Property tax in Georgia: 0.77%
The median Georgia homeowner pays $2,341 a year on a home worth $303,300, an effective rate of 0.77%. That ranks 27th of 51, between Oklahoma (0.8%) and Florida (0.76%). At the median state's 0.8% the same $303,300 home would owe $91 more a year.
In dollars, Georgia has the 26th-highest median home value and the 20th-smallest median bill of the 51. By home value it sits between Wyoming ($309,700, taxed at 0.57%) and Maine ($296,600, 1.02%).
| Rank | State | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Washington | 0.81% | $4,556 | $564,600 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 0.8% | $1,599 | $199,800 |
| 27 | Georgia | 0.77% | $2,341 | $303,300 |
| 28 | Florida | 0.76% | $2,730 | $359,000 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 0.75% | $1,544 | $205,600 |
Georgia property tax by home price
At county rates the median-value home would owe $2,093 a year in Cobb County and $2,972 in Gwinnett County, against $2,341 at the statewide figure.
| Home value | Per year | Per month | vs. median state (0.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150,000 (half the median) | $1,155 | $96 | −$45 |
| $303,300 (median) | $2,335 | $195 | −$91 |
| $455,000 (1.5× the median) | $3,504 | $292 | −$137 |
| $605,000 (twice the median) | $4,659 | $388 | −$182 |
Property tax by county in Georgia
Across the 4 largest Georgia counties, measured effective rates run from 0.69% in Cobb County to 0.98% in Gwinnett County; 3 of them sit above the statewide 0.77%.
| County | Main cities | Population | Effective rate | Median home value | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | Atlanta | 1,068,507 | 0.89% | $431,200 | $3,847 |
| Gwinnett County | Lawrenceville, Peachtree Corners | 966,972 | 0.98% | $345,700 | $3,381 |
| Cobb County | Marietta | 769,152 | 0.69% | $373,700 | $2,560 |
| DeKalb County | Decatur, Dunwoody | 762,105 | 0.92% | $331,400 | $3,046 |