Census-designated place Gales Ferry is a census-designated place in Connecticut. A census-designated place is an unincorporated community that the Census Bureau defines for statistics; it has no city government of its own.
The median owner-occupied home in Gales Ferry had a real-estate tax bill of $5,677 (± $641) a year, compared with $6,575 in Connecticut and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $282,800 (± $21,474), compared with $343,200 in Connecticut and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Gales Ferry | Connecticut | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,027 ± 473 | 3,598,348 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $5,677 ± $641 | $6,575 ± $28 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $282,800 ± $21,474 | $343,200 ± $1,807 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | Census does not publish this figure for this place | $93,760 ± $669 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 2.01% ± 0.27 points | 1.92% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | Too imprecise to report (estimate 75.1%, margin of error ± 42.1 points) | 66.2% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | Too imprecise to report (estimate 35.5%, margin of error ± 19.5 points) | 32.3% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | Too imprecise to report (estimate 26.5%, margin of error ± 29.8 points) | 26.5% ± 0.4 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Connecticut
How it works. Municipal tax-warrant sale of real estate
Excess sale money. Sale excess is escrowed during redemption. If not redeemed, municipality may apply amounts to other delinquent taxes/costs and remaining excess is paid to Superior Court clerk under Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-157
These rules are set by Connecticut, not by Gales Ferry, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Connecticut entry with statute links.