Gaston County property tax rates, 2025–26

14 places, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Gaston County is 0.92565 per $100.

Lowest combined rate
0.599Unincorporated Gaston County
Highest combined rate
1.149Bessemer City
County rate only
0.599outside town limits
Places
142025–26
1 Unincorporated Gaston County 0.599 0.5311
2 High Shoals 0.949 0.8414
3 Lowell 0.954 0.8458
4 Mcadenville 0.989 0.8769
5 Mount Holly 1.004 0.8902
6 Cramerton 1.029 0.9123
7 Dallas 1.039 0.9212
8 Ranlo 1.049 0.9301
9 Belmont 1.054 0.9345
10 Gastonia 1.069 0.9478
11 Cherryville 1.079 0.9567
12 Kings Mountain 1.079 0.9567
13 Stanley 1.089 0.9655
14 Bessemer City 1.149 1.0187

Rates are per $100 of assessed value. Rank 1 has the lowest effective rate in the county.

Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue, 2025-2026 County and Municipal Tax Rates and Effective Tax Rates. Retrieved 2026-10-24.

Property tax in Gaston County

In 2025–26, the combined tax rate in Gaston County ranges from 0.599 in Unincorporated Gaston County to 1.149 in Bessemer City, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,797 to $3,447 a year before exemptions. Because assessments sit at different shares of market value from place to place, compare places with the effective rate, which is what the ranking above uses.

Outside town limits, only the county rate applies: 0.599 per $100.

Choose a place above for its rate history and a bill calculator, or read the North Carolina property tax guide for how assessments, due dates and appeals work.