Ohio · County property tax · ACS 2024
Gallia County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Gallia County pays $1,418 a year, an effective rate of 0.91%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,418
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.91%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -29%
- vs U.S. average
- #79 of 88
- rank in OH
The verdict
Homeowners in Gallia County pay a median $1,418 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.91%, more affordable than 42% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,418
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.91%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1821 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -29%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($155,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Gallia County, OH
46/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Gallia County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median home value relative to Gallia County's median income
Median tax as a share of Gallia County's median household income
Gallia County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Gallia County
Gallia County affordability profile (scored ACS dimensions)
Read the chart values
- Bill size: 59/100 (C) · $1,418/yr
- Housing pressure: 59/100 (C) · 2.74×
- Income room: 49/100 (D) · 2.5%
- Rate relief: 42/100 (D) · 0.91%
- Mortgage premium: 24/100 (F) · +$575
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Ohio. Population: 29,068. Owner-occupied homes: 8,672.
The median annual property tax in Gallia County is $1,418, which is 50% lower than the Ohio state average and 29% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.91% on a median home value of $155,600. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Gallia County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Gallia County pay a median annual property tax of $1,418, well below the national median and far below the Ohio state median. On a $155,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.91% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
High among Ohio counties by effective rate
Gallia County ranks #79 of 88 counties in Ohio by effective rate (10% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Gallia County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $56,830 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Gallia County's 0.91% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 42%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Gallia County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 10.5% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 58% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 31.4%, the median bill rose 17.6% to $1,418: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,206 to $1,418, a gain of 18%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 2,380 of 8,672 owner-occupied homes (27.4%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.5% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Gallia County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Gallia County homeowners, 2,380 of 8,672 owner-occupied homes (27.4%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 23.8% (2,062)
- $800 to $1,499 27.4% (2,380)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.9% (1,375)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.7% (1,363)
- $3,000 or more 13.1% (1,138)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
354 homes here (4.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Ohio handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Gallia County pay a substantially higher bill, 47% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
How Gallia County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Gallia County's effective rate is higher than 10% of the 88 counties in Ohio - ranking #79 of 88 for property tax burden.
Where Gallia County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.91% more affordable than 42% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Ohio on both measures
Gallia County's effective rate runs 31% under the Ohio median and its bill 50% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,418 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Ohio norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Gallia County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Gallia County | Ohio Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.5% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Think your Gallia County property tax bill is too high?
On Gallia County's published figures, a $155,600 median home carries a $1,418 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $142 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Ohio.
Property Tax History
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,418 +5.0% | 0.91% |
| 2023 | $1,351 +2.0% | 1.00% |
| 2022 | $1,324 +7.8% | 0.99% |
| 2021 | $1,228 +1.8% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | $1,206 | 1.02% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate roughly in line with the national average of 0.92% puts Gallia County in the "Affordable" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Gallia County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Gallia County sits nearest Griggs County (ND), Grant County (ND), Emmons County (ND).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Berkeley County (WV), Montgomery County (MO), Cleveland County (NC).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
What tax filers report in Gallia County
Of the 12,030 federal returns filed from Gallia County in 2022, 190 (1.6% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $4,389 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $200k+, who accounted for 37% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Gallia County's numbers
- Gallia County's $1,418 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
- Gallia County ranks #79 of 88 Ohio counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state board. Ohio overview →
- If Gallia County's assessment looks high versus the $155,600 typical home, check Ohio's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($155,600); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Gallia County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.