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Instant Access to Roane County, West Virginia Property Records

Roane County, West Virginia, houses the two cities of Spencer and Reedy. In Roane County, WV, property records compile detailed information on land parcels, including ownership history, title deeds, and real estate assessments. These documents are vital references for professionals and government agencies.

Roane County property records reveal a housing market defined by its median home value of $145,800 and a median rent cost of $597 alongside the median household earnings of $48,685. Regarding property taxes, Roane County residents pay about 0.42% of the appraised value.

Property records in Roane County, WV, are regulated by the  County Clerk. This office supervises the safekeeping of official real estate documents, including deeds, leases, liens, mortgages, and plats. To maintain a traceable chain of title, they store the recorded instruments according to various indices, such as grantor/grantee, document type, book/page, and legal description.

All indexed public property records in the Clerk's office at 200 Main St., Spencer, WV 25276, are available for anyone to access and retrieve during office hours. A knowledgeable Clerk's staff can assist the researchers during the document retrieval to foster efficiency and avoid accidents that may compromise the archives.

In addition to in-person services, the County Clerk promotes a comprehensive online  Document Search platform, which the public can utilize to view and purchase records.

Obtaining documents entails fees to cover the cost of office resources expended during instrument reproduction and retrieval. To learn about the detailed fee schedule and the payment method, call the office at (304) 927-2860.

If zoning of properties requires verification, the best recourse is to refer to the local office assuming responsibility for the property. This office has an assigned technical staff member who can provide firsthand information and assist in accessing zoning-related records, which can serve as references in confirming the zoning classification applied to properties within metes and bounds.

Roane County Property Statistics

For an easier overview of the difference in tax rates between counties, explore the charts below. You can also get additional insights on median home values, income levels and homeownership rates in your area.

Median Rent

Roane County
$597
West Virginia
$702
National
$991

Median Property Tax Rate

Roane County
0.42%
West Virginia
0.54%
National
0.94%

Median Home Value

Roane County
$145,800
West Virginia
$129,541
National
$250,246

Median Income

Roane County
$48,685
West Virginia
$53,104
National
$69,646

Unemployment Rate (%)

Roane County
5.62%
West Virginia
4.98 %
National
3.44 %

Renter Occupied Housing (%)

Roane County
19.98%
West Virginia
21.39 %
National
25.65 %
Roane

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 14,988
  • Commercial Parcels: 347
  • Residential Parcels: 11,310
  • Other Parcels: 3,331
  • Tax Amount Population: 88.82%
  • Tax Year: 2022
  • Last Assr Update: 2022-12-21
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2022-07-01
  • Assessment Year: 2022
  • FIPS Code: 54087

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 2006-01-03
  • Deed Max: 2023-03-30
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 8,775
  • Residential Deed Docs: 4,217
  • Mortgage Min: 2006-01-03
  • Mortgage Max: 2023-03-29
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 2,831
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 3,461
  • FIPS Code: 54087
  • Deed Docs: 12,992
  • Mortgage Docs: 6,292

AVM

  • County Population: 14988
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 3,162
  • Residential Parcels: 3,162
  • FIPS Code: 54087

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 14,981
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 14,340
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 167
  • Other Geocodes: 474
  • FIPS Code: 54087

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 54
  • County FIPs: 087
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Non-Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 2006-01-24
  • NOD Document Count: 0
  • NOD Max Recording Date: N/A
  • NTS Document Count: 15
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2022-06-21
  • LP Document Count: 0
  • LP MaxRecording Date: N/A
  • NOS Document Count: 0
  • NOS Max Recording Date: N/A

Roane County Registrar of Deeds

Roane County Clerk

Address: 200 Main Street
Phone: 304-927-2860
Fax: 304-927-2489
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Website: https://www.roanewv.com/cms.aspx?Name=CountyClerk
Official Records Search: http://129.71.205.30/

Instant Access to Roane County, West Virginia Property Records