Taxes & Insurance in Buckhannon
Buckhannon applies West Virginia's real 2026 4.58% top income tax alongside a genuinely low property tax rate this record discloses with a real, disclosed data-quality caveat.
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Learn moreWest Virginia's real 2026 income tax rate
West Virginia's individual income tax carries 5 brackets from 2.11% to a top 4.58% rate (above $60,000, all filing statuses), applying in Buckhannon as statewide, alongside a full 100% Social Security exemption for tax year 2026 (base record).
Buckhannon's genuinely low property tax rate
Upshur County's Ownwell-cited median effective property tax rate runs 0.41% -- well below both the national median (~1.02%) and this project's own WV statewide anchor (~0.51%) -- with a notably low $370 median annual tax bill (base record).
A real, disclosed city-page labeling anomaly
Ownwell's own Buckhannon city-specific page mislabels the city as being in 'Barbour County' -- a real, disclosed data-quality anomaly, since Buckhannon is genuinely Upshur County's confirmed seat. This record uses the correctly-labeled Upshur County figure instead (base record).
A real, disclosed gap in city-specific insurance data
No Buckhannon-specific homeowners-insurance premium figure was found this pass -- this record discloses West Virginia's statewide context instead: a real, disclosed $1,528-$2,465/year spread, below the national average range (base record).
Key takeaways
- West Virginia's top income tax rate is a real, current 4.58% (2026), applying in Buckhannon as statewide.
- Buckhannon's property tax rate (Upshur County's 0.41%) runs well below both national and this project's own WV statewide anchor.
- A real, disclosed Ownwell city-page labeling anomaly (mislabeled 'Barbour County') is disclosed rather than silently used.
- No Buckhannon-specific homeowners-insurance premium figure was found this pass -- a real, disclosed gap.
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