South Charleston property tax: where it goes
A South Charleston house at the typical market value ($155,400) pays about $1,170 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A South Charleston house pays 0.753% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $155,400 of market value, that's about $1,170 a year.
Tax is levied on 60 percent of true and actual value (assessed value).
South Charleston's own levy rates are not published where we could read them, so no city levy is included.
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $155,400 |
|---|---|---|
| Kanawha County regular levy | 0.1716% | $267 |
| Kanawha County excess levy (FY2025) | 0.0731% | $114 |
| Kanawha County Schools regular levy (schools) | 0.2328% | $362 |
| Kanawha County Schools excess levy (schools) | 0.2629% | $409 |
| Kanawha County Public Library excess levy | 0.0125% | $19 |
| Total | 0.753% | $1,170 |
2025-26 county and schools; city levy not found.
How South Charleston compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Checked October 29, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.