $689/yr; rate 0.52% vs Tyler County 0.57%.
Bledsoe County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $688/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.36% vs Tyler County 0.57%.
Cherokee County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $688/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.38% vs Tyler County 0.57%.
Dunklin County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $688/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.70% vs Tyler County 0.57%.
West Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published West Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Tyler 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 Tyler County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.