Georgia property tax by county
The median Georgia homeowner pays $2,214 a year in property tax on a home worth $272,900, an effective rate of 0.81%. That ranks Georgia #27 of 51 states, against a national 0.98%.
Why the county matters more than the state
Clinch County charges an effective 1.40% and Fannin County 0.35%, a spread of 1.05 points inside one state. Property tax in the United States is set by counties, cities, school districts and special districts, not by states. A statewide figure is a weighted average of thousands of separate decisions, and it can be a poor guide to any particular address.
Georgia sits 0.17 points below the national effective rate. A low rate is not the same as a low bill: on an expensive home it can still produce a large one. House prices in the state moved +1.8% over the year to 2026 Q2, which changes the denominator of this rate over time.
Every county ranked
| # | County | Rate | Median bill | Home value | Rent | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinch County | 1.40% | $1,205 | $86,300 | $505 | $55,549 |
| 2 | Dougherty County | 1.39% | $1,800 | $129,200 | $905 | $46,784 |
| 3 | Miller County | 1.39% | $1,640 | $118,300 | $699 | $58,407 |
| 4 | Sumter County | 1.32% | $1,616 | $122,300 | $847 | $41,877 |
| 5 | Mitchell County | 1.28% | $1,347 | $105,500 | $776 | $51,908 |
| 6 | Brooks County | 1.28% | $1,513 | $118,100 | $752 | $47,656 |
| 7 | Dooly County | 1.24% | $1,198 | $96,400 | $761 | $56,545 |
| 8 | Seminole County | 1.22% | $1,361 | $111,600 | $819 | $49,559 |
| 9 | Screven County | 1.18% | $1,444 | $122,300 | $629 | $53,017 |
| 10 | Crisp County | 1.16% | $1,396 | $120,800 | $743 | $42,745 |
| 11 | Macon County | 1.16% | $1,011 | $87,000 | $624 | $37,177 |
| 12 | Calhoun County | 1.15% | $947 | $82,200 | $638 | $55,714 |
| 13 | Wilkes County | 1.14% | $1,194 | $105,000 | $759 | $52,542 |
| 14 | Turner County | 1.13% | $1,077 | $95,200 | $655 | $39,565 |
| 15 | Peach County | 1.12% | $2,092 | $186,100 | $901 | $68,365 |
| 16 | Brantley County | 1.12% | $1,028 | $91,800 | $714 | $47,801 |
| 17 | Irwin County | 1.11% | $1,174 | $105,300 | $824 | $53,915 |
| 18 | Bibb County | 1.10% | $1,826 | $165,800 | $1,026 | $50,747 |
| 19 | Washington County | 1.10% | $1,268 | $115,600 | $836 | $44,009 |
| 20 | Terrell County | 1.10% | $1,222 | $111,500 | $727 | $43,812 |
| 21 | Worth County | 1.09% | $1,221 | $112,400 | $855 | $57,201 |
| 22 | Telfair County | 1.09% | $1,181 | $108,200 | $614 | $44,948 |
| 23 | Talbot County | 1.09% | $1,384 | $127,200 | $950 | $45,098 |
| 24 | Bleckley County | 1.08% | $1,438 | $132,900 | $765 | $53,005 |
| 25 | Ben Hill County | 1.06% | $1,216 | $114,600 | $692 | $39,081 |
| 26 | Wilcox County | 1.06% | $753 | $71,200 | $612 | $48,036 |
| 27 | Liberty County | 1.05% | $1,897 | $180,200 | $1,203 | $59,013 |
| 28 | Candler County | 1.04% | $1,412 | $135,600 | $706 | $50,431 |
| 29 | Evans County | 1.03% | $1,442 | $139,700 | $720 | $53,908 |
| 30 | Warren County | 1.03% | $804 | $78,000 | $676 | $46,776 |
| 31 | Tattnall County | 1.02% | $1,246 | $122,400 | $660 | $52,351 |
| 32 | Bacon County | 1.02% | $1,064 | $104,100 | $789 | $50,310 |
| 33 | Lanier County | 1.02% | $1,639 | $161,100 | $878 | $44,361 |
| 34 | Ware County | 1.01% | $1,077 | $106,500 | $786 | $44,833 |
| 35 | Lee County | 1.00% | $2,273 | $226,900 | $1,147 | $88,024 |
| 36 | Long County | 1.00% | $1,959 | $196,500 | $931 | $64,747 |
| 37 | Berrien County | 0.99% | $1,139 | $115,200 | $771 | $50,414 |
| 38 | Jefferson County | 0.99% | $923 | $93,100 | $723 | $46,561 |
| 39 | Chattahoochee County | 0.99% | $988 | $99,800 | $1,235 | $59,221 |
| 40 | Hancock County | 0.99% | $869 | $87,400 | $671 | $33,182 |
| 41 | Gwinnett County | 0.98% | $3,381 | $345,700 | $1,713 | $84,823 |
| 42 | Grady County | 0.98% | $1,337 | $136,500 | $789 | $54,312 |
| 43 | Emanuel County | 0.98% | $860 | $88,200 | $742 | $50,053 |
| 44 | Elbert County | 0.98% | $1,126 | $114,600 | $849 | $49,727 |
| 45 | Troup County | 0.97% | $1,826 | $187,800 | $1,044 | $54,905 |
| 46 | Spalding County | 0.96% | $1,897 | $196,600 | $1,053 | $60,217 |
| 47 | Effingham County | 0.96% | $2,344 | $245,300 | $1,116 | $85,465 |
| 48 | Jones County | 0.96% | $1,673 | $174,600 | $917 | $68,259 |
| 49 | Toombs County | 0.96% | $1,223 | $127,100 | $714 | $54,130 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 0.96% | $1,140 | $118,200 | $732 | $51,188 |
| 51 | Jenkins County | 0.96% | $777 | $81,100 | $544 | $36,906 |
| 52 | Treutlen County | 0.96% | $940 | $98,400 | $668 | $43,750 |
| 53 | Dodge County | 0.95% | $1,037 | $108,700 | $688 | $50,152 |
| 54 | Lamar County | 0.95% | $1,910 | $201,400 | $913 | $68,457 |
| 55 | Camden County | 0.94% | $2,197 | $233,900 | $1,167 | $72,399 |
| 56 | Tift County | 0.94% | $1,339 | $143,100 | $799 | $53,165 |
| 57 | Decatur County | 0.93% | $1,353 | $146,200 | $860 | $50,485 |
| 58 | Meriwether County | 0.93% | $1,439 | $154,600 | $899 | $56,458 |
| 59 | Jeff Davis County | 0.93% | $1,016 | $109,300 | $674 | $40,879 |
| 60 | DeKalb County | 0.92% | $3,046 | $331,400 | $1,591 | $77,683 |
| 61 | Henry County | 0.92% | $2,559 | $277,400 | $1,538 | $81,612 |
| 62 | Pierce County | 0.92% | $1,209 | $132,100 | $794 | $56,691 |
| 63 | Pike County | 0.92% | $2,456 | $265,700 | $1,056 | $84,184 |
| 64 | Johnson County | 0.92% | $837 | $91,200 | $661 | $54,183 |
| 65 | Newton County | 0.91% | $2,133 | $233,300 | $1,331 | $73,732 |
| 66 | Burke County | 0.91% | $978 | $107,800 | $763 | $50,739 |
| 67 | Charlton County | 0.91% | $1,081 | $119,000 | $895 | $48,534 |
| 68 | Pulaski County | 0.91% | $1,316 | $144,300 | $789 | $47,688 |
| 69 | Chatham County | 0.90% | $2,463 | $273,300 | $1,382 | $69,575 |
| 70 | Clarke County | 0.90% | $2,444 | $271,900 | $1,162 | $52,267 |
| 71 | Taylor County | 0.90% | $744 | $82,900 | $665 | $41,743 |
| 72 | Fulton County | 0.89% | $3,847 | $431,200 | $1,635 | $91,490 |
| 73 | Clayton County | 0.89% | $1,737 | $194,500 | $1,307 | $58,507 |
| 74 | Harris County | 0.89% | $2,470 | $278,700 | $941 | $89,184 |
| 75 | Upson County | 0.89% | $1,325 | $149,500 | $779 | $50,904 |
| 76 | Jasper County | 0.89% | $1,956 | $219,700 | $983 | $59,574 |
| 77 | Richmond County | 0.88% | $1,440 | $163,300 | $1,087 | $53,197 |
| 78 | Jackson County | 0.88% | $2,761 | $312,700 | $1,048 | $85,012 |
| 79 | Wilkinson County | 0.88% | $801 | $90,800 | $766 | $46,673 |
| 80 | Atkinson County | 0.88% | $674 | $76,300 | $620 | $38,438 |
| 81 | Lincoln County | 0.88% | $1,445 | $163,600 | $732 | $50,688 |
| 82 | Randolph County | 0.88% | $800 | $90,900 | $554 | $25,425 |
| 83 | Colquitt County | 0.87% | $1,051 | $121,400 | $779 | $49,691 |
| 84 | Houston County | 0.86% | $1,759 | $205,600 | $1,143 | $80,743 |
| 85 | Chattooga County | 0.86% | $844 | $98,700 | $789 | $47,785 |
| 86 | Paulding County | 0.85% | $2,444 | $289,000 | $1,622 | $94,557 |
| 87 | Columbia County | 0.85% | $2,431 | $287,400 | $1,330 | $96,122 |
| 88 | Haralson County | 0.85% | $1,787 | $210,400 | $884 | $65,016 |
| 89 | McDuffie County | 0.85% | $1,317 | $155,100 | $813 | $54,058 |
| 90 | Appling County | 0.85% | $689 | $81,400 | $711 | $43,728 |
| 91 | Muscogee County | 0.84% | $1,526 | $182,300 | $1,072 | $56,622 |
| 92 | Crawford County | 0.84% | $1,219 | $144,800 | $751 | $60,905 |
| 93 | Lowndes County | 0.83% | $1,643 | $197,900 | $1,002 | $55,887 |
| 94 | Barrow County | 0.83% | $2,124 | $255,200 | $1,197 | $77,477 |
| 95 | Stephens County | 0.83% | $1,396 | $168,200 | $817 | $52,264 |
| 96 | Butts County | 0.83% | $1,886 | $227,800 | $952 | $59,221 |
| 97 | Thomas County | 0.82% | $1,528 | $185,300 | $996 | $60,140 |
| 98 | Cook County | 0.82% | $1,009 | $123,000 | $901 | $50,133 |
| 99 | Early County | 0.82% | $1,069 | $130,100 | $774 | $53,750 |
| 100 | Twiggs County | 0.82% | $859 | $104,500 | $618 | $55,439 |
| 101 | Walton County | 0.81% | $2,431 | $300,500 | $1,231 | $82,381 |
| 102 | Coffee County | 0.81% | $1,014 | $125,700 | $713 | $50,175 |
| 103 | Madison County | 0.81% | $1,608 | $198,800 | $951 | $58,784 |
| 104 | Floyd County | 0.80% | $1,560 | $194,100 | $971 | $62,540 |
| 105 | Polk County | 0.80% | $1,307 | $163,500 | $870 | $55,308 |
| 106 | Wayne County | 0.80% | $1,193 | $149,800 | $839 | $49,562 |
| 107 | Oglethorpe County | 0.80% | $1,597 | $198,700 | $832 | $69,784 |
| 108 | Douglas County | 0.79% | $2,079 | $262,200 | $1,447 | $80,764 |
| 109 | Bryan County | 0.79% | $2,501 | $317,100 | $1,584 | $94,234 |
| 110 | Fayette County | 0.78% | $3,168 | $405,600 | $1,787 | $108,986 |
| 111 | Bulloch County | 0.78% | $1,491 | $191,600 | $968 | $56,832 |
| 112 | Walker County | 0.78% | $1,353 | $173,900 | $867 | $55,887 |
| 113 | Coweta County | 0.77% | $2,482 | $321,900 | $1,397 | $94,142 |
| 114 | Laurens County | 0.77% | $1,057 | $137,400 | $769 | $49,705 |
| 115 | Franklin County | 0.77% | $1,231 | $160,600 | $778 | $52,264 |
| 116 | Forsyth County | 0.76% | $3,747 | $493,800 | $1,937 | $138,000 |
| 117 | Hall County | 0.76% | $2,382 | $313,600 | $1,247 | $77,430 |
| 118 | McIntosh County | 0.75% | $1,310 | $173,900 | $781 | $50,348 |
| 119 | Wheeler County | 0.75% | $562 | $74,600 | $551 | $45,262 |
| 120 | Baldwin County | 0.74% | $1,222 | $164,700 | $865 | $55,413 |
| 121 | Morgan County | 0.74% | $2,399 | $323,100 | $1,090 | $85,692 |
| 122 | Bartow County | 0.73% | $1,901 | $262,200 | $1,202 | $79,431 |
| 123 | Rockdale County | 0.72% | $1,843 | $256,600 | $1,341 | $72,349 |
| 124 | Oconee County | 0.72% | $3,056 | $425,100 | $1,347 | $115,925 |
| 125 | Putnam County | 0.72% | $1,604 | $222,000 | $1,063 | $64,163 |
| 126 | Gordon County | 0.71% | $1,450 | $205,600 | $872 | $61,997 |
| 127 | Cherokee County | 0.70% | $2,734 | $389,800 | $1,703 | $105,442 |
| 128 | Marion County | 0.70% | $860 | $122,100 | $717 | $50,484 |
| 129 | Cobb County | 0.69% | $2,560 | $373,700 | $1,640 | $98,712 |
| 130 | Catoosa County | 0.69% | $1,475 | $214,200 | $953 | $72,425 |
| 131 | Lumpkin County | 0.69% | $1,908 | $277,200 | $1,090 | $72,388 |
| 132 | Monroe County | 0.69% | $1,669 | $243,200 | $881 | $82,863 |
| 133 | Greene County | 0.68% | $2,343 | $342,200 | $936 | $84,530 |
| 134 | Whitfield County | 0.67% | $1,339 | $198,900 | $907 | $64,262 |
| 135 | Pickens County | 0.66% | $1,914 | $289,600 | $1,079 | $75,293 |
| 136 | White County | 0.66% | $1,732 | $262,200 | $1,015 | $69,747 |
| 137 | Glynn County | 0.64% | $1,712 | $268,300 | $1,060 | $68,546 |
| 138 | Murray County | 0.64% | $1,111 | $173,300 | $828 | $67,880 |
| 139 | Heard County | 0.64% | $1,030 | $161,000 | $855 | $62,907 |
| 140 | Habersham County | 0.63% | $1,330 | $212,000 | $939 | $65,622 |
| 141 | Dawson County | 0.63% | $2,224 | $351,900 | $1,425 | $88,986 |
| 142 | Banks County | 0.63% | $1,586 | $251,700 | $788 | $68,830 |
| 143 | Carroll County | 0.62% | $1,420 | $227,500 | $1,124 | $72,327 |
| 144 | Dade County | 0.62% | $1,039 | $166,600 | $843 | $58,936 |
| 145 | Hart County | 0.54% | $1,113 | $206,500 | $814 | $57,241 |
| 146 | Rabun County | 0.54% | $1,463 | $272,600 | $1,016 | $61,466 |
| 147 | Union County | 0.50% | $1,376 | $272,600 | $842 | $65,697 |
| 148 | Gilmer County | 0.38% | $1,070 | $278,900 | $955 | $72,542 |
| 149 | Towns County | 0.37% | $1,139 | $311,900 | $822 | $58,400 |
| 150 | Fannin County | 0.35% | $959 | $274,600 | $876 | $58,073 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The effective property tax rate is median taxes paid divided by median home value. The two medians come from different distributions, so it approximates the typical rate rather than describing any one household.