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 | $65,100 | 1.53% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, tables B25103 (median real estate taxes paid), B25077 (median home value), B25003, B25088, B19013 and B01003. These are 2020–2024 medians reported by owner-occupants, not 2026 tax bills or official mill rates. The effective rate here is median tax ÷ median home value. Actual bills depend on assessed value, exemptions (homestead, senior, veteran) and local levies. Check with your county assessor or treasurer. Not tax advice.
Major Cities & Counties in Georgia
Largest by population (Census ACS 2020–2024). Property tax for each:
- Atlanta pop. 505,268
- Columbus pop. 203,711
- Augusta-Richmond County pop. 201,528
- Macon-Bibb County pop. 156,578
- Savannah pop. 147,898
- Athens-Clarke County pop. 127,345
- South Fulton pop. 110,471
- Sandy Springs pop. 107,087
- Roswell pop. 92,621
- Warner Robins pop. 82,990
- Fulton County pop. 1,076,561
- Gwinnett County pop. 979,864
- Cobb County pop. 775,208
- DeKalb County pop. 765,351
- Chatham County pop. 300,879
- Clayton County pop. 298,924
- Cherokee County pop. 281,032
- Forsyth County pop. 267,287
- Henry County pop. 249,960
- Hall County pop. 212,705
Frequently asked questions
What county has the lowest property tax in Georgia?
Quitman County, with a median effective rate of -637348.63% ($-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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