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West Virginia property records and tax lookups

Who holds it: County assessor values most property (residential, commercial, personal property incl. vehicles); Tax Commissioner values natural resource and industrial property; Board of Public Works values public service property; assessed value generally 60% of market value1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Looking up a property and appealing a value
  2. More details
  3. Related records in West Virginia
  4. How West Virginia handles it
  5. Property records in West Virginia counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Statewide lookup

MapWV Property Assessment portal (Property Search and Property Viewer) covering all 55 counties: mapwv.gov/assessment; State Tax Division also links a 'Public Access Site for Real Property': public.ias.wvtax.gov2

Looking up a property and appealing a value

Appealing a value
Protest assessed value to the county commission sitting as board of equalization and review, which begins meeting February 1 (must adjourn by February 28); public service property protests go to the Board of Public Works3

More details

Assessor directory
County assessor directory (names, addresses, phones): tax.wv.gov/…4
Deeds: who holds it
Clerk of the county commission (County Clerk) in each of the 55 counties5
Deeds: how to search
Contact or visit the county clerk of the county where the land lies (County Clerk Directory on the Secretary of State site); AG advises getting deed copies from the county clerk6
Maps: state GIS portal
MapWV.gov (WV GIS Technical Center) public mapping gateway; GIS Data Clearinghouse wvgis.wvu.edu/data/data.php7
Maps: parcel data
WV Property Viewer mapwv.gov/Parcel and statewide surface/mineral tax maps updated yearly with the State Tax office2

How West Virginia handles it

  • Sheriffs are the county property tax collectors.8

Property records in West Virginia counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Berkeley CountyBerkeley County Assessor9——
Kanawha CountyKanawha County Assessor11Property search10—
Monongalia CountyAssessor of Monongalia County13Property search12—
Wood CountyWood County Assessor15Property search14Free search—

For any other county, see the county list on the West Virginia guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any West Virginia office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: property and tax records in every state. Everything else in West Virginia: West Virginia public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Ad Valorem Property TaxWest Virginia Tax Divisionchecked November 4, 2026
  2. WV Property Assessment portalWV Property Tax Division and WV GIS Technical Centerchecked November 4, 2026
  3. Property TaxWest Virginia Tax Divisionchecked November 4, 2026
  4. County AssessorsWest Virginia Tax Divisionchecked November 4, 2026
  5. W. Va. Code § 39-1-2 Conditions under which county clerk shall admit deeds to recordWest Virginia Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
  6. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Says Deed Scam Has Returned To West Virginia (10/22/2014)West Virginia Office of the Attorney Generalarchived copy; the page is no longer on the office's sitechecked November 4, 2026
  7. MapWV - Mapping Gateway for West VirginiaWest Virginia GIS Technical Centerchecked November 4, 2026
  8. Property Tax Due DatesWest Virginia Tax Divisionchecked November 4, 2026
  9. AssessorBerkeley County, WVchecked November 4, 2026
  10. Kanawha County Assessorchecked November 4, 2026
  11. Kanawha County, West Virginia - HomeKanawha County Commissionchecked November 4, 2026
  12. Monongalia County Assessor - HomeAssessor of Monongalia Countychecked November 4, 2026
  13. Property Tax County AssessorsWest Virginia State Tax Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  14. Assessor property record searchWood County Assessorchecked November 8, 2026
  15. Wood County home pageWood County Commissionchecked November 8, 2026