Metro Atlanta Property Taxes 
A Monthly house payment consists of several variables, however the majority of it is principal and interest ("Mortgage P&I" ). The other major portion of the payment is property tax.
Homestead Exemptions:
Generally, a homeowner is entitled to a homestead exemption on their home and land underneath provided the home was owned by the homeowner and was their legal residence as of January 1 of the taxable year.
The State of Georgia offers homestead exemptions to all qualifying homeowners. In some counties they have increased the amounts of their homestead exemptions by local legislation above the amounts offered by the State. As a general rule the exemptions offered by the county are more beneficial to the homeowner.
Senior Citizens, Disabled Veterans, and or Surviving Spouses of an Armed Services Member, or Civil Services Member may be granted additional tax benefits under the homestead exemption provision. Please CLICK HERE to find out if you qualify. You may click the following link to download the Georgia Homestead Exemption Application
Metro Atlanta Homestead Exemption Allowances By County (Not All Counties Are Listed Below)
- $2,000 for Jackson, Paulding and Spalding;
- $4,000 for Carroll and Newton;
- $5,000 for Bartow and Cherokee;
- $6,000 for Douglas;
- $7,000 for Coweta and Dawson;
- $8,000 for Forsyth;
- $9,000 for Fayette;
- $10,000 for Barrow, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb and Hall;
- $12,000 for Henry;
- $15,000 for Fulton and Rockdale.
- For Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry and Walton, call the tax commissioner for exemption information.
Annual Property Tax Calculation:
To estimate your monthly real estate tax payment, multiply the total appraised value of your home by 40 percent. Deduct from this amount your homestead exemption. Now, divide the balance by 1,000. Multiply this amount by the millage rate listed below. This final figure is your estimated annual tax; divide by 12 to calculate your estimated monthly property tax.
Annual Property Tax Example:
If you base the tax on a $250,000 home in Cherokee vs. Forsyth vs. Fulton vs. Cobb, it would be:
(250,000 X .40) (minus homestead exemption Amt) / 1000 = value X millage rate = Property Tax Annually
"THE ABOVE TOTALS INCLUDE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION."
METRO ATLANTA REAL ESTATE MILLAGE (TAX) CHART
Auburn
Bethlehem
Braselton
Carl
Statham
Winder
Unincorporated | 33.56
28.36
28.36
28.36
33.79
28.47
28.36 |
Adairsville
Cartersville
Cartersville Annex
Emerson
Euharlee
Kingston
Taylorville
White
Unincorporated | 32.64
28.48
28.48
28.71
28.71
28.71
28.71
28.71
27.39 |
Bowdon
Bremen
Carrollton
Mt. Zion
Roopville
Temple
Villa Rica
Whitesburg
Unincorporated | 33.64
26.88
27.85
28.81
24.85
32.00
31.68
33.10
24.85 |
Ball Ground
Canton
Holly Springs
Little River Fire
Nelson
Oak Grove Fire
Waleska
Woodstock
Unincorporated | 32.00
30.00
31.22
26.50
25.29
26.50
30.76
29.86
26.50 |
Athens
Bogart
Winterville
Unincorporated | 33.05
36.63
35.60
33.05 |
| College Park
Forest Park
Jonesboro
Lake City
Lovejoy
Morrow
Riverdale County-Fire
Non-Fire | 38.57
35.60
34.91
34.78
32.91
34.01
36.51
32.91
29.01 |
Acworth
Austell
Kennesaw
Marietta
Powder Springs
Smyrna
No Fire District
Unincorporated | 37.44
30.31
38.00
29.94
38.25
36.36
27.19
29.75 |
Grantville
Grantville-New
Haralson
Moreland
Newnan
Newnan-New
Palmetto
Senoia
Senoia-New
Sharpsburg
Turin
Unincorporated | 28.14
30.64
28.28
30.15
29.92
32.42
30.08
34.19
34.19
30.88
28.08
27.49 |
Atlanta
Avondale
Chamblee
Clarkston
Decatur
Doraville
Lithonia
Pine Lake
Stone Mountain
Unincorporated | 43.89
47.76
41.56
48.37
50.59
44.35
49.12
51.96
47.20
39.30 |
| Austell
Douglasville
Villa Rica
Unincorporated | 32.64
32.64
35.62
28.79 |
Brooks
Fayetteville
Peachtree City
Tyrone
Unincorporated | 31.79
31.08
33.63
33.88
30.19 |
Cumming
Unincorporated | 22.63
22.63 |
Alpharetta
Atlanta
College Park
East Point
Fairburn
Hapeville
Johns Creek
Milton
North Fulton Palmetto
Roswell
Sandy Springs
South Fulton
Union City | 36.43
43.86
39.39
41.99
34.83
42.44
34.44
34.44
34.44
34.33
35.91
34.56
35.56
39.33 |
Auburn
Berkeley Lake
Braselton
Buford
Dacula
Duluth
Grayson
Lawrenceville
Lilburn
Loganville
Norcross | 37.84
36.20
32.10
26.90
36.50
37.29
34.60
34.41
36.36
41.10
38.63 |
| Rest Haven
Snellville
Sugar Hill
Suwanee
Fire & Rec. | 32.10
35.75
35.90
37.87
32.10 |
Buford
Clermont
Flowery Branch
Gainesville
Gillsville
Lula
Oakwood
Unincorporated | 25.05
26.90
29.74
34.03
26.90
26.90
29.38
25.55 |
Hampton
Locust Grove
McDonough
Stockbridge
Unincorporated | 26.23
35.69
37.48
37.47
37.51 |
Arcade
Arcade Fire
Braselton
Commerce
Harrisburg F.D.
Hoschton
Jackson Trail Fire
Jefferson
Maysville
Maysville Fire
Nicholson
Nicholson Fire
N. Jackson Fire
Pendergrass
Plainview Fire
S. Jackson Fire
Talmo
W. Jackson Fire
Unincorporated | 33.64
32.60
33.96
29.43
32.99
33.96
32.30
33.81
36.56
32.33
33.04
32.00
32.07
36.11
32.89
32.96
33.11
32.92
31.23 |
Dahlongea
Unincorporated | 28.20
23.01 |
| Covington
Mansfield
Newborn
Oxford
Porterdale
Social Circle
Unincorporated | 39.37
36.95
33.59
36.39
40.57
36.17
31.67 |
Bishop
Bogart
High Shoals
Watkinsville
Unincorporated | 28.77
30.60
28.49
30.71
26.18 |
Braswell
Dallas
Hiram
Unincorporated | 31.22
28.01
24.22
24.22 |
Conyers
Unincorporated | 45.98
36.08 |
Griffin
Orchard Hill
Sunnyside
Unincorporated | 41.09
37.41
36.82
35.50 |
Between
Good Hope
Jersey
Loganville
Monroe
Social Circle
Walnut Grove
Unincorporated | 30.25
30.25
30.25
38.78
36.52
33.36
30.25
30.25 |
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