Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Pocahontas County is $320.00 per year, based on a median home value of $100,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.32% of property value.

Pocahontas County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the fifty-five counties in West Virginia, Pocahontas County is ranked 48th by median property taxes, and 54th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Pocahontas County has lower property taxes than many other West Virginia counties. The median home value is $100,000.00, compared to the median property value in West Virginia of $94,500.00

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48th out of 55 By median yearly property tax

54th out of 55 By percentage of median home value

42nd out of 55 By percentage of median income

You can see how Pocahontas County (highlighted in green) compares to the fifty-five other counties in West Virginia with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in West Virginia, see our West Virginia county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which West Virginia counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Pocahontas County are the responsibility of the Pocahontas County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Marlinton, West Virginia.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Pocahontas County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Pocahontas County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Pocahontas County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Pocahontas County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Pocahontas County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).