ZIP Code 26181

In ZIP code 26181, near Parkersburg, homes carry a median value of $197,700, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.59% works out to roughly $1,166 a year on such a home. With median household income at $73,977 and per-capita income at $40,237, that tax equals about 1.6% of household earnings. Sales tax in the area totals 6.00%. The gap between home prices and local pay is narrower than in many markets, so owning here does not demand an outsized share of what people earn.