Same state, very different bills
On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in Stewart County
runs $4,086 a year more than in
Fannin County, inside the same state.
159 counties
Cost to Own a Home in Georgia
The average effective property tax rate across Georgia is 0.898%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 16.36¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.
Largest cities in Georgia
City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.
Atlanta$420,600Columbus$182,300Augusta$162,900Macon$165,800Savannah$225,200Athens$271,800South Fulton$270,600Sandy Springs$583,900Roswell$520,500Johns Creek$583,700Warner Robins$171,600Albany$118,700Alpharetta$605,700Marietta$401,100Stonecrest$223,100Brookhaven$660,300Smyrna$409,000Valdosta$165,300Dunwoody$579,400Gainesville$337,000Newnan$327,800Mableton$306,200Peachtree Corners$467,300Milton$712,200Peachtree City$461,000East Point$247,500Rome$214,700Evans$345,800Tucker$359,300Woodstock$387,300Douglasville$313,500Stockbridge$248,000Hinesville$174,300Canton$369,700Dalton$203,100Statesboro$158,600Kennesaw$291,300Martinez$231,400Duluth$366,000LaGrange$175,600Lawrenceville$335,100Redan$197,600Chamblee$407,900McDonough$285,800Union City$223,100Pooler$289,000Carrollton$283,100Sugar Hill$375,900Decatur$655,900Griffin$195,100Cartersville$298,000Acworth$309,800Perry$209,300Suwanee$439,700Candler-McAfee$239,400Snellville$293,400Forest Park$119,000Fayetteville$331,700Kingsland$226,800Winder$251,700
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Property tax exemptions in Georgia, relief most homeowners never file for · Down payment help: the state-run programs buyers don't know exist.
Every county in Georgia
| County | Tax rate | Median home | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 0.892% | $431,200 | $3,847 |
| Gwinnett County | 0.978% | $345,700 | $3,381 |
| Cobb County | 0.685% | $373,700 | $2,560 |
| DeKalb County | 0.919% | $331,400 | $3,046 |
| Clayton County | 0.893% | $194,500 | $1,737 |
| Chatham County | 0.901% | $273,300 | $2,463 |
| Cherokee County | 0.701% | $389,800 | $2,734 |
| Forsyth County | 0.759% | $493,800 | $3,747 |
| Henry County | 0.922% | $277,400 | $2,559 |
| Hall County | 0.760% | $313,600 | $2,382 |
| Richmond County | 0.882% | $163,300 | $1,440 |
| Muscogee County | 0.837% | $182,300 | $1,526 |
| Paulding County | 0.846% | $289,000 | $2,444 |
| Houston County | 0.856% | $205,600 | $1,759 |
| Columbia County | 0.846% | $287,400 | $2,431 |
| Bibb County | 1.101% | $165,800 | $1,826 |
| Coweta County | 0.771% | $321,900 | $2,482 |
| Douglas County | 0.793% | $262,200 | $2,079 |
| Clarke County | 0.899% | $271,900 | $2,444 |
| Carroll County | 0.624% | $227,500 | $1,420 |
| Fayette County | 0.781% | $405,600 | $3,168 |
| Lowndes County | 0.830% | $197,900 | $1,643 |
| Newton County | 0.914% | $233,300 | $2,133 |
| Bartow County | 0.725% | $262,200 | $1,901 |
| Whitfield County | 0.673% | $198,900 | $1,339 |
| Walton County | 0.809% | $300,500 | $2,431 |
| Floyd County | 0.804% | $194,100 | $1,560 |
| Rockdale County | 0.718% | $256,600 | $1,843 |
| Barrow County | 0.832% | $255,200 | $2,124 |
| Glynn County | 0.638% | $268,300 | $1,712 |
| Dougherty County | 1.393% | $129,200 | $1,800 |
| Bulloch County | 0.778% | $191,600 | $1,491 |
| Jackson County | 0.883% | $312,700 | $2,761 |
| Troup County | 0.972% | $187,800 | $1,826 |
| Walker County | 0.778% | $173,900 | $1,353 |
| Catoosa County | 0.689% | $214,200 | $1,475 |
| Spalding County | 0.965% | $196,600 | $1,897 |
| Effingham County | 0.956% | $245,300 | $2,344 |
| Liberty County | 1.053% | $180,200 | $1,897 |
| Gordon County | 0.705% | $205,600 | $1,450 |
| Camden County | 0.939% | $233,900 | $2,197 |
| Laurens County | 0.769% | $137,400 | $1,057 |
| Habersham County | 0.627% | $212,000 | $1,330 |
| Bryan County | 0.789% | $317,100 | $2,501 |
| Colquitt County | 0.866% | $121,400 | $1,051 |
| Thomas County | 0.825% | $185,300 | $1,528 |
| Baldwin County | 0.742% | $164,700 | $1,222 |
| Polk County | 0.799% | $163,500 | $1,307 |
| Coffee County | 0.807% | $125,700 | $1,014 |
| Oconee County | 0.719% | $425,100 | $3,056 |
| Tift County | 0.936% | $143,100 | $1,339 |
| Murray County | 0.641% | $173,300 | $1,111 |
| Ware County | 1.011% | $106,500 | $1,077 |
| Harris County | 0.886% | $278,700 | $2,470 |
| Pickens County | 0.661% | $289,600 | $1,914 |
| Lumpkin County | 0.688% | $277,200 | $1,908 |
| Lee County | 1.002% | $226,900 | $2,273 |
| Gilmer County | 0.384% | $278,900 | $1,070 |
| Madison County | 0.809% | $198,800 | $1,608 |
| Haralson County | 0.849% | $210,400 | $1,787 |
| Wayne County | 0.796% | $149,800 | $1,193 |
| Sumter County | 1.321% | $122,300 | $1,616 |
| Decatur County | 0.925% | $146,200 | $1,353 |
| Monroe County | 0.686% | $243,200 | $1,669 |
| Dawson County | 0.632% | $351,900 | $2,224 |
| Jones County | 0.958% | $174,600 | $1,673 |
| White County | 0.661% | $262,200 | $1,732 |
| Peach County | 1.124% | $186,100 | $2,092 |
| Upson County | 0.886% | $149,500 | $1,325 |
| Toombs County | 0.962% | $127,100 | $1,223 |
| Stephens County | 0.830% | $168,200 | $1,396 |
| Hart County | 0.539% | $206,500 | $1,113 |
| Butts County | 0.828% | $227,800 | $1,886 |
| Grady County | 0.979% | $136,500 | $1,337 |
| Fannin County | 0.349% | $274,600 | $959 |
| Union County | 0.505% | $272,600 | $1,376 |
| Chattooga County | 0.855% | $98,700 | $844 |
| Burke County | 0.907% | $107,800 | $978 |
| Tattnall County | 1.018% | $122,400 | $1,246 |
| Franklin County | 0.767% | $160,600 | $1,231 |
| Emanuel County | 0.975% | $88,200 | $860 |
| Putnam County | 0.723% | $222,000 | $1,604 |
| McDuffie County | 0.849% | $155,100 | $1,317 |
| Mitchell County | 1.277% | $105,500 | $1,347 |
| Meriwether County | 0.931% | $154,600 | $1,439 |
| Morgan County | 0.742% | $323,100 | $2,399 |
| Worth County | 1.086% | $112,400 | $1,221 |
| Pierce County | 0.915% | $132,100 | $1,209 |
| Crisp County | 1.156% | $120,800 | $1,396 |
| Dodge County | 0.954% | $108,700 | $1,037 |
| Washington County | 1.097% | $115,600 | $1,268 |
| Elbert County | 0.983% | $114,600 | $1,126 |
| Greene County | 0.685% | $342,200 | $2,343 |
| Pike County | 0.924% | $265,700 | $2,456 |
| Lamar County | 0.948% | $201,400 | $1,910 |
| Banks County | 0.630% | $251,700 | $1,586 |
| Appling County | 0.846% | $81,400 | $689 |
| Berrien County | 0.989% | $115,200 | $1,139 |
| Brantley County | 1.120% | $91,800 | $1,028 |
| Long County | 0.997% | $196,500 | $1,959 |
| Cook County | 0.820% | $123,000 | $1,009 |
| Ben Hill County | 1.061% | $114,600 | $1,216 |
| Rabun County | 0.537% | $272,600 | $1,463 |
| Brooks County | 1.281% | $118,100 | $1,513 |
| Dade County | 0.624% | $166,600 | $1,039 |
| Jefferson County | 0.991% | $93,100 | $923 |
| Jasper County | 0.890% | $219,700 | $1,956 |
| Oglethorpe County | 0.804% | $198,700 | $1,597 |
| Jeff Davis County | 0.930% | $109,300 | $1,016 |
| Screven County | 1.181% | $122,300 | $1,444 |
| Towns County | 0.365% | $311,900 | $1,139 |
| Charlton County | 0.908% | $119,000 | $1,081 |
| Bleckley County | 1.082% | $132,900 | $1,438 |
| Crawford County | 0.842% | $144,800 | $1,219 |
| Telfair County | 1.091% | $108,200 | $1,181 |
| Macon County | 1.162% | $87,000 | $1,011 |
| Heard County | 0.640% | $161,000 | $1,030 |
| McIntosh County | 0.753% | $173,900 | $1,310 |
| Bacon County | 1.022% | $104,100 | $1,064 |
| Dooly County | 1.243% | $96,400 | $1,198 |
| Candler County | 1.041% | $135,600 | $1,412 |
| Evans County | 1.032% | $139,700 | $1,442 |
| Early County | 0.822% | $130,100 | $1,069 |
| Lanier County | 1.017% | $161,100 | $1,639 |
| Pulaski County | 0.912% | $144,300 | $1,316 |
| Wilkes County | 1.137% | $105,000 | $1,194 |
| Irwin County | 1.115% | $105,300 | $1,174 |
| Johnson County | 0.918% | $91,200 | $837 |
| Chattahoochee County | 0.990% | $99,800 | $988 |
| Seminole County | 1.220% | $111,600 | $1,361 |
| Terrell County | 1.096% | $111,500 | $1,222 |
| Turner County | 1.131% | $95,200 | $1,077 |
| Wilkinson County | 0.882% | $90,800 | $801 |
| Wilcox County | 1.058% | $71,200 | $753 |
| Montgomery County | 0.964% | $118,200 | $1,140 |
| Jenkins County | 0.958% | $81,100 | $777 |
| Hancock County | 0.994% | $87,400 | $869 |
| Atkinson County | 0.883% | $76,300 | $674 |
| Twiggs County | 0.822% | $104,500 | $859 |
| Taylor County | 0.897% | $82,900 | $744 |
| Lincoln County | 0.883% | $163,600 | $1,445 |
| Marion County | 0.704% | $122,100 | $860 |
| Wheeler County | 0.753% | $74,600 | $562 |
| Clinch County | 1.396% | $86,300 | $1,205 |
| Treutlen County | 0.955% | $98,400 | $940 |
| Randolph County | 0.880% | $90,900 | $800 |
| Miller County | 1.386% | $118,300 | $1,640 |
| Talbot County | 1.088% | $127,200 | $1,384 |
| Calhoun County | 1.152% | $82,200 | $947 |
| Warren County | 1.031% | $78,000 | $804 |
| Stewart County | 1.711% | $53,000 | $907 |
| Schley County | 0.887% | $152,900 | $1,356 |
| Echols County | 0.986% | $112,600 | $1,110 |
| Glascock County | 0.989% | $122,800 | $1,214 |
| Clay County | 1.044% | $92,500 | $966 |
| Baker County | 0.868% | $120,100 | $1,042 |
| Webster County | 1.014% | $92,200 | $935 |
| Quitman County | 0.844% | $103,000 | $869 |
| Taliaferro County | 1.254% | $73,100 | $917 |