Georgia property tax calculator
Georgia homeowners pay an annual median tax of $2,341, equal to 0.77% of the median home value of $303,300.
This gives you an estimate, not an actual bill. Your county assessor, or an appraisal district in some states, determines your value, while local taxing units set the rates. Check with your county before making a payment or filing a protest.
Georgia property tax rates and typical bills
Georgia's rate is lower than the US figure of 0.94%. County rates across Georgia range from 0.33% in Fannin County to 1.53% in Stewart County. The numbers are medians for owner-occupied homes. They come from the Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020 to 2024.
Annual bills for common Georgia home values
| Home value | State median rate, 0.77% | Fannin County, 0.33% | Stewart County, 1.53% |
|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | $1,540 | $660 | $3,060 |
| $300,000 | $2,310 | $990 | $4,590 |
| $400,000 | $3,080 | $1,320 | $6,120 |
| $500,000 | $3,850 | $1,650 | $7,650 |
Multiply the home value by the effective rate. Georgia's lowest county rate is in Fannin County, while its highest is in Stewart County. The calculator applies the rate for your county.
Property tax rates for Georgia counties
- under 0.71%
- 0.71% to 0.82%
- 0.82% to 0.90%
- 0.90% to 1.03%
- 1.03% and up
Georgia's highest rates
| County | Effective rate | Median yearly tax |
|---|---|---|
| Stewart County | 1.53% | $994 |
| Dougherty County | 1.32% | $1,781 |
| Mitchell County | 1.32% | $1,402 |
| Taliaferro County | 1.31% | $902 |
| Clinch County | 1.30% | $1,101 |
Georgia's lowest rates
| County | Effective rate | Median yearly tax |
|---|---|---|
| Fannin County | 0.33% | $1,021 |
| Towns County | 0.34% | $1,084 |
| Gilmer County | 0.35% | $1,109 |
| Union County | 0.52% | $1,611 |
| Rabun County | 0.56% | $1,651 |
All 158 Georgia counties with Census data, from A to Z
| County | Effective rate | Median yearly tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | 0.94% | $721 | $76,700 |
| Atkinson County | 0.79% | $625 | $79,000 |
| Bacon County | 1.13% | $1,144 | $101,400 |
| Baker County | 0.86% | $1,023 | $119,500 |
| Baldwin County | 0.70% | $1,276 | $181,900 |
| Banks County | 0.60% | $1,663 | $278,100 |
| Barrow County | 0.78% | $2,307 | $294,700 |
| Bartow County | 0.70% | $2,024 | $289,000 |
| Ben Hill County | 1.07% | $1,210 | $112,700 |
| Berrien County | 0.86% | $1,130 | $131,600 |
| Bibb County | 1.03% | $1,801 | $174,500 |
| Bleckley County | 0.95% | $1,423 | $149,600 |
| Brantley County | 1.19% | $1,185 | $99,600 |
| Brooks County | 1.14% | $1,583 | $139,200 |
| Bryan County | 0.78% | $2,677 | $343,200 |
| Bulloch County | 0.76% | $1,679 | $222,500 |
| Burke County | 0.68% | $1,025 | $151,600 |
| Butts County | 0.82% | $1,976 | $240,600 |
| Calhoun County | 1.11% | $903 | $81,000 |
| Camden County | 0.88% | $2,305 | $261,400 |
| Candler County | 1.08% | $1,721 | $159,200 |
| Carroll County | 0.61% | $1,566 | $255,100 |
| Catoosa County | 0.65% | $1,566 | $240,900 |
| Charlton County | 0.76% | $1,088 | $142,800 |
| Chatham County | 0.84% | $2,541 | $302,700 |
| Chattahoochee County | 0.83% | $856 | $102,700 |
| Chattooga County | 0.88% | $1,022 | $115,600 |
| Cherokee County | 0.69% | $2,985 | $435,100 |
| Clarke County | 0.87% | $2,610 | $298,900 |
| Clay County | 0.99% | $937 | $94,400 |
| Clayton County | 0.87% | $1,933 | $222,300 |
| Clinch County | 1.30% | $1,101 | $84,400 |
| Cobb County | 0.67% | $2,720 | $407,200 |
| Coffee County | 0.76% | $976 | $128,900 |
| Colquitt County | 0.83% | $1,014 | $121,400 |
| Columbia County | 0.82% | $2,515 | $305,300 |
| Cook County | 0.78% | $1,221 | $157,500 |
| Coweta County | 0.73% | $2,624 | $357,500 |
| Crawford County | 0.87% | $1,421 | $164,100 |
| Crisp County | 1.08% | $1,510 | $140,200 |
| Dade County | 0.57% | $1,133 | $198,500 |
| Dawson County | 0.60% | $2,430 | $406,700 |
| DeKalb County | 0.93% | $3,310 | $357,800 |
| Decatur County | 0.95% | $1,514 | $158,800 |
| Dodge County | 0.87% | $1,030 | $118,100 |
| Dooly County | 1.27% | $1,368 | $107,400 |
| Dougherty County | 1.32% | $1,781 | $134,400 |
| Douglas County | 0.74% | $2,212 | $296,900 |
| Early County | 0.82% | $1,081 | $131,300 |
| Echols County | 0.91% | $1,127 | $124,100 |
| Effingham County | 0.90% | $2,495 | $276,000 |
| Elbert County | 0.91% | $1,298 | $142,000 |
| Emanuel County | 0.93% | $884 | $94,700 |
| Evans County | 1.02% | $1,405 | $138,200 |
| Fannin County | 0.33% | $1,021 | $306,600 |
| Fayette County | 0.75% | $3,285 | $436,400 |
| Floyd County | 0.85% | $1,847 | $217,900 |
| Forsyth County | 0.73% | $4,020 | $550,400 |
| Franklin County | 0.72% | $1,288 | $179,000 |
| Fulton County | 0.88% | $4,033 | $458,800 |
| Gilmer County | 0.35% | $1,109 | $314,000 |
| Glascock County | 1.03% | $1,273 | $123,800 |
| Glynn County | 0.57% | $1,708 | $301,300 |
| Gordon County | 0.69% | $1,537 | $222,900 |
| Grady County | 0.91% | $1,386 | $152,400 |
| Greene County | 0.61% | $2,425 | $394,800 |
| Gwinnett County | 0.95% | $3,617 | $380,900 |
| Habersham County | 0.59% | $1,403 | $238,300 |
| Hall County | 0.73% | $2,571 | $350,400 |
| Hancock County | 1.09% | $967 | $88,600 |
| Haralson County | 0.80% | $1,823 | $227,500 |
| Harris County | 0.85% | $2,578 | $302,800 |
| Hart County | 0.56% | $1,209 | $215,100 |
| Heard County | 0.56% | $1,049 | $186,800 |
| Henry County | 0.87% | $2,741 | $313,900 |
| Houston County | 0.83% | $1,835 | $219,800 |
| Irwin County | 1.07% | $1,132 | $105,600 |
| Jackson County | 0.87% | $3,000 | $345,000 |
| Jasper County | 0.81% | $1,959 | $243,400 |
| Jeff Davis County | 0.92% | $1,093 | $118,300 |
| Jefferson County | 0.96% | $1,009 | $105,400 |
| Jenkins County | 0.86% | $797 | $92,900 |
| Johnson County | 0.94% | $889 | $94,900 |
| Jones County | 0.97% | $1,878 | $194,500 |
| Lamar County | 0.86% | $1,864 | $216,500 |
| Lanier County | 0.99% | $1,615 | $162,300 |
| Laurens County | 0.66% | $1,021 | $154,500 |
| Lee County | 0.97% | $2,250 | $231,800 |
| Liberty County | 1.04% | $2,087 | $201,500 |
| Lincoln County | 0.99% | $1,643 | $165,900 |
| Long County | 0.87% | $1,903 | $218,300 |
| Lowndes County | 0.81% | $1,750 | $215,600 |
| Lumpkin County | 0.65% | $1,989 | $307,900 |
| Macon County | 0.98% | $954 | $97,300 |
| Madison County | 0.76% | $1,677 | $219,700 |
| Marion County | 0.71% | $1,090 | $154,100 |
| McDuffie County | 0.82% | $1,391 | $170,200 |
| McIntosh County | 0.80% | $1,462 | $182,700 |
| Meriwether County | 0.86% | $1,445 | $168,800 |
| Miller County | 1.29% | $1,595 | $124,000 |
| Mitchell County | 1.32% | $1,402 | $106,000 |
| Monroe County | 0.69% | $1,886 | $271,200 |
| Montgomery County | 1.04% | $1,204 | $115,500 |
| Morgan County | 0.71% | $2,425 | $342,300 |
| Murray County | 0.68% | $1,225 | $180,700 |
| Muscogee County | 0.86% | $1,660 | $193,900 |
| Newton County | 0.89% | $2,348 | $265,000 |
| Oconee County | 0.70% | $3,222 | $461,600 |
| Oglethorpe County | 0.75% | $1,733 | $231,600 |
| Paulding County | 0.80% | $2,619 | $326,300 |
| Peach County | 1.02% | $2,117 | $207,800 |
| Pickens County | 0.60% | $1,990 | $332,700 |
| Pierce County | 0.83% | $1,266 | $153,300 |
| Pike County | 0.87% | $2,668 | $305,600 |
| Polk County | 0.75% | $1,413 | $187,600 |
| Pulaski County | 0.93% | $1,463 | $157,600 |
| Putnam County | 0.68% | $1,698 | $249,300 |
| Rabun County | 0.56% | $1,651 | $295,200 |
| Randolph County | 1.07% | $964 | $90,200 |
| Richmond County | 0.84% | $1,508 | $178,500 |
| Rockdale County | 0.71% | $2,074 | $292,900 |
| Schley County | 0.90% | $1,288 | $143,900 |
| Screven County | 1.22% | $1,519 | $124,300 |
| Seminole County | 1.22% | $1,486 | $121,900 |
| Spalding County | 0.94% | $2,142 | $228,700 |
| Stephens County | 0.81% | $1,424 | $175,300 |
| Stewart County | 1.53% | $994 | $65,100 |
| Sumter County | 1.25% | $1,502 | $120,200 |
| Talbot County | 1.16% | $1,356 | $117,100 |
| Taliaferro County | 1.31% | $902 | $68,900 |
| Tattnall County | 0.90% | $1,260 | $140,000 |
| Taylor County | 0.96% | $838 | $87,700 |
| Telfair County | 1.12% | $1,269 | $113,300 |
| Terrell County | 1.04% | $1,227 | $118,400 |
| Thomas County | 0.78% | $1,539 | $196,700 |
| Tift County | 0.86% | $1,419 | $165,200 |
| Toombs County | 0.90% | $1,235 | $137,000 |
| Towns County | 0.34% | $1,084 | $316,100 |
| Treutlen County | 0.71% | $708 | $100,100 |
| Troup County | 0.93% | $2,024 | $217,200 |
| Turner County | 1.05% | $1,026 | $97,300 |
| Twiggs County | 0.72% | $807 | $111,300 |
| Union County | 0.52% | $1,611 | $307,400 |
| Upson County | 0.85% | $1,433 | $168,700 |
| Walker County | 0.75% | $1,479 | $197,100 |
| Walton County | 0.76% | $2,563 | $339,500 |
| Ware County | 0.96% | $1,047 | $109,500 |
| Warren County | 1.09% | $730 | $67,100 |
| Washington County | 1.00% | $1,127 | $112,500 |
| Wayne County | 0.78% | $1,265 | $162,800 |
| Webster County | 1.12% | $925 | $82,600 |
| Wheeler County | 0.63% | $554 | $88,200 |
| White County | 0.65% | $1,800 | $278,900 |
| Whitfield County | 0.64% | $1,391 | $218,000 |
| Wilcox County | 0.91% | $795 | $87,600 |
| Wilkes County | 1.05% | $1,292 | $122,700 |
| Wilkinson County | 0.90% | $775 | $86,300 |
| Worth County | 1.13% | $1,185 | $104,900 |
For Quitman County, one of Georgia's 159 counties, the Census publishes no median because too few homes there are sampled. For Quitman County, the calculator applies Georgia's rate.
Table B25103 shows median real estate taxes paid for owner-occupied homes. Table B25077 shows their median value. The data are from the Census American Community Survey 2020 to 2024. Calculating the effective rate means dividing the median tax by the median value. Download every county in CSV format.
Homestead exemption in Georgia
Standard Homestead Exemption. Owner-occupants receive a $2,000 state exemption from county and school taxes, but municipal school taxes and bond debt are excluded. Ownership and legal residence were required on January 1, when you had to own and live in the home. Larger exemptions are available in many counties.
How to apply: Submit the Application for Homestead Exemption (LGS-Homestead) to your county tax commissioner's office. In counties where the tax assessor's office takes applications, you may file it with that office.
The filing deadline for the current tax year is April 1. You may also apply until the 45-day appeal window for the assessment notice ends.
Information source: dor.georgia.gov
Appealing a Georgia property tax assessment
APPEAL BYYou have 45 days after the date on which the assessment notice was sent
Send your written appeal to your County Board of Tax Assessors. Use the uniform PT-311A form and submit it within 45 days after the assessment notice was sent. It must not go to the Department of Revenue.
After filing the written appeal, the first hearing is held by the County Board of Tax Assessors.
Source: dor.georgia.gov
Due dates for Georgia property taxes
Georgia sets December 20th as the official statewide payment deadline for ad valorem property tax. A local governing authority may instead select December 1st or November 15th. It may also use installment billing with multiple due dates.
Information source: dor.georgia.gov
Help for older homeowners in Georgia
A $4,000 county tax exemption may be available to homeowners 65 or older. Their income plus their spouse's must be no more than $10,000. People 62 or older may qualify for more school-tax relief. A floating exemption is also available.
Information source: dor.georgia.gov
Georgia exemption for disabled veterans
Georgia residents who qualify as disabled veterans get whichever exemption is greater: $32,500 or the federal maximum of $121,812 for 2025. This benefit extends to either an unremarried surviving spouse or minor children.
Information source: dor.georgia.gov
Help for homeowners with a disability
Cobb County offers disabled homeowners a $22,000 exemption across all tax categories except state taxes. You must have net income of no more than $12,000 for the prior year and provide a doctor's certificate.
Information source: cobbtax.gov
How Georgia sets your home's value
The home's assessed value equals 40% of its value, and homestead exemptions are subtracted from that amount. The state's $2,000 standard exemption, for example, is deducted from the 40% amount.
Information source: dor.georgia.gov
Caps on annual increases
Several counties offer a valuation-freeze exemption, including Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett and DeKalb. While the owner continues living in the home, this exemption calculates taxes using a base-year value.
Information source: dor.georgia.gov
Additional Georgia property tax rules worth knowing
- A floating county exemption that protects against inflation is available when household income is up to $30,000 for homeowners 62 or older. Natural increases in the home's value determine the exemption, and municipal or school taxes remain unaffected.
- If a peace officer or firefighter is killed in the line of duty, their unremarried surviving spouse pays no tax on the homestead's full value while living there.
- Cobb County offers a basic homestead exemption of $10,000 for both the county general tax category and the county school general tax category. Proof of Georgia residency is required from applicants.
- Cobb County says a homestead exemption is unavailable if you or your spouse currently claims one in another place within Georgia or another state. You must first remove the other exemption and then provide written confirmation.
Sources for these rules: dor.georgia.gov; cobbtax.gov.
See how Georgia compares with other states
See where Georgia ranks against every state in the state property tax rate table, check who can claim a homestead exemption in other states, or look up each state's appeal deadline.