Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Preston County is $343.00 per year, based on a median home value of $87,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.39% of property value.

Preston County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the fifty-five counties in West Virginia, Preston County is ranked 42nd by median property taxes, and 47th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Preston County has lower property taxes than many other West Virginia counties. The median home value is $87,700.00, compared to the median property value in West Virginia of $94,500.00

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42nd out of 55 By median yearly property tax

47th out of 55 By percentage of median home value

52nd out of 55 By percentage of median income

You can see how Preston 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 Preston County are the responsibility of the Preston County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Kingwood, West Virginia.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Preston County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Preston County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Preston County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Preston 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 Preston County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).