Homeowners in Kings Mountain paid property taxes equal to 0.7% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, which is less than 0.8 times the national average, as reported by BlockShopper.com.
Data from the five properties sold during this period shows the median home price in Kings Mountain at $242,000 for the fourth quarter of 2025. The city’s median property tax bill in 2025 was $1,749, amounting to 0.7% of the typical home value subject to taxation.
The national average effective property tax rate stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Within Gaston County, the cities of Ranlo, Mount Holly, and Lowell reported the highest effective property tax rates.
This article’s calculation of the 2025 effective property tax rate uses estimated inflation adjustments and incorporates 2024 county tax data. Actual local rates may show minor differences in some circumstances.
According to Redfin, U.S. home prices continued to climb in 2025, pushing the national median to around $447,000 in June. That represents a 1.13% year-over-year increase. The statistics also indicate a notable imbalance between supply and demand, with 36% more homes available from sellers than buyers—a gap of 508,715 properties. Redfin defines a balanced market as one where the discrepancy between sellers and buyers remains within 10%.
The table below provides a comparison of Ranlo and other cities in Gaston County based on median effective property tax rates, using fourth-quarter 2025 home sales and property tax records.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranlo | 2 | $156,000 | $2,699 | 1.7% |
| Mount Holly | 14 | $270,750 | $3,171 | 1.2% |
| Lowell | 13 | $230,000 | $2,518 | 1.1% |
| Cherryville | 24 | $190,000 | $1,861 | 1% |
| Stanley | 18 | $229,500 | $2,194 | 1% |
| Gastonia | 230 | $242,500 | $2,156 | 0.9% |
| Bessemer City | 24 | $198,500 | $1,743 | 0.9% |
| Cramerton | 5 | $420,000 | $3,483 | 0.8% |
| Dallas | 14 | $221,000 | $1,761 | 0.8% |
| Belmont | 23 | $403,000 | $3,099 | 0.8% |
| Kings Mountain | 5 | $242,000 | $1,749 | 0.7% |
| South Gastonia | 6 | $157,500 | $1,011 | 0.6% |
| Springdale | 2 | $284,750 | $1,551 | 0.5% |
