Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Kanawha County is $622.00 per year, based on a median home value of $98,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.63% of property value.

Kanawha County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the fifty-five counties in West Virginia, Kanawha County is ranked 6th by median property taxes, and 3rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in West Virginia, Kanawha County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $4,000.00 greater than the West Virginia median of $94,500.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Kanawha County.

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6th out of 55 By median yearly property tax

3rd out of 55 By percentage of median home value

14th out of 55 By percentage of median income

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

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