Gallup & McKinley County are affordable places to live.

The average yearly property tax paid by McKinley County residents amounts to about 2.48% of their yearly income. McKinley County is ranked 984th of the 3143 counties for property taxes as a percentage of median income. McKinley County collects, on average, 1.26% of a property’s estimated fair market value as property tax. For more information about 

 Current Local Property Taxes

Local Property Tax Rate in Mills (2021)ResidentialNon-Residential
City of Gallup36.46142.897
McKinley County28.41833.760

US Census Bureau: 2021 QuickFacts – McKinley County, NM; and Tax-Rates.Org - http://www.tax-rates.org/new_mexico/mckinley_county_property_tax

Local Housing Characteristics            

 City of GallupMcKinley County
Total Housing Units7,23025,220
   
Occupied Housing Units5,62520913
Owner Occupied3,212 (57.1%)15036 (71.9%)
Renter Occupied2,413 (42.9%)5,877 (28.1%)

US Census Bureau: 2022 QuickFacts – McKinley County, NM https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/mckinleycountynewmexico, https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/gallupcitynewmexico (2021 is reflected above for the City as the 2022 total units are not available at this time)

McKinley County Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs  

With a Mortgage$1160
Without a Mortgage$254
Median Rent$806

US Census Bureau: 2022 QuickFacts – McKinley County, NM; and Tax-Rates.Org - http://www.tax-rates.org/new_mexico/mckinley_county_property_tax