Oregon · County property tax · ACS 2024
Gilliam County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Gilliam County pays $1,904 a year, an effective rate of 1.01%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,904
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.01%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -4%
- vs U.S. average
- #1 of 36
- rank in OR
The verdict
Homeowners in Gilliam County pay a median $1,904 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.01%, more affordable than 34% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,904
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.01%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2058 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -4%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($189,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oregon. Population: 1,971. Owner-occupied homes: 648.
The median annual property tax in Gilliam County is $1,904, which is 51% lower than the Oregon state average and 4% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.01% on a median home value of $189,300. Property taxes represent 2.8% of the median household income in this county.
Gilliam County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Gilliam County's 1.01% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 34%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Oregon median
Homeowners in Gilliam County pay a median annual property tax of $1,904, modestly below the national median and far below the Oregon state median. On a $189,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.01% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Oregon counties by effective rate
Gilliam County ranks #1 of 36 counties in Oregon by effective rate (97% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 19.2%, from $1,597 to $1,904. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Gilliam County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $66,917 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Gilliam 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 41% from $1,347 to $1,904. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 204 of 648 (31.5%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.8% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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.
Gilliam County is an outlier inside Oregon
Across the 36 Oregon counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.74%. Gilliam County is at 1.01%, which sits 2.2 standard deviations above that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Gilliam County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Gilliam County homeowners, 204 of 648 owner-occupied homes (31.5%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 14.7% (95)
- $800 to $1,499 25.6% (166)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.3% (60)
- $2,000 to $2,999 31.5% (204)
- $3,000 or more 14.5% (94)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
29 homes here (4.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Oregon handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Gilliam County pay a substantially higher bill, 42% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Gilliam County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Gilliam County's effective rate is higher than 97% of the 36 counties in Oregon - ranking #1 of 36.
Where Gilliam County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.01% more affordable than 34% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Gilliam County taxes property at 1.01%, about 25% above the Oregon average, yet its median bill of $1,904 lands roughly 51% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Gilliam County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Gilliam County | Oregon Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.8% | - | - |
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.
Gilliam County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oregon counties.
Gilliam County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,904 +19.2% | 1.01% |
| 2023 | $1,597 +12.9% | 1.01% |
| 2022 | $1,415 +8.0% | 0.93% |
| 2021 | $1,310 -2.7% | 1.07% |
| 2020 | $1,347 | 1.19% |
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.
Gilliam County: tax-to-income at 2.8%
Counties near Gilliam County's effective rate
On effective rate, Gilliam County sits nearest Guernsey County (OH), Columbiana County (OH), Steele County (ND).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Glacier County (MT), Chilton County (AL), Citrus County (FL).
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
Gilliam County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 900 returns from Gilliam County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,400 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $75-100k 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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Gilliam County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Gilliam County?
- Gilliam County, Oregon scores F (37/100) 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 housing pressure at C- (2.83×). 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 Gilliam County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Gilliam County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.01% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Gilliam County, Oregon?
- The median annual property tax in Gilliam County is $1,904, an effective rate of 1.01% on a $189,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Gilliam County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Gilliam County is recorded at $1,904 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,347 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 648 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Gilliam County?
- Property taxes in Gilliam County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $66,917 median household income.
What to do with Gilliam County's PAR rate
Inside Oregon, Gilliam County's $1,904 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Oregon overview →
Gilliam County ranks #1 of 36 Oregon counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Oregon overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Gilliam County's PAR 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: 1.01%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,904/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Gilliam County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Gilliam County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Long County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,903/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.87% vs Gilliam County 1.01%.
Payne County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,903/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.85% vs Gilliam County 1.01%.
Warren County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,903/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.81% vs Gilliam County 1.01%.
Jefferson County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,906/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.80% vs Gilliam County 1.01%.
Oregon county set
State ACS overview for every published Oregon county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Gilliam County stamps PAR · MID - 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 Gilliam County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.