Property Tax & Income in Mason County, West Virginia
Mason County has an effective property tax rate of 0.59%. On the median home value of $120,300, that's roughly $706 per year. Median household income is $49,761.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Mason County | West Virginia (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.59% | 0.49% |
| Median home value1 | $120,300 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 4.82% | top rate 4.82% |
| State sales tax3 | 6.60% combined | 6.60% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Mason County, WV
In Mason County, West Virginia, the median home value sits at $120,300, and the median annual property tax bill comes to $706 — an effective rate of 0.587%. That rate lands above West Virginia's statewide median of 0.489%, and ranks 12th among the state's 55 counties. Nationally, though, it stays well below the 0.794% median, so buyers weighing this area against markets elsewhere may find the tax side comparatively gentle. Households here earn a median of $49,761, with per-capita income at $29,428, figures that matter when sizing up what a purchase would actually cost each year. Towns like Henderson, Leon, and Southside anchor the county's communities. For someone hunting an affordable entry point, the combination of a six-figure median price and a tax bill under $710 a year shapes Mason County as a place where carrying costs stay contained.