Property Taxes in Parkersburg
Parkersburg property tax runs genuinely LOW by West Virginia's own statewide measure, though this record discloses a real, disclosed nuance directly: Ownwell cited Parkersburg ITSELF as carrying the HIGHEST effective property-tax rate of any Wood County municipality (approximately 0.94%), running closer to the national comparison figure than the state's broader low-tax reputation would suggest.
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Learn moreWest Virginia's Statewide Rate Runs Genuinely Low -- 11th-Lowest in the U.S.
SmartAsset cites West Virginia's statewide effective property tax rate at approximately 0.52% -- described as the 11th-lowest in the U.S.; the Tax Foundation cited a closely-aligned approximately 0.51%. Both figures run well below the ~1.02% national comparison figure this project uses consistently.
Wood County's Own Median Runs Higher Than the State, Still Below National
Ownwell cited Wood County's own median effective property tax rate at approximately 0.71% -- higher than West Virginia's statewide figure, but still well below the national comparison figure.
A Real, Disclosed Within-County Spread -- Parkersburg Itself Runs Highest
This record discloses a real, genuine within-county spread specific to Parkersburg: Ownwell cited Parkersburg as carrying the HIGHEST effective rate of any Wood County municipality, at approximately 0.94% -- versus Washington (WV)'s approximately 0.71% at the low end. Parkersburg's own figure sits only modestly below the ~1.02% national comparison figure, a real, disclosed nuance this record does not smooth into an unqualified 'West Virginia has low property tax' claim.
Confirm the Actual Certified Rate and Resulting Bill for a Specific Property
Given the real, disclosed within-county spread and Parkersburg's own higher-than-county-median citation, confirm the actual current property tax bill for a specific Parkersburg property directly with the Wood County Assessor's Office rather than relying on any single figure in this file.
Weigh Parkersburg's Own Rate Against the Real, Substantial Housing-Affordability Advantage
Even at its own higher-than-county-median rate, Parkersburg's genuinely low absolute home prices (a median sale price of approximately $164,000, per the housing-market topic page) mean the resulting DOLLAR property-tax bill still runs low in absolute terms relative to many other U.S. markets, even where the PERCENTAGE rate itself runs closer to the national figure.
Key takeaways
- West Virginia's statewide effective property tax rate (~0.51%-0.52%, SmartAsset/Tax Foundation) ranks the 11th-lowest in the U.S., well below the ~1.02% national comparison figure.
- Wood County's own median effective rate (~0.71%, Ownwell) runs higher than the state figure but still well below the national figure.
- Ownwell cited Parkersburg ITSELF as carrying Wood County's highest effective rate (~0.94%) -- a real, disclosed nuance running closer to the national figure than the state's broader reputation.
- Confirm the actual current property tax bill for a specific Parkersburg property directly with the Wood County Assessor's Office.
- Parkersburg's genuinely low absolute home prices keep the resulting dollar tax bill low even where the percentage rate runs closer to the national figure.
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