Georgia Property Tax
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Estimate Georgia property taxes, compare county effective rates, and see how taxes show up in a monthly mortgage payment. 2026 planning data — not an official tax bill.
Estimated effective state rate
0.79%
Sample tax on a $400,000 home
$3,160
Vs U.S. benchmark (0.90%)
−$440
Counties in this dataset
157
In the current NMC dataset, Georgia has an estimated effective property-tax rate of 0.79%, resulting in approximately $3,160 in annual property taxes on a $400,000 home.
How property taxes work in Georgia
Georgia property taxes are levied locally — typically a stack of county, municipal, school, and special-district rates applied to assessed value after any exemptions. The 0.79% figure on this page is an ACS effective rate (taxes paid ÷ owner-occupied home value), which is useful for comparing counties and modeling PITI. It is not the millage printed on a specific parcel's bill.
For millage, exemption filings, or an official estimate, use Georgia Department of Revenue.
Estimate Georgia taxes in the calculatorGeorgia county property tax comparison
Median owner-occupied home value and median real-estate tax paid (ACS), with the county effective rate used in our calculator. Showing the 30 largest counties by owner-occupied households; every county is listed below.
| County | Median home value | Median annual tax | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | $458,800 | $4,033 | 0.88% |
| Gwinnett County | $380,900 | $3,617 | 0.95% |
| Cobb County | $407,200 | $2,720 | 0.67% |
| DeKalb County | $357,800 | $3,310 | 0.93% |
| Cherokee County | $435,100 | $2,985 | 0.69% |
| Forsyth County | $550,400 | $4,020 | 0.73% |
| Chatham County | $302,700 | $2,541 | 0.84% |
| Henry County | $313,900 | $2,741 | 0.87% |
| Clayton County | $222,300 | $1,933 | 0.87% |
| Hall County | $350,400 | $2,571 | 0.73% |
| Paulding County | $326,300 | $2,619 | 0.80% |
| Coweta County | $357,500 | $2,624 | 0.73% |
| Columbia County | $305,300 | $2,515 | 0.82% |
| Houston County | $219,800 | $1,835 | 0.83% |
| Muscogee County | $193,900 | $1,660 | 0.86% |
| Richmond County | $178,500 | $1,508 | 0.84% |
| Fayette County | $436,400 | $3,285 | 0.75% |
| Douglas County | $296,900 | $2,212 | 0.75% |
| Carroll County | $255,100 | $1,566 | 0.61% |
| Bibb County | $174,500 | $1,801 | 1.03% |
| Newton County | $265,000 | $2,348 | 0.89% |
| Bartow County | $289,000 | $2,024 | 0.70% |
| Walton County | $339,500 | $2,563 | 0.75% |
| Lowndes County | $215,600 | $1,750 | 0.81% |
| Whitfield County | $218,000 | $1,391 | 0.64% |
| Barrow County | $294,700 | $2,307 | 0.78% |
| Rockdale County | $292,900 | $2,074 | 0.71% |
| Glynn County | $301,300 | $1,708 | 0.57% |
| Floyd County | $217,900 | $1,847 | 0.85% |
| Clarke County | $298,900 | $2,610 | 0.87% |
Georgia county directory
Highest property tax rates in Georgia
Among counties currently in the NMC dataset for this state.
- 1. Stewart County1.53%
- 2. Dougherty County1.33%
- 3. Mitchell County1.32%
- 4. Clinch County1.30%
- 5. Miller County1.29%
Lowest property tax rates in Georgia
Among counties currently in the NMC dataset for this state.
- 1. Fannin County0.33%
- 2. Towns County0.34%
- 3. Gilmer County0.35%
- 4. Union County0.52%
- 5. Hart County0.56%
Appling County
Estimated effective rate: 0.94%
Atkinson County
Estimated effective rate: 0.79%
Bacon County
Estimated effective rate: 1.13%
Baker County
Estimated effective rate: 0.86%
Baldwin County
Estimated effective rate: 0.70%
Banks County
Estimated effective rate: 0.60%
Barrow County
Estimated effective rate: 0.78%
Bartow County
Estimated effective rate: 0.70%
Ben Hill County
Estimated effective rate: 1.07%
Berrien County
Estimated effective rate: 0.86%
Bibb County
Estimated effective rate: 1.03%
Bleckley County
Estimated effective rate: 0.95%
Brantley County
Estimated effective rate: 1.19%
Brooks County
Estimated effective rate: 1.14%
Bryan County
Estimated effective rate: 0.78%
Bulloch County
Estimated effective rate: 0.75%
Burke County
Estimated effective rate: 0.68%
Butts County
Estimated effective rate: 0.82%
Calhoun County
Estimated effective rate: 1.11%
Camden County
Estimated effective rate: 0.88%
Candler County
Estimated effective rate: 1.08%
Carroll County
Estimated effective rate: 0.61%
Catoosa County
Estimated effective rate: 0.65%
Charlton County
Estimated effective rate: 0.76%
Chatham County
Estimated effective rate: 0.84%
Chattahoochee County
Estimated effective rate: 0.83%
Chattooga County
Estimated effective rate: 0.88%
Cherokee County
Estimated effective rate: 0.69%
Clarke County
Estimated effective rate: 0.87%
Clay County
Estimated effective rate: 0.99%
Clayton County
Estimated effective rate: 0.87%
Clinch County
Estimated effective rate: 1.30%
Cobb County
Estimated effective rate: 0.67%
Coffee County
Estimated effective rate: 0.76%
Colquitt County
Estimated effective rate: 0.84%
Columbia County
Estimated effective rate: 0.82%
Cook County
Estimated effective rate: 0.78%
Coweta County
Estimated effective rate: 0.73%
Crawford County
Estimated effective rate: 0.87%
Crisp County
Estimated effective rate: 1.08%
Dade County
Estimated effective rate: 0.57%
Dawson County
Estimated effective rate: 0.60%
Decatur County
Estimated effective rate: 0.95%
DeKalb County
Estimated effective rate: 0.93%
Dodge County
Estimated effective rate: 0.87%
Dooly County
Estimated effective rate: 1.27%
Dougherty County
Estimated effective rate: 1.33%
Douglas County
Estimated effective rate: 0.75%
Early County
Estimated effective rate: 0.82%
Echols County
Estimated effective rate: 0.91%
Effingham County
Estimated effective rate: 0.90%
Elbert County
Estimated effective rate: 0.91%
Emanuel County
Estimated effective rate: 0.93%
Evans County
Estimated effective rate: 1.02%
Fannin County
Estimated effective rate: 0.33%
Fayette County
Estimated effective rate: 0.75%
Floyd County
Estimated effective rate: 0.85%
Forsyth County
Estimated effective rate: 0.73%
Franklin County
Estimated effective rate: 0.72%
Fulton County
Estimated effective rate: 0.88%
Gilmer County
Estimated effective rate: 0.35%
Glascock County
Estimated effective rate: 1.03%
Glynn County
Estimated effective rate: 0.57%
Gordon County
Estimated effective rate: 0.69%
Grady County
Estimated effective rate: 0.91%
Greene County
Estimated effective rate: 0.61%
Gwinnett County
Estimated effective rate: 0.95%
Habersham County
Estimated effective rate: 0.59%
Hall County
Estimated effective rate: 0.73%
Hancock County
Estimated effective rate: 1.09%
Haralson County
Estimated effective rate: 0.80%
Harris County
Estimated effective rate: 0.85%
Hart County
Estimated effective rate: 0.56%
Heard County
Estimated effective rate: 0.56%
Henry County
Estimated effective rate: 0.87%
Houston County
Estimated effective rate: 0.83%
Irwin County
Estimated effective rate: 1.07%
Jackson County
Estimated effective rate: 0.87%
Jasper County
Estimated effective rate: 0.80%
Jeff Davis County
Estimated effective rate: 0.92%
Jefferson County
Estimated effective rate: 0.96%
Jenkins County
Estimated effective rate: 0.86%
Johnson County
Estimated effective rate: 0.94%
Jones County
Estimated effective rate: 0.97%
Lamar County
Estimated effective rate: 0.86%
Lanier County
Estimated effective rate: 1.00%
Laurens County
Estimated effective rate: 0.66%
Lee County
Estimated effective rate: 0.97%
Liberty County
Estimated effective rate: 1.04%
Lincoln County
Estimated effective rate: 0.99%
Long County
Estimated effective rate: 0.87%
Lowndes County
Estimated effective rate: 0.81%
Lumpkin County
Estimated effective rate: 0.65%
Macon County
Estimated effective rate: 0.98%
Madison County
Estimated effective rate: 0.76%
Marion County
Estimated effective rate: 0.71%
McDuffie County
Estimated effective rate: 0.82%
McIntosh County
Estimated effective rate: 0.80%
Meriwether County
Estimated effective rate: 0.86%
Miller County
Estimated effective rate: 1.29%
Mitchell County
Estimated effective rate: 1.32%
Monroe County
Estimated effective rate: 0.70%
Montgomery County
Estimated effective rate: 1.04%
Morgan County
Estimated effective rate: 0.71%
Murray County
Estimated effective rate: 0.68%
Muscogee County
Estimated effective rate: 0.86%
Newton County
Estimated effective rate: 0.89%
Oconee County
Estimated effective rate: 0.70%
Oglethorpe County
Estimated effective rate: 0.75%
Paulding County
Estimated effective rate: 0.80%
Peach County
Estimated effective rate: 1.02%
Pickens County
Estimated effective rate: 0.60%
Pierce County
Estimated effective rate: 0.83%
Pike County
Estimated effective rate: 0.87%
Polk County
Estimated effective rate: 0.75%
Pulaski County
Estimated effective rate: 0.93%
Putnam County
Estimated effective rate: 0.68%
Rabun County
Estimated effective rate: 0.56%
Randolph County
Estimated effective rate: 1.07%
Richmond County
Estimated effective rate: 0.84%
Rockdale County
Estimated effective rate: 0.71%
Schley County
Estimated effective rate: 0.90%
Screven County
Estimated effective rate: 1.22%
Seminole County
Estimated effective rate: 1.22%
Spalding County
Estimated effective rate: 0.94%
Stephens County
Estimated effective rate: 0.81%
Stewart County
Estimated effective rate: 1.53%
Sumter County
Estimated effective rate: 1.25%
Talbot County
Estimated effective rate: 1.16%
Tattnall County
Estimated effective rate: 0.90%
Taylor County
Estimated effective rate: 0.96%
Telfair County
Estimated effective rate: 1.12%
Terrell County
Estimated effective rate: 1.04%
Thomas County
Estimated effective rate: 0.78%
Tift County
Estimated effective rate: 0.86%
Toombs County
Estimated effective rate: 0.90%
Towns County
Estimated effective rate: 0.34%
Treutlen County
Estimated effective rate: 0.71%
Troup County
Estimated effective rate: 0.93%
Turner County
Estimated effective rate: 1.05%
Twiggs County
Estimated effective rate: 0.73%
Union County
Estimated effective rate: 0.52%
Upson County
Estimated effective rate: 0.85%
Walker County
Estimated effective rate: 0.75%
Walton County
Estimated effective rate: 0.75%
Ware County
Estimated effective rate: 0.96%
Warren County
Estimated effective rate: 1.09%
Washington County
Estimated effective rate: 1.00%
Wayne County
Estimated effective rate: 0.78%
Webster County
Estimated effective rate: 1.12%
Wheeler County
Estimated effective rate: 0.63%
White County
Estimated effective rate: 0.65%
Whitfield County
Estimated effective rate: 0.64%
Wilcox County
Estimated effective rate: 0.91%
Wilkes County
Estimated effective rate: 1.05%
Wilkinson County
Estimated effective rate: 0.90%
Worth County
Estimated effective rate: 1.13%
Related planning resources for Georgia
FHA limit context in Georgia
Most counties in this state follow the standard FHA floor framework.
FHA 1-unit floor $541,287 · ceiling $1,249,125. Property tax estimates on this page are separate from loan limits.
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Methodology
Statewide effective rates use 2024 ACS owner-occupied data. County rates are median real-estate taxes paid divided by median owner-occupied home value (ACS 2020–2024 5-year). Last reviewed August 13, 2026. Estimates only — confirm with the local taxing authority.
On a $400,000 home, the U.S. benchmark used for comparison is 0.90% ($3,600 / year).