Georgia— Property Tax & Closing Costs
Georgia property tax by county
Property tax rates, median home values, and closing cost estimates for all 158 counties in Georgia. The average effective rate across the state is 0.87%, ranking Georgia 22 of 51. Data is sourced from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
Average rate
0.87%
across 158 counties
National rank
#22
of 51states & DC
Median home value
$172,350
county median in state
Rate range
0.33%–1.53%
Fannin County → Stewart County
Lowest property tax rates in Georgia
The five Georgia counties with the lowest effective property tax rates, useful for buyers comparing total cost of ownership across the state.
| County | Rate | Median home | Median taxes |
|---|
| Fannin County | 0.33% | $306,600 | $1,021 |
| Towns County | 0.34% | $316,100 | $1,084 |
| Gilmer County | 0.35% | $314,000 | $1,109 |
| Union County | 0.52% | $307,400 | $1,611 |
| Rabun County | 0.56% | $295,200 | $1,651 |
Highest property tax rates in Georgia
The five Georgiacounties with the highest effective property tax rates. High rates often reflect strong school district funding or municipal services rather than weakness — but they materially change a buyer's monthly carrying cost.
All 158 counties in Georgia
Effective property tax rate, median home value, and median annual taxes paid for every county in Georgia. Click a county to open its full property tax calculator and closing cost breakdown.
| County | Rate | Median home | Median taxes |
|---|
| Appling County | 0.94% | $76,700 | $721 |
| Atkinson County | 0.79% | $79,000 | $625 |
| Bacon County | 1.13% | $101,400 | $1,144 |
| Baker County | 0.86% | $119,500 | $1,023 |
| Baldwin County | 0.70% | $181,900 | $1,276 |
| Banks County | 0.60% | $278,100 | $1,663 |
| Barrow County | 0.78% | $294,700 | $2,307 |
| Bartow County | 0.70% | $289,000 | $2,024 |
| Ben Hill County | 1.07% | $112,700 | $1,210 |
| Berrien County | 0.86% | $131,600 | $1,130 |
| Bibb County | 1.03% | $174,500 | $1,801 |
| Bleckley County | 0.95% | $149,600 | $1,423 |
| Brantley County | 1.19% | $99,600 | $1,185 |
| Brooks County | 1.14% | $139,200 | $1,583 |
| Bryan County | 0.78% | $343,200 | $2,677 |
| Bulloch County | 0.76% | $222,500 | $1,679 |
| Burke County | 0.68% | $151,600 | $1,025 |
| Butts County | 0.82% | $240,600 | $1,976 |
| Calhoun County | 1.11% | $81,000 | $903 |
| Camden County | 0.88% | $261,400 | $2,305 |
| Candler County | 1.08% | $159,200 | $1,721 |
| Carroll County | 0.61% | $255,100 | $1,566 |
| Catoosa County | 0.65% | $240,900 | $1,566 |
| Charlton County | 0.76% | $142,800 | $1,088 |
| Chatham County | 0.84% | $302,700 | $2,541 |
| Chattahoochee County | 0.83% | $102,700 | $856 |
| Chattooga County | 0.88% | $115,600 | $1,022 |
| Cherokee County | 0.69% | $435,100 | $2,985 |
| Clarke County | 0.87% | $298,900 | $2,610 |
| Clay County | 0.99% | $94,400 | $937 |
| Clayton County | 0.87% | $222,300 | $1,933 |
| Clinch County | 1.31% | $84,400 | $1,101 |
| Cobb County | 0.67% | $407,200 | $2,720 |
| Coffee County | 0.76% | $128,900 | $976 |
| Colquitt County | 0.83% | $121,400 | $1,014 |
| Columbia County | 0.82% | $305,300 | $2,515 |
| Cook County | 0.78% | $157,500 | $1,221 |
| Coweta County | 0.73% | $357,500 | $2,624 |
| Crawford County | 0.87% | $164,100 | $1,421 |
| Crisp County | 1.08% | $140,200 | $1,510 |
| Dade County | 0.57% | $198,500 | $1,133 |
| Dawson County | 0.60% | $406,700 | $2,430 |
| Decatur County | 0.95% | $158,800 | $1,514 |
| DeKalb County | 0.92% | $357,800 | $3,310 |
| Dodge County | 0.87% | $118,100 | $1,030 |
| Dooly County | 1.27% | $107,400 | $1,368 |
| Dougherty County | 1.32% | $134,400 | $1,781 |
| Douglas County | 0.74% | $296,900 | $2,212 |
| Early County | 0.82% | $131,300 | $1,081 |
| Echols County | 0.91% | $124,100 | $1,127 |
| Effingham County | 0.90% | $276,000 | $2,495 |
| Elbert County | 0.91% | $142,000 | $1,298 |
| Emanuel County | 0.93% | $94,700 | $884 |
| Evans County | 1.02% | $138,200 | $1,405 |
| Fannin County | 0.33% | $306,600 | $1,021 |
| Fayette County | 0.75% | $436,400 | $3,285 |
| Floyd County | 0.85% | $217,900 | $1,847 |
| Forsyth County | 0.73% | $550,400 | $4,020 |
| Franklin County | 0.72% | $179,000 | $1,288 |
| Fulton County | 0.88% | $458,800 | $4,033 |
| Gilmer County | 0.35% | $314,000 | $1,109 |
| Glascock County | 1.03% | $123,800 | $1,273 |
| Glynn County | 0.57% | $301,300 | $1,708 |
| Gordon County | 0.69% | $222,900 | $1,537 |
| Grady County | 0.91% | $152,400 | $1,386 |
| Greene County | 0.61% | $394,800 | $2,425 |
| Gwinnett County | 0.95% | $380,900 | $3,617 |
| Habersham County | 0.59% | $238,300 | $1,403 |
| Hall County | 0.73% | $350,400 | $2,571 |
| Hancock County | 1.09% | $88,600 | $967 |
| Haralson County | 0.80% | $227,500 | $1,823 |
| Harris County | 0.85% | $302,800 | $2,578 |
| Hart County | 0.56% | $215,100 | $1,209 |
| Heard County | 0.56% | $186,800 | $1,049 |
| Henry County | 0.87% | $313,900 | $2,741 |
| Houston County | 0.83% | $219,800 | $1,835 |
| Irwin County | 1.07% | $105,600 | $1,132 |
| Jackson County | 0.87% | $345,000 | $3,000 |
| Jasper County | 0.80% | $243,400 | $1,959 |
| Jeff Davis County | 0.92% | $118,300 | $1,093 |
| Jefferson County | 0.96% | $105,400 | $1,009 |
| Jenkins County | 0.86% | $92,900 | $797 |
| Johnson County | 0.94% | $94,900 | $889 |
| Jones County | 0.97% | $194,500 | $1,878 |
| Lamar County | 0.86% | $216,500 | $1,864 |
| Lanier County | 1.00% | $162,300 | $1,615 |
| Laurens County | 0.66% | $154,500 | $1,021 |
| Lee County | 0.97% | $231,800 | $2,250 |
| Liberty County | 1.04% | $201,500 | $2,087 |
| Lincoln County | 0.99% | $165,900 | $1,643 |
| Long County | 0.87% | $218,300 | $1,903 |
| Lowndes County | 0.81% | $215,600 | $1,750 |
| Lumpkin County | 0.65% | $307,900 | $1,989 |
| Macon County | 0.98% | $97,300 | $954 |
| Madison County | 0.76% | $219,700 | $1,677 |
| Marion County | 0.71% | $154,100 | $1,090 |
| McDuffie County | 0.82% | $170,200 | $1,391 |
| McIntosh County | 0.80% | $182,700 | $1,462 |
| Meriwether County | 0.86% | $168,800 | $1,445 |
| Miller County | 1.29% | $124,000 | $1,595 |
| Mitchell County | 1.32% | $106,000 | $1,402 |
| Monroe County | 0.69% | $271,200 | $1,886 |
| Montgomery County | 1.04% | $115,500 | $1,204 |
| Morgan County | 0.71% | $342,300 | $2,425 |
| Murray County | 0.68% | $180,700 | $1,225 |
| Muscogee County | 0.86% | $193,900 | $1,660 |
| Newton County | 0.89% | $265,000 | $2,348 |
| Oconee County | 0.70% | $461,600 | $3,222 |
| Oglethorpe County | 0.75% | $231,600 | $1,733 |
| Paulding County | 0.80% | $326,300 | $2,619 |
| Peach County | 1.02% | $207,800 | $2,117 |
| Pickens County | 0.60% | $332,700 | $1,990 |
| Pierce County | 0.83% | $153,300 | $1,266 |
| Pike County | 0.87% | $305,600 | $2,668 |
| Polk County | 0.75% | $187,600 | $1,413 |
| Pulaski County | 0.93% | $157,600 | $1,463 |
| Putnam County | 0.68% | $249,300 | $1,698 |
| Rabun County | 0.56% | $295,200 | $1,651 |
| Randolph County | 1.07% | $90,200 | $964 |
| Richmond County | 0.84% | $178,500 | $1,508 |
| Rockdale County | 0.71% | $292,900 | $2,074 |
| Schley County | 0.90% | $143,900 | $1,288 |
| Screven County | 1.22% | $124,300 | $1,519 |
| Seminole County | 1.22% | $121,900 | $1,486 |
| Spalding County | 0.94% | $228,700 | $2,142 |
| Stephens County | 0.81% | $175,300 | $1,424 |
| Stewart County | 1.53% | $65,100 | $994 |
| Sumter County | 1.25% | $120,200 | $1,502 |
| Talbot County | 1.16% | $117,100 | $1,356 |
| Taliaferro County | 1.31% | $68,900 | $902 |
| Tattnall County | 0.90% | $140,000 | $1,260 |
| Taylor County | 0.96% | $87,700 | $838 |
| Telfair County | 1.12% | $113,300 | $1,269 |
| Terrell County | 1.04% | $118,400 | $1,227 |
| Thomas County | 0.78% | $196,700 | $1,539 |
| Tift County | 0.86% | $165,200 | $1,419 |
| Toombs County | 0.90% | $137,000 | $1,235 |
| Towns County | 0.34% | $316,100 | $1,084 |
| Treutlen County | 0.71% | $100,100 | $708 |
| Troup County | 0.93% | $217,200 | $2,024 |
| Turner County | 1.05% | $97,300 | $1,026 |
| Twiggs County | 0.73% | $111,300 | $807 |
| Union County | 0.52% | $307,400 | $1,611 |
| Upson County | 0.85% | $168,700 | $1,433 |
| Walker County | 0.75% | $197,100 | $1,479 |
| Walton County | 0.76% | $339,500 | $2,563 |
| Ware County | 0.96% | $109,500 | $1,047 |
| Warren County | 1.09% | $67,100 | $730 |
| Washington County | 1.00% | $112,500 | $1,127 |
| Wayne County | 0.78% | $162,800 | $1,265 |
| Webster County | 1.12% | $82,600 | $925 |
| Wheeler County | 0.63% | $88,200 | $554 |
| White County | 0.65% | $278,900 | $1,800 |
| Whitfield County | 0.64% | $218,000 | $1,391 |
| Wilcox County | 0.91% | $87,600 | $795 |
| Wilkes County | 1.05% | $122,700 | $1,292 |
| Wilkinson County | 0.90% | $86,300 | $775 |
| Worth County | 1.13% | $104,900 | $1,185 |
Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates, tables B25077 (median home value) and B25103 (median real estate taxes paid). Effective rate is computed as median taxes paid divided by median home value at the county level and represents the typical owner-occupied home — actual bills vary by purchase price, exemptions, and special assessments.