Payotte study · Census ACS 2020-2024

Georgia property tax, county by county

Median tax paid by owner-occupants, median home value and the ratio of the two.

In short

Homeowners in Georgia paid a median $2,341 a year in property tax on a home with a median value of $303,300, 0.77% of the value (Census ACS 2020-2024), rank 27 of 51 including DC. Across its 158 counties, the ratio ranges from 0.33% in Fannin County to 1.53% in Stewart County; the highest median bill is in Fulton County ($4,033).

Every county

CountyTax ÷ valueMedian tax, per yearMargin of errorMedian home valueOwner-occupied homes
Stewart County1.53%$994±$294$65,1001,044
Dougherty County1.33%$1,781±$97$134,40015,538
Mitchell County1.32%$1,402±$132$106,0005,092
Taliaferro County1.31%$902±$272$68,900483
Clinch County1.3%$1,101±$164$84,4001,720
Miller County1.29%$1,595±$235$124,0001,813
Dooly County1.27%$1,368±$219$107,4002,608
Sumter County1.25%$1,502±$183$120,2006,220
Screven County1.22%$1,519±$185$124,3003,445
Seminole County1.22%$1,486±$182$121,9003,021
Brantley County1.19%$1,185±$229$99,6005,272
Talbot County1.16%$1,356±$201$117,1002,012
Brooks County1.14%$1,583±$216$139,2004,340
Bacon County1.13%$1,144±$152$101,4002,886
Worth County1.13%$1,185±$102$104,9005,704
Telfair County1.12%$1,269±$181$113,3002,176
Webster County1.12%$925±$159$82,600649
Calhoun County1.11%$903±$64$81,000947
Hancock County1.09%$967±$246$88,6002,316
Warren County1.09%$730±$142$67,1001,514
Candler County1.08%$1,721±$192$159,2002,576
Crisp County1.08%$1,510±$218$140,2004,389
Ben Hill County1.07%$1,210±$160$112,7004,481
Irwin County1.07%$1,132±$142$105,6002,528
Randolph County1.07%$964±$240$90,2001,385
Turner County1.05%$1,026±$178$97,3002,102
Wilkes County1.05%$1,292±$115$122,7002,731
Liberty County1.04%$2,087±$152$201,50012,206
Montgomery County1.04%$1,204±$129$115,5002,395
Terrell County1.04%$1,227±$112$118,4002,084
Bibb County1.03%$1,801±$80$174,50030,802
Glascock County1.03%$1,273±$377$123,800700
Evans County1.02%$1,405±$186$138,2002,666
Peach County1.02%$2,117±$170$207,8007,372
Lanier County1%$1,615±$180$162,3002,550
Washington County1%$1,127±$142$112,5004,728
Clay County0.99%$937±$499$94,400964
Lincoln County0.99%$1,643±$389$165,9002,295
Macon County0.98%$954±$122$97,3002,708
Jones County0.97%$1,878±$161$194,5009,013
Lee County0.97%$2,250±$90$231,8009,112
Jefferson County0.96%$1,009±$110$105,4003,919
Taylor County0.96%$838±$167$87,7001,999
Ware County0.96%$1,047±$119$109,5008,172
Bleckley County0.95%$1,423±$145$149,6003,257
Decatur County0.95%$1,514±$159$158,8006,598
Gwinnett County0.95%$3,617±$45$380,900216,729
Appling County0.94%$721±$122$76,7005,205
Johnson County0.94%$889±$107$94,9002,443
Spalding County0.94%$2,142±$132$228,70016,610
DeKalb County0.93%$3,310±$65$357,800168,868
Emanuel County0.93%$884±$93$94,7005,052
Pulaski County0.93%$1,463±$244$157,6002,530
Troup County0.93%$2,024±$114$217,20016,298
Jeff Davis County0.92%$1,093±$137$118,3003,911
Echols County0.91%$1,127±$309$124,100869
Elbert County0.91%$1,298±$123$142,0005,941
Grady County0.91%$1,386±$146$152,4006,682
Wilcox County0.91%$795±$136$87,6001,952
Effingham County0.9%$2,495±$73$276,00019,030
Schley County0.9%$1,288±$202$143,9001,312
Tattnall County0.9%$1,260±$107$140,0005,419
Toombs County0.9%$1,235±$128$137,0006,299
Wilkinson County0.9%$775±$55$86,3002,796
Newton County0.89%$2,348±$92$265,00030,395
Camden County0.88%$2,305±$119$261,40014,706
Chattooga County0.88%$1,022±$99$115,6006,114
Fulton County0.88%$4,033±$83$458,800251,193
Clarke County0.87%$2,610±$80$298,90022,563
Clayton County0.87%$1,933±$67$222,30057,782
Crawford County0.87%$1,421±$207$164,1003,614
Dodge County0.87%$1,030±$159$118,1004,855
Henry County0.87%$2,741±$78$313,90064,904
Jackson County0.87%$3,000±$119$345,00022,532
Long County0.87%$1,903±$216$218,3004,017
Pike County0.87%$2,668±$130$305,6005,689
Baker County0.86%$1,023±$330$119,500850
Berrien County0.86%$1,130±$107$131,6004,999
Jenkins County0.86%$797±$281$92,9002,645
Lamar County0.86%$1,864±$342$216,5005,397
Meriwether County0.86%$1,445±$100$168,8006,127
Muscogee County0.86%$1,660±$92$193,90041,390
Tift County0.86%$1,419±$89$165,2009,547
Floyd County0.85%$1,847±$113$217,90023,434
Harris County0.85%$2,578±$151$302,80011,571
Upson County0.85%$1,433±$103$168,7006,462
Chatham County0.84%$2,541±$98$302,70068,319
Colquitt County0.84%$1,014±$103$121,40010,708
Richmond County0.84%$1,508±$52$178,50039,285
Chattahoochee County0.83%$856±$240$102,700733
Houston County0.83%$1,835±$62$219,80042,738
Pierce County0.83%$1,266±$88$153,3005,815
Butts County0.82%$1,976±$181$240,6006,642
Columbia County0.82%$2,515±$79$305,30043,093
Early County0.82%$1,081±$168$131,3002,741
McDuffie County0.82%$1,391±$124$170,2005,299
Lowndes County0.81%$1,750±$54$215,60026,222
Stephens County0.81%$1,424±$139$175,3007,748
Haralson County0.8%$1,823±$126$227,5008,412
Jasper County0.8%$1,959±$233$243,4005,106
McIntosh County0.8%$1,462±$148$182,7004,055
Paulding County0.8%$2,619±$73$326,30048,470
Atkinson County0.79%$625±$137$79,0001,994
Barrow County0.78%$2,307±$71$294,70024,170
Bryan County0.78%$2,677±$165$343,20012,904
Cook County0.78%$1,221±$94$157,5004,162
Thomas County0.78%$1,539±$118$196,70011,915
Wayne County0.78%$1,265±$155$162,8007,447
Charlton County0.76%$1,088±$227$142,8003,378
Coffee County0.76%$976±$117$128,9009,925
Madison County0.76%$1,677±$112$219,7008,649
Bulloch County0.75%$1,679±$93$222,50016,389
Douglas County0.75%$2,212±$96$296,90034,849
Fayette County0.75%$3,285±$111$436,40035,714
Oglethorpe County0.75%$1,733±$194$231,6004,536
Polk County0.75%$1,413±$116$187,60010,500
Walker County0.75%$1,479±$94$197,10020,337
Walton County0.75%$2,563±$106$339,50028,343
Coweta County0.73%$2,624±$81$357,50044,124
Forsyth County0.73%$4,020±$73$550,40075,167
Hall County0.73%$2,571±$59$350,40050,421
Twiggs County0.73%$807±$124$111,3002,546
Franklin County0.72%$1,288±$111$179,0006,939
Marion County0.71%$1,090±$164$154,1002,339
Morgan County0.71%$2,425±$253$342,3006,352
Rockdale County0.71%$2,074±$144$292,90023,964
Treutlen County0.71%$708±$213$100,1001,477
Baldwin County0.7%$1,276±$114$181,90010,125
Bartow County0.7%$2,024±$103$289,00029,735
Monroe County0.7%$1,886±$179$271,2008,841
Oconee County0.7%$3,222±$159$461,60012,186
Cherokee County0.69%$2,985±$92$435,10078,464
Gordon County0.69%$1,537±$98$222,90015,776
Burke County0.68%$1,025±$129$151,6006,429
Murray County0.68%$1,225±$114$180,70011,256
Putnam County0.68%$1,698±$147$249,3008,444
Cobb County0.67%$2,720±$45$407,200198,190
Laurens County0.66%$1,021±$106$154,50011,949
Catoosa County0.65%$1,566±$74$240,90019,789
Lumpkin County0.65%$1,989±$172$307,9008,908
White County0.65%$1,800±$118$278,9008,457
Whitfield County0.64%$1,391±$77$218,00024,680
Wheeler County0.63%$554±$105$88,2001,059
Carroll County0.61%$1,566±$67$255,10031,438
Greene County0.61%$2,425±$204$394,8006,390
Banks County0.6%$1,663±$139$278,1005,397
Dawson County0.6%$2,430±$122$406,7009,103
Pickens County0.6%$1,990±$165$332,70010,906
Habersham County0.59%$1,403±$82$238,30012,197
Dade County0.57%$1,133±$125$198,5004,864
Glynn County0.57%$1,708±$96$301,30023,695
Hart County0.56%$1,209±$108$215,1008,581
Heard County0.56%$1,049±$158$186,8003,115
Rabun County0.56%$1,651±$133$295,2005,873
Union County0.52%$1,611±$81$307,4009,697
Gilmer County0.35%$1,109±$121$314,00010,506
Towns County0.34%$1,084±$96$316,1004,875
Fannin County0.33%$1,021±$120$306,6009,342
Georgia0.77%$2,341±$12$303,3002,676,357

Owner-occupied homes, five-year estimates 2020-2024; 90% margins of error as published. “Tax ÷ value” is the median tax divided by the median value, a ratio of two medians. The Census caps reported taxes at $10,000 and values at $2,000,000: where a median hits the cap, the ratio is approximate. In small counties the margin of error can be large.

Questions

What is the property tax rate in Georgia?

The median tax paid by owner-occupants, $2,341 a year, is 0.77% of the median home value ($303,300), ACS 2020-2024. Your own bill depends on your assessed value, local levies and exemptions.

Which county in Georgia has the highest property tax?

As a share of home value: Stewart County (1.53%), Dougherty County (1.33%), Mitchell County (1.32%). In dollars: Fulton County ($4,033), Forsyth County ($4,020), Gwinnett County ($3,617).

How property tax works in Georgia, exemptions and appeals: Georgia property tax guide. All states: property tax by county.

General information drawn from the official sources cited and dated on this page. It is not legal, tax or financial advice: for your own situation, ask a licensed professional.

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