GA Property Taxes

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Georgia Property Taxes

Property Taxes~Georgia

Good news! Real estate taxes for homes are relatively low in Georgia, compared with many other areas. To estimate your real estate tax on a residential property, all Georgia uses the same basic formula; calculate 40% of the "fair market value" (usually lower than actual sale prices) and multiply that result by the millage rate in the particular county. Be sure to use the rate including fire, any incorporated city taxes, school tax rate, etc. These rates are available on-line at for every county in Georgia:

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In Georgia property is required to be assessed at 40% of the fair market value unless otherwise specified by law.

Property is assessed at the county level by the Board of Tax Assessors. The State Revenue Commissioner is responsible for examining the digests of counties in Georgia in order to determine that property is assessed uniformly and equally between and within the counties. (O.C.G.A. 48-5-340)

Example: The assessed value--40 percent of the fair market value--of a house that is worth $100,000 is $40,000. In a county where the millage rate is 25 mills, the property tax on that house would be $1,000; $25 for every $1,000 of assessed value or $25 multiplied by 40 is $1,000.

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