Arizona · County property tax · ACS 2024
Gila County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Gila County pays $1,386 a year, an effective rate of 0.51%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,386
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.51%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -30%
- vs U.S. average
- #8 of 15
- rank in AZ
The verdict
Homeowners in Gila County pay a median $1,386 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.51%, more affordable than 83% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,386
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.51%
- Effective rate on median home
- #536 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -30%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($269,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arizona. Population: 53,795. Owner-occupied homes: 18,329.
The median annual property tax in Gila County is $1,386, which is 26% lower than the Arizona state average and 30% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.51% on a median home value of $269,400. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
Gila County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Gila County's 0.51% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 83%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Gila County pay a median annual property tax of $1,386, well below the national median and well below the Arizona state median. On a $269,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.51% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Gila County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $61,986 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Arizona counties by effective rate
Gila County ranks #8 of 15 counties in Arizona by effective rate (47% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Gila County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Gila County rose 54.6%, from $174,300 to $269,400. The effective rate fell 28.8% over the same span, a steeper move than in 96% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 10.1%, to $1,386. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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 $1,259 to $1,386, a gain of 10%. 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 4,532 of 18,329 owner-occupied homes (24.7%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 2.2% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Gila County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Gila County homeowners, 4,532 of 18,329 owner-occupied homes (24.7%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.8% (4,187)
- $800 to $1,499 24.7% (4,532)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.9% (2,002)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.5% (2,483)
- $3,000 or more 14.9% (2,729)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,396 homes here (13.1%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Arizona handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Gila County, mortgaged homeowners pay 23% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Gila County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Gila County's effective rate is higher than 47% of the 15 counties in Arizona - ranking #8 of 15.
Where Gila County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.51% Among the most affordable more affordable than 83% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Arizona, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 6% of the Arizona median, yet the median bill runs 26% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,386 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Gila County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Gila County | Arizona Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.2% | - | - |
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.
Gila County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arizona counties.
Gila County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,386 +4.1% | 0.51% |
| 2023 | $1,331 -2.5% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | $1,365 +3.8% | 0.61% |
| 2021 | $1,315 +4.4% | 0.69% |
| 2020 | $1,259 | 0.72% |
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.
Gila County: tax-to-income at 2.2%
Counties near Gila County's effective rate
On effective rate, Gila County sits nearest Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (AK), Carroll County (AR), Cross County (AR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Adams County (PA), Ouachita County (AR), Terrell County (GA).
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
Gila County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,320 of 23,090 returns from Gila County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,723 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Gila County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Gila County, Arizona?
- The median annual property tax in Gila County is $1,386, an effective rate of 0.51% on a $269,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Gila County?
- Gila County, Arizona scores C+ (60/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at A- (0.51%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- How does Gila County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Gila County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.51% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Gila County?
- Property taxes in Gila County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $61,986 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Gila County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Gila County climbed 10.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,259 to $1,386, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Gila County's QUIET rate
Gila County's $1,386 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 →
Gila County ranks #8 of 15 Arizona counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Arizona overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Gila County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.51%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,386/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Gila County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Gila County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Grady County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Gila County at $1,386/yr; rate 0.91% vs Gila County 0.51%.
Swift County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Gila County at $1,386/yr; rate 0.86% vs Gila County 0.51%.
Watauga County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Gila County at $1,386/yr; rate 0.39% vs Gila County 0.51%.
Bristol city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,387/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.75% vs Gila County 0.51%.
Arizona county set
State ACS overview for every published Arizona county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Gila County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Gila County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.