The median owner-occupied home in Monroe County had a real-estate tax bill of $698 (± $59) a year, compared with $835 in West Virginia and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $146,100 (± $18,067), compared with $155,600 in West Virginia and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Monroe County | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,401 | 1,784,462 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $698 ± $59 | $835 ± $9 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $146,100 ± $18,067 | $155,600 ± $1,679 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $54,508 ± $6,456 | $57,917 ± $607 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.48% ± 0.07 points | 0.54% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 82.6% ± 4.2 points | 74.3% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 43.9% ± 4.0 points | 37.8% ± 0.3 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 11.1% ± 3.6 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 32% of the estimate | 14.3% ± 0.4 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Monroe County (3)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Alderson (partly in this county)
- Peterstown
- Union
Other named communities in Monroe County (43)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Assurance
- Ballard
- Ballengee
- Bozoo
- Cashmere
- Centennial
- Cloverdale
- Creamery
- Crimson Springs
- Dorr
- Elmhurst
- Gap Mills
- Gates
- Glace
- Greenville
- Hillsdale
- Hollywood
- Johnson Crossroads
- Keenan
- Knobs
- Laurel Branch
- Lillydale
- Lindside
- McGlone
- Monitor
- Nickells Mill
- Patton
- Pedro
- Pickaway
- Raines Corner
- Rock Camp
- Roxalia
- Salt Sulphur Springs
- Sarton
- Secondcreek
- Sinks Grove
- Sweet Springs
- Waiteville
- Wayside
- Wikel
- Willow Bend
- Wolfcreek
- Zenith