Statewide effective rate
0.77%
Georgia homeowners paid a median $2,341 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.77%. The lowest county is Quitman County (-637348.63%) and the highest is Stewart County (1.53%) (Census 2020–2024).
#25 lowest of 51states + DC
0.94%United States
0.94%United States
Median tax paid
$2,341
per year, 2020–24
Median home value
$303,300
owner-occupied
Effective rate
0.77%
tax ÷ value
Tax vs. income
3.0%
of $77,353 median household income
Owner costs
$1,783/mo
median with a mortgage, incl. tax & insurance
5 lowest-tax counties
5 highest-tax counties
All 159 Georgia counties, lowest rate first
| # | County | Median tax | Median value | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quitman County | $-666,666,666 | $104,600 | -637348.63% |
| 2 | Fannin County | $1,021 | $306,600 | 0.33% |
| 3 | Towns County | $1,084 | $316,100 | 0.34% |
| 4 | Gilmer County | $1,109 | $314,000 | 0.35% |
| 5 | Union County | $1,611 | $307,400 | 0.52% |
| 6 | Rabun County | $1,651 | $295,200 | 0.56% |
| 7 | Heard County | $1,049 | $186,800 | 0.56% |
| 8 | Hart County | $1,209 | $215,100 | 0.56% |
| 9 | Glynn County | $1,708 | $301,300 | 0.57% |
| 10 | Dade County | $1,133 | $198,500 | 0.57% |
| 11 | Habersham County | $1,403 | $238,300 | 0.59% |
| 12 | Dawson County | $2,430 | $406,700 | 0.60% |
| 13 | Banks County | $1,663 | $278,100 | 0.60% |
| 14 | Pickens County | $1,990 | $332,700 | 0.60% |
| 15 | Carroll County | $1,566 | $255,100 | 0.61% |
| 16 | Greene County | $2,425 | $394,800 | 0.61% |
| 17 | Wheeler County | $554 | $88,200 | 0.63% |
| 18 | Whitfield County | $1,391 | $218,000 | 0.64% |
| 19 | White County | $1,800 | $278,900 | 0.65% |
| 20 | Lumpkin County | $1,989 | $307,900 | 0.65% |
| 21 | Catoosa County | $1,566 | $240,900 | 0.65% |
| 22 | Laurens County | $1,021 | $154,500 | 0.66% |
| 23 | Cobb County | $2,720 | $407,200 | 0.67% |
| 24 | Burke County | $1,025 | $151,600 | 0.68% |
| 25 | Murray County | $1,225 | $180,700 | 0.68% |
| 26 | Putnam County | $1,698 | $249,300 | 0.68% |
| 27 | Cherokee County | $2,985 | $435,100 | 0.69% |
| 28 | Gordon County | $1,537 | $222,900 | 0.69% |
| 29 | Monroe County | $1,886 | $271,200 | 0.70% |
| 30 | Oconee County | $3,222 | $461,600 | 0.70% |
| 31 | Bartow County | $2,024 | $289,000 | 0.70% |
| 32 | Baldwin County | $1,276 | $181,900 | 0.70% |
| 33 | Treutlen County | $708 | $100,100 | 0.71% |
| 34 | Marion County | $1,090 | $154,100 | 0.71% |
| 35 | Rockdale County | $2,074 | $292,900 | 0.71% |
| 36 | Morgan County | $2,425 | $342,300 | 0.71% |
| 37 | Franklin County | $1,288 | $179,000 | 0.72% |
| 38 | Twiggs County | $807 | $111,300 | 0.73% |
| 39 | Forsyth County | $4,020 | $550,400 | 0.73% |
| 40 | Hall County | $2,571 | $350,400 | 0.73% |
| 41 | Coweta County | $2,624 | $357,500 | 0.73% |
| 42 | Douglas County | $2,212 | $296,900 | 0.75% |
| 43 | Oglethorpe County | $1,733 | $231,600 | 0.75% |
| 44 | Walker County | $1,479 | $197,100 | 0.75% |
| 45 | Fayette County | $3,285 | $436,400 | 0.75% |
| 46 | Polk County | $1,413 | $187,600 | 0.75% |
| 47 | Bulloch County | $1,679 | $222,500 | 0.75% |
| 48 | Walton County | $2,563 | $339,500 | 0.75% |
| 49 | Coffee County | $976 | $128,900 | 0.76% |
| 50 | Charlton County | $1,088 | $142,800 | 0.76% |
| 51 | Madison County | $1,677 | $219,700 | 0.76% |
| 52 | Cook County | $1,221 | $157,500 | 0.78% |
| 53 | Wayne County | $1,265 | $162,800 | 0.78% |
| 54 | Bryan County | $2,677 | $343,200 | 0.78% |
| 55 | Thomas County | $1,539 | $196,700 | 0.78% |
| 56 | Barrow County | $2,307 | $294,700 | 0.78% |
| 57 | Atkinson County | $625 | $79,000 | 0.79% |
| 58 | McIntosh County | $1,462 | $182,700 | 0.80% |
| 59 | Haralson County | $1,823 | $227,500 | 0.80% |
| 60 | Paulding County | $2,619 | $326,300 | 0.80% |
| 61 | Jasper County | $1,959 | $243,400 | 0.80% |
| 62 | Lowndes County | $1,750 | $215,600 | 0.81% |
| 63 | Stephens County | $1,424 | $175,300 | 0.81% |
| 64 | McDuffie County | $1,391 | $170,200 | 0.82% |
| 65 | Butts County | $1,976 | $240,600 | 0.82% |
| 66 | Early County | $1,081 | $131,300 | 0.82% |
| 67 | Columbia County | $2,515 | $305,300 | 0.82% |
| 68 | Pierce County | $1,266 | $153,300 | 0.83% |
| 69 | Chattahoochee County | $856 | $102,700 | 0.83% |
| 70 | Houston County | $1,835 | $219,800 | 0.83% |
| 71 | Colquitt County | $1,014 | $121,400 | 0.84% |
| 72 | Chatham County | $2,541 | $302,700 | 0.84% |
| 73 | Richmond County | $1,508 | $178,500 | 0.84% |
| 74 | Floyd County | $1,847 | $217,900 | 0.85% |
| 75 | Upson County | $1,433 | $168,700 | 0.85% |
| 76 | Harris County | $2,578 | $302,800 | 0.85% |
| 77 | Meriwether County | $1,445 | $168,800 | 0.86% |
| 78 | Baker County | $1,023 | $119,500 | 0.86% |
| 79 | Muscogee County | $1,660 | $193,900 | 0.86% |
| 80 | Jenkins County | $797 | $92,900 | 0.86% |
| 81 | Berrien County | $1,130 | $131,600 | 0.86% |
| 82 | Tift County | $1,419 | $165,200 | 0.86% |
| 83 | Lamar County | $1,864 | $216,500 | 0.86% |
| 84 | Crawford County | $1,421 | $164,100 | 0.87% |
| 85 | Clayton County | $1,933 | $222,300 | 0.87% |
| 86 | Jackson County | $3,000 | $345,000 | 0.87% |
| 87 | Long County | $1,903 | $218,300 | 0.87% |
| 88 | Dodge County | $1,030 | $118,100 | 0.87% |
| 89 | Pike County | $2,668 | $305,600 | 0.87% |
| 90 | Clarke County | $2,610 | $298,900 | 0.87% |
| 91 | Henry County | $2,741 | $313,900 | 0.87% |
| 92 | Fulton County | $4,033 | $458,800 | 0.88% |
| 93 | Camden County | $2,305 | $261,400 | 0.88% |
| 94 | Chattooga County | $1,022 | $115,600 | 0.88% |
| 95 | Newton County | $2,348 | $265,000 | 0.89% |
| 96 | Schley County | $1,288 | $143,900 | 0.90% |
| 97 | Wilkinson County | $775 | $86,300 | 0.90% |
| 98 | Tattnall County | $1,260 | $140,000 | 0.90% |
| 99 | Toombs County | $1,235 | $137,000 | 0.90% |
| 100 | Effingham County | $2,495 | $276,000 | 0.90% |
| 101 | Wilcox County | $795 | $87,600 | 0.91% |
| 102 | Echols County | $1,127 | $124,100 | 0.91% |
| 103 | Grady County | $1,386 | $152,400 | 0.91% |
| 104 | Elbert County | $1,298 | $142,000 | 0.91% |
| 105 | Jeff Davis County | $1,093 | $118,300 | 0.92% |
| 106 | DeKalb County | $3,310 | $357,800 | 0.93% |
| 107 | Pulaski County | $1,463 | $157,600 | 0.93% |
| 108 | Troup County | $2,024 | $217,200 | 0.93% |
| 109 | Emanuel County | $884 | $94,700 | 0.93% |
| 110 | Spalding County | $2,142 | $228,700 | 0.94% |
| 111 | Johnson County | $889 | $94,900 | 0.94% |
| 112 | Appling County | $721 | $76,700 | 0.94% |
| 113 | Gwinnett County | $3,617 | $380,900 | 0.95% |
| 114 | Bleckley County | $1,423 | $149,600 | 0.95% |
| 115 | Decatur County | $1,514 | $158,800 | 0.95% |
| 116 | Taylor County | $838 | $87,700 | 0.96% |
| 117 | Ware County | $1,047 | $109,500 | 0.96% |
| 118 | Jefferson County | $1,009 | $105,400 | 0.96% |
| 119 | Jones County | $1,878 | $194,500 | 0.97% |
| 120 | Lee County | $2,250 | $231,800 | 0.97% |
| 121 | Macon County | $954 | $97,300 | 0.98% |
| 122 | Lincoln County | $1,643 | $165,900 | 0.99% |
| 123 | Clay County | $937 | $94,400 | 0.99% |
| 124 | Lanier County | $1,615 | $162,300 | 1.00% |
| 125 | Washington County | $1,127 | $112,500 | 1.00% |
| 126 | Evans County | $1,405 | $138,200 | 1.02% |
| 127 | Peach County | $2,117 | $207,800 | 1.02% |
| 128 | Glascock County | $1,273 | $123,800 | 1.03% |
| 129 | Bibb County | $1,801 | $174,500 | 1.03% |
| 130 | Liberty County | $2,087 | $201,500 | 1.04% |
| 131 | Terrell County | $1,227 | $118,400 | 1.04% |
| 132 | Montgomery County | $1,204 | $115,500 | 1.04% |
| 133 | Wilkes County | $1,292 | $122,700 | 1.05% |
| 134 | Turner County | $1,026 | $97,300 | 1.05% |
| 135 | Randolph County | $964 | $90,200 | 1.07% |
| 136 | Irwin County | $1,132 | $105,600 | 1.07% |
| 137 | Ben Hill County | $1,210 | $112,700 | 1.07% |
| 138 | Crisp County | $1,510 | $140,200 | 1.08% |
| 139 | Candler County | $1,721 | $159,200 | 1.08% |
| 140 | Warren County | $730 | $67,100 | 1.09% |
| 141 | Hancock County | $967 | $88,600 | 1.09% |
| 142 | Calhoun County | $903 | $81,000 | 1.11% |
| 143 | Webster County | $925 | $82,600 | 1.12% |
| 144 | Telfair County | $1,269 | $113,300 | 1.12% |
| 145 | Bacon County | $1,144 | $101,400 | 1.13% |
| 146 | Worth County | $1,185 | $104,900 | 1.13% |
| 147 | Brooks County | $1,583 | $139,200 | 1.14% |
| 148 | Talbot County | $1,356 | $117,100 | 1.16% |
| 149 | Brantley County | $1,185 | $99,600 | 1.19% |
| 150 | Seminole County | $1,486 | $121,900 | 1.22% |
| 151 | Screven County | $1,519 | $124,300 | 1.22% |
| 152 | Sumter County | $1,502 | $120,200 | 1.25% |
| 153 | Dooly County | $1,368 | $107,400 | 1.27% |
| 154 | Miller County | $1,595 | $124,000 | 1.29% |
| 155 | Clinch County | $1,101 | $84,400 | 1.30% |
| 156 | Taliaferro County | $902 | $68,900 | 1.31% |
| 157 | Mitchell County | $1,402 | $106,000 | 1.32% |
| 158 | Dougherty County | $1,781 | $134,400 | 1.33% |
| 159 | Stewart County | $994 | $65,100 | 1.53% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, tables B25103 (median real estate taxes paid), B25077 (median home value), B25003, B25088, B19013 and B01003. These are 2020–2024 medians reported by owner-occupants, not 2026 tax bills or official mill rates. The effective rate here is median tax ÷ median home value. Actual bills depend on assessed value, exemptions (homestead, senior, veteran) and local levies. Check with your county assessor or treasurer. Not tax advice.
Frequently asked questions
What county has the lowest property tax in Georgia?
Quitman County, with a median effective rate of -637348.63% ($-666,666,666 median tax), per Census 2020–2024.
What county has the highest property tax in Georgia?
Stewart County at 1.53% ($994 median tax).
How much is property tax in Georgia?
Georgia homeowners paid a median $2,341 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.77%. The lowest county is Quitman County (-637348.63%) and the highest is Stewart County (1.53%) (Census 2020–2024).
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