Highest property taxes in Georgia: Census estimated rates
Ordered by median annual taxes paid divided by median home value. These are survey estimates, not local statutory tax rates.
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Georgia county ranking
158 counties with usable estimates. Ties use FIPS order; rankings use unrounded ratios. Small displayed differences may reflect rounding or survey error.
| Rank | County | Estimated effective rate | Median home value | Median annual taxes paid | Owner-occupied units | Census sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart County, GA | 1.53% | $65,100 | $994 | 1,044 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 2 | Dougherty County, GA | 1.33% | $134,400 | $1,781 | 15,538 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 3 | Mitchell County, GA | 1.32% | $106,000 | $1,402 | 5,092 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 4 | Taliaferro County, GA | 1.31% | $68,900 | $902 | 483 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 5 | Clinch County, GA | 1.30% | $84,400 | $1,101 | 1,720 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 6 | Miller County, GA | 1.29% | $124,000 | $1,595 | 1,813 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 7 | Dooly County, GA | 1.27% | $107,400 | $1,368 | 2,608 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 8 | Sumter County, GA | 1.25% | $120,200 | $1,502 | 6,220 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 9 | Screven County, GA | 1.22% | $124,300 | $1,519 | 3,445 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 10 | Seminole County, GA | 1.22% | $121,900 | $1,486 | 3,021 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 11 | Brantley County, GA | 1.19% | $99,600 | $1,185 | 5,272 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 12 | Talbot County, GA | 1.16% | $117,100 | $1,356 | 2,012 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 13 | Brooks County, GA | 1.14% | $139,200 | $1,583 | 4,340 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 14 | Worth County, GA | 1.13% | $104,900 | $1,185 | 5,704 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 15 | Bacon County, GA | 1.13% | $101,400 | $1,144 | 2,886 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 16 | Telfair County, GA | 1.12% | $113,300 | $1,269 | 2,176 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 17 | Webster County, GA | 1.12% | $82,600 | $925 | 649 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 18 | Calhoun County, GA | 1.11% | $81,000 | $903 | 947 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 19 | Hancock County, GA | 1.09% | $88,600 | $967 | 2,316 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 20 | Warren County, GA | 1.09% | $67,100 | $730 | 1,514 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 21 | Candler County, GA | 1.08% | $159,200 | $1,721 | 2,576 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 22 | Crisp County, GA | 1.08% | $140,200 | $1,510 | 4,389 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 23 | Ben Hill County, GA | 1.07% | $112,700 | $1,210 | 4,481 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 24 | Irwin County, GA | 1.07% | $105,600 | $1,132 | 2,528 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 25 | Randolph County, GA | 1.07% | $90,200 | $964 | 1,385 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 26 | Turner County, GA | 1.05% | $97,300 | $1,026 | 2,102 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 27 | Wilkes County, GA | 1.05% | $122,700 | $1,292 | 2,731 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 28 | Montgomery County, GA | 1.04% | $115,500 | $1,204 | 2,395 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 29 | Terrell County, GA | 1.04% | $118,400 | $1,227 | 2,084 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 30 | Liberty County, GA | 1.04% | $201,500 | $2,087 | 12,206 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 31 | Bibb County, GA | 1.03% | $174,500 | $1,801 | 30,802 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 32 | Glascock County, GA | 1.03% | $123,800 | $1,273 | 700 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 33 | Peach County, GA | 1.02% | $207,800 | $2,117 | 7,372 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 34 | Evans County, GA | 1.02% | $138,200 | $1,405 | 2,666 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 35 | Washington County, GA | 1.00% | $112,500 | $1,127 | 4,728 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 36 | Lanier County, GA | 1.00% | $162,300 | $1,615 | 2,550 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 37 | Clay County, GA | 0.99% | $94,400 | $937 | 964 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 38 | Lincoln County, GA | 0.99% | $165,900 | $1,643 | 2,295 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 39 | Macon County, GA | 0.98% | $97,300 | $954 | 2,708 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 40 | Lee County, GA | 0.97% | $231,800 | $2,250 | 9,112 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 41 | Jones County, GA | 0.97% | $194,500 | $1,878 | 9,013 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 42 | Jefferson County, GA | 0.96% | $105,400 | $1,009 | 3,919 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 43 | Ware County, GA | 0.96% | $109,500 | $1,047 | 8,172 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 44 | Taylor County, GA | 0.96% | $87,700 | $838 | 1,999 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 45 | Decatur County, GA | 0.95% | $158,800 | $1,514 | 6,598 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 46 | Bleckley County, GA | 0.95% | $149,600 | $1,423 | 3,257 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 47 | Gwinnett County, GA | 0.95% | $380,900 | $3,617 | 216,729 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 48 | Appling County, GA | 0.94% | $76,700 | $721 | 5,205 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 49 | Johnson County, GA | 0.94% | $94,900 | $889 | 2,443 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 50 | Spalding County, GA | 0.94% | $228,700 | $2,142 | 16,610 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 51 | Emanuel County, GA | 0.93% | $94,700 | $884 | 5,052 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 52 | Troup County, GA | 0.93% | $217,200 | $2,024 | 16,298 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 53 | Pulaski County, GA | 0.93% | $157,600 | $1,463 | 2,530 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 54 | DeKalb County, GA | 0.93% | $357,800 | $3,310 | 168,868 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 55 | Jeff Davis County, GA | 0.92% | $118,300 | $1,093 | 3,911 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 56 | Elbert County, GA | 0.91% | $142,000 | $1,298 | 5,941 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 57 | Grady County, GA | 0.91% | $152,400 | $1,386 | 6,682 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 58 | Echols County, GA | 0.91% | $124,100 | $1,127 | 869 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 59 | Wilcox County, GA | 0.91% | $87,600 | $795 | 1,952 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 60 | Effingham County, GA | 0.90% | $276,000 | $2,495 | 19,030 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 61 | Toombs County, GA | 0.90% | $137,000 | $1,235 | 6,299 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 62 | Tattnall County, GA | 0.90% | $140,000 | $1,260 | 5,419 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 63 | Wilkinson County, GA | 0.90% | $86,300 | $775 | 2,796 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 64 | Schley County, GA | 0.90% | $143,900 | $1,288 | 1,312 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 65 | Newton County, GA | 0.89% | $265,000 | $2,348 | 30,395 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 66 | Chattooga County, GA | 0.88% | $115,600 | $1,022 | 6,114 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 67 | Camden County, GA | 0.88% | $261,400 | $2,305 | 14,706 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 68 | Fulton County, GA | 0.88% | $458,800 | $4,033 | 251,193 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 69 | Henry County, GA | 0.87% | $313,900 | $2,741 | 64,904 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 70 | Clarke County, GA | 0.87% | $298,900 | $2,610 | 22,563 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 71 | Pike County, GA | 0.87% | $305,600 | $2,668 | 5,689 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 72 | Dodge County, GA | 0.87% | $118,100 | $1,030 | 4,855 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 73 | Long County, GA | 0.87% | $218,300 | $1,903 | 4,017 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 74 | Jackson County, GA | 0.87% | $345,000 | $3,000 | 22,532 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 75 | Clayton County, GA | 0.87% | $222,300 | $1,933 | 57,782 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 76 | Crawford County, GA | 0.87% | $164,100 | $1,421 | 3,614 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 77 | Lamar County, GA | 0.86% | $216,500 | $1,864 | 5,397 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 78 | Tift County, GA | 0.86% | $165,200 | $1,419 | 9,547 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 79 | Berrien County, GA | 0.86% | $131,600 | $1,130 | 4,999 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 80 | Jenkins County, GA | 0.86% | $92,900 | $797 | 2,645 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 81 | Muscogee County, GA | 0.86% | $193,900 | $1,660 | 41,390 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 82 | Baker County, GA | 0.86% | $119,500 | $1,023 | 850 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 83 | Meriwether County, GA | 0.86% | $168,800 | $1,445 | 6,127 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 84 | Harris County, GA | 0.85% | $302,800 | $2,578 | 11,571 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 85 | Upson County, GA | 0.85% | $168,700 | $1,433 | 6,462 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 86 | Floyd County, GA | 0.85% | $217,900 | $1,847 | 23,434 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 87 | Richmond County, GA | 0.84% | $178,500 | $1,508 | 39,285 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 88 | Chatham County, GA | 0.84% | $302,700 | $2,541 | 68,319 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 89 | Colquitt County, GA | 0.84% | $121,400 | $1,014 | 10,708 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 90 | Houston County, GA | 0.83% | $219,800 | $1,835 | 42,738 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 91 | Chattahoochee County, GA | 0.83% | $102,700 | $856 | 733 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 92 | Pierce County, GA | 0.83% | $153,300 | $1,266 | 5,815 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 93 | Columbia County, GA | 0.82% | $305,300 | $2,515 | 43,093 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 94 | Early County, GA | 0.82% | $131,300 | $1,081 | 2,741 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 95 | Butts County, GA | 0.82% | $240,600 | $1,976 | 6,642 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 96 | McDuffie County, GA | 0.82% | $170,200 | $1,391 | 5,299 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 97 | Stephens County, GA | 0.81% | $175,300 | $1,424 | 7,748 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 98 | Lowndes County, GA | 0.81% | $215,600 | $1,750 | 26,222 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 99 | Jasper County, GA | 0.80% | $243,400 | $1,959 | 5,106 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 100 | Paulding County, GA | 0.80% | $326,300 | $2,619 | 48,470 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 101 | Haralson County, GA | 0.80% | $227,500 | $1,823 | 8,412 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 102 | McIntosh County, GA | 0.80% | $182,700 | $1,462 | 4,055 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 103 | Atkinson County, GA | 0.79% | $79,000 | $625 | 1,994 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 104 | Barrow County, GA | 0.78% | $294,700 | $2,307 | 24,170 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 105 | Thomas County, GA | 0.78% | $196,700 | $1,539 | 11,915 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 106 | Bryan County, GA | 0.78% | $343,200 | $2,677 | 12,904 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 107 | Wayne County, GA | 0.78% | $162,800 | $1,265 | 7,447 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 108 | Cook County, GA | 0.78% | $157,500 | $1,221 | 4,162 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 109 | Madison County, GA | 0.76% | $219,700 | $1,677 | 8,649 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 110 | Charlton County, GA | 0.76% | $142,800 | $1,088 | 3,378 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 111 | Coffee County, GA | 0.76% | $128,900 | $976 | 9,925 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 112 | Walton County, GA | 0.75% | $339,500 | $2,563 | 28,343 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 113 | Bulloch County, GA | 0.75% | $222,500 | $1,679 | 16,389 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 114 | Polk County, GA | 0.75% | $187,600 | $1,413 | 10,500 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 115 | Fayette County, GA | 0.75% | $436,400 | $3,285 | 35,714 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 116 | Walker County, GA | 0.75% | $197,100 | $1,479 | 20,337 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 117 | Oglethorpe County, GA | 0.75% | $231,600 | $1,733 | 4,536 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 118 | Douglas County, GA | 0.75% | $296,900 | $2,212 | 34,849 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 119 | Coweta County, GA | 0.73% | $357,500 | $2,624 | 44,124 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 120 | Hall County, GA | 0.73% | $350,400 | $2,571 | 50,421 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 121 | Forsyth County, GA | 0.73% | $550,400 | $4,020 | 75,167 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 122 | Twiggs County, GA | 0.73% | $111,300 | $807 | 2,546 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 123 | Franklin County, GA | 0.72% | $179,000 | $1,288 | 6,939 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 124 | Morgan County, GA | 0.71% | $342,300 | $2,425 | 6,352 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 125 | Rockdale County, GA | 0.71% | $292,900 | $2,074 | 23,964 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 126 | Marion County, GA | 0.71% | $154,100 | $1,090 | 2,339 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 127 | Treutlen County, GA | 0.71% | $100,100 | $708 | 1,477 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 128 | Baldwin County, GA | 0.70% | $181,900 | $1,276 | 10,125 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 129 | Bartow County, GA | 0.70% | $289,000 | $2,024 | 29,735 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 130 | Oconee County, GA | 0.70% | $461,600 | $3,222 | 12,186 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 131 | Monroe County, GA | 0.70% | $271,200 | $1,886 | 8,841 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 132 | Gordon County, GA | 0.69% | $222,900 | $1,537 | 15,776 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 133 | Cherokee County, GA | 0.69% | $435,100 | $2,985 | 78,464 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 134 | Putnam County, GA | 0.68% | $249,300 | $1,698 | 8,444 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 135 | Murray County, GA | 0.68% | $180,700 | $1,225 | 11,256 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 136 | Burke County, GA | 0.68% | $151,600 | $1,025 | 6,429 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 137 | Cobb County, GA | 0.67% | $407,200 | $2,720 | 198,190 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 138 | Laurens County, GA | 0.66% | $154,500 | $1,021 | 11,949 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 139 | Catoosa County, GA | 0.65% | $240,900 | $1,566 | 19,789 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 140 | Lumpkin County, GA | 0.65% | $307,900 | $1,989 | 8,908 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 141 | White County, GA | 0.65% | $278,900 | $1,800 | 8,457 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 142 | Whitfield County, GA | 0.64% | $218,000 | $1,391 | 24,680 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 143 | Wheeler County, GA | 0.63% | $88,200 | $554 | 1,059 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 144 | Greene County, GA | 0.61% | $394,800 | $2,425 | 6,390 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 145 | Carroll County, GA | 0.61% | $255,100 | $1,566 | 31,438 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 146 | Pickens County, GA | 0.60% | $332,700 | $1,990 | 10,906 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 147 | Banks County, GA | 0.60% | $278,100 | $1,663 | 5,397 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 148 | Dawson County, GA | 0.60% | $406,700 | $2,430 | 9,103 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 149 | Habersham County, GA | 0.59% | $238,300 | $1,403 | 12,197 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 150 | Dade County, GA | 0.57% | $198,500 | $1,133 | 4,864 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 151 | Glynn County, GA | 0.57% | $301,300 | $1,708 | 23,695 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 152 | Hart County, GA | 0.56% | $215,100 | $1,209 | 8,581 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 153 | Heard County, GA | 0.56% | $186,800 | $1,049 | 3,115 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 154 | Rabun County, GA | 0.56% | $295,200 | $1,651 | 5,873 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 155 | Union County, GA | 0.52% | $307,400 | $1,611 | 9,697 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 156 | Gilmer County, GA | 0.35% | $314,000 | $1,109 | 10,506 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 157 | Towns County, GA | 0.34% | $316,100 | $1,084 | 4,875 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 158 | Fannin County, GA | 0.33% | $306,600 | $1,021 | 9,342 | Value / Tax / Units |
1 counties excluded from the ranking
At least one median is missing or bounded; no precise ratio is shown.
| County | Estimated effective rate | Median home value | Median annual taxes paid | Owner-occupied units | Census sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman County, GA | Unavailable | $104,600 | Unavailable | 899 | Value / / Units |
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