What is the 2026 property tax rate on a home in Clarksburg, WV?

The Assessor's 2026 sheet lists 1.5059% of assessed value for owner-occupied homes in Clarksburg. Assessed value is 60% of market value. By our math, that is about $904 a year on a $100,000 house before any exemption.

My Harrison County house flooded in August 2026. Is it too late for FEMA help?

The county lists December 7, 2026 as the deadline under Disaster Declaration 4953. You can apply at DisasterAssistance.gov or call 1-800-621-3362. FEMA will not pay for costs your insurance already paid.

Where do I file an estate for a house in Harrison County?

With the County Clerk at 229 S. Third Street in Clarksburg, 304-624-8674. The Clerk handles estate and probate filings. Its website posts forms such as the small estate affidavit.

Can an heir living in the house get the Harrison County homestead exemption?

The Assessor says an heir who lives on the property may be eligible. You still must be 65 or older, or totally and permanently disabled. New applicants file between July 1 and December 1.

We buy houses in Harrison County, WV

We buy houses in Harrison County, WV, from Clarksburg to Bridgeport, Lost Creek, Lumberport, for cash and in any condition. Below is what selling here actually involves: where the county records and taxes property, how its foreclosure and tax sales work, and the rural questions a buyer will ask.

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Harrison County in numbers

Typical home value: $150,000
Median year built: 1963
Mobile homes: 7.2%
Median property tax: $872

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Harrison County in under a minute

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We buy houses across Harrison County, West Virginia, from Clarksburg to Bridgeport and Lost Creek, for cash and in any condition. Recording a deed brings a state tax of $1.10 per $500 and a county tax of at least 55 cents per $500. The Assessor's 2026 sheet lists 1.5059% of assessed value for owner-occupied homes in Clarksburg. Call us or visit nikitabuyshouses.com to sell your Harrison County house today.

One Clarksburg address for deeds, values and tax bills

Clarksburg is the county seat. The County Clerk, the Assessor and the Sheriff's tax staff all list 229 S. Third Street in Clarksburg. The Clerk and the Assessor are open weekdays from 8 to 4.

The Clerk records deeds and deeds of trust. The same office takes estate and probate filings. Its website posts forms such as the small estate affidavit. Call 304-624-8674.

The Assessor sets the value your tax is based on (304-624-8510). The Sheriff collects county taxes and also serves as treasurer. To learn what you owe, the Assessor lists 304-624-8685.

Harrison County makes up the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. The Circuit Clerk is at 301 West Main Street. Family court sits at 306 Washington Avenue.

Sources: Harrison County Commission: County Clerk; Harrison County Assessor: Home; Harrison County Commission: Sheriff's Office; West Virginia Judiciary: Harrison County court information.

Trustee sales and tax liens, step by step

Under a West Virginia deed of trust, the lender can have the trustee sell your house at public auction after a default (W.Va. Code 38-1-3).

Before that sale, the trustee runs a legal ad in Harrison County. You also get a copy by certified mail. The ad has to show the time and place of the sale (W.Va. Code 38-1-4).

After the auction, a trustee report of sale is filed. The County Clerk posts the disclosure form that goes with it.

Unpaid tax runs on these dates:

by September 10, the Sheriff lists land unpaid on September 1
October 31, the liens go to the State Auditor (W.Va. Code 11A-3-2)
March 1 to August 1, the Auditor certifies the list (11A-3-44)
within 90 days, the lien sells at the courthouse (11A-3-45).

If your lien sells, you can still redeem before a tax deed is issued, with 1% interest a month (W.Va. Code 11A-3-56). Liens that do not sell can go to a neighbor, the town, the county or the state land bank (11A-3-48).

Sources: West Virginia Code: 38-1-3, Sales under trust deeds; West Virginia Code: 38-1-4, Notice of sale; Harrison County Commission: County Clerk forms; West Virginia Code: 11A-3-2, Second publication of delinquent list; West Virginia Code: 11A-3-44, Auditor to certify list of lands; West Virginia Code: 11A-3-45, Auditor to hold annual auction; West Virginia Code: 11A-3-56, Redemption from purchase; West Virginia Code: 11A-3-48, Unsold lands.

Farmhouse with a hay field and a small fenced gas wellhead on rolling hills in Harrison County, West Virginia, owned by someone who wants to sell a house fast — A farmhouse and hay field with a small gas wellhead in rural Harrison County, West Virginia

Harrison County's 2026 home tax rates

The Assessor's 2026 levy sheet gives each district's rate as a percent of assessed value. Assessed value is 60% of market value.

Class 2 rates for owner-occupied homes on the 2026 sheet:

outside any town: 1.1309%
Clarksburg, Shinnston, Stonewood and Nutter Fort: 1.5059%
Bridgeport: 1.4893%
Lost Creek, Anmoore, Salem and West Milford: 1.3809%
Lumberport: 1.3729%.

By our math, a $100,000 house is assessed at $60,000. It owes about $679 a year outside town and about $904 in Clarksburg.

The homestead exemption takes $20,000 off assessed value for owners 65 or older, or totally and permanently disabled (W.Va. Code 11-6B-3). New applicants file from July 1 to December 1. The Assessor says an heir who lives in the house may qualify.

Recording a deed brings a state tax of $1.10 per $500 and a county tax of at least 55 cents per $500. The seller pays unless the buyer accepts the deed unpaid (W.Va. Code 11-22-2).

Sources: Harrison County Assessor: 2026 Levy Rates (PDF); Harrison County Assessor: General Information; Harrison County Assessor: Homestead Exemption; West Virginia Code: 11-6B-3, Homestead exemption; West Virginia Code: 11-22-2, Excise tax on deeds.

After the August 2026 flood

Severe storms and flooding hit Harrison County from August 15 to 17. The county was then approved for FEMA Individual Assistance under Disaster Declaration 4953.

The deadline to apply is December 7, 2026. A recovery center is set for the Bridgeport Municipal Building. FEMA may help with costs your insurance does not cover, so the county says to apply even if you are insured.

If you plan to sell a flooded house, keep photos of the damage and your repair receipts. The county asks every owner to do the same for FEMA.

The county Planning Department handles floodplain permits under a 2014 ordinance. It also offers a loan to help owners tear down run-down buildings. Call 304-624-8690.

Sources: Harrison County Commission: Disaster Recovery Center; WDTV: Harrison County Commission discusses flooding, approves local funding (August 19, 2026); Harrison County Commission: Planning Commission.

Gas rights, farm land and mobile homes

If someone else owns the oil, gas or coal under your land, the Assessor taxes those rights to that owner (W.Va. Code 11-4-9). Harrison's Assessor runs its own oil, gas and minerals division at 304-624-8523.

Farm land can be valued on its farm use if you apply by September 1 each year. In general you need 5 or more acres producing $1,000 a year, or under 5 acres with $500 in sales.

Here, a mobile home on land you own is taxed as real property. One on someone else's land is personal property. To join the home to the land for good, you can cancel its DMV title and record that with the Clerk (W.Va. Code 17A-3-12b).

Sources: West Virginia Code: 11-4-9, Assessment of different estates; Harrison County Assessor: Home; Harrison County Assessor: Farm Use Valuation; Harrison County Assessor: Mobile Homes; West Virginia Code: 17A-3-12b, Canceled certificates of title for mobile and manufactured homes.

Towns across Harrison County

Clarksburg
The county seat. Owner-occupied homes pay a 2026 Class 2 rate of 1.5059% of assessed value, which includes a city excess levy that runs from 2026 to 2031. Harrison County Assessor: 2026 Levy Rates (PDF)
Bridgeport
The FEMA recovery center for the August 2026 flood is set for the Bridgeport Municipal Building at 515 W. Main Street. The city's 2026 Class 2 home rate is 1.4893%. Harrison County Commission: Disaster Recovery Center
Lost Creek
In August 2026, the County Commission approved about $25,000 for a drainage project in Lost Creek. The money goes toward replacing a water line before the town repaves its roads. WDTV: Harrison County Commission discusses flooding, approves local funding (August 19, 2026)
Lumberport
Lumberport has the lowest 2026 Class 2 rate of any town on the Assessor's sheet, 1.3729%. It carries no town excess levy. Harrison County Assessor: 2026 Levy Rates (PDF)

Selling a house in Harrison County

What is the 2026 property tax rate on a home in Clarksburg, WV?: The Assessor's 2026 sheet lists 1.5059% of assessed value for owner-occupied homes in Clarksburg. Assessed value is 60% of market value. By our math, that is about $904 a year on a $100,000 house before any exemption.
My Harrison County house flooded in August 2026. Is it too late for FEMA help?: The county lists December 7, 2026 as the deadline under Disaster Declaration 4953. You can apply at DisasterAssistance.gov or call 1-800-621-3362. FEMA will not pay for costs your insurance already paid.
Where do I file an estate for a house in Harrison County?: With the County Clerk at 229 S. Third Street in Clarksburg, 304-624-8674. The Clerk handles estate and probate filings. Its website posts forms such as the small estate affidavit.
Can an heir living in the house get the Harrison County homestead exemption?: The Assessor says an heir who lives on the property may be eligible. You still must be 65 or older, or totally and permanently disabled. New applicants file between July 1 and December 1.

Local facts checked October 2026. Rates and rules change; the office named above or a real estate attorney can confirm them for your property.

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