Property Tax & Income in Jefferson County, Georgia
Jefferson County has an effective property tax rate of 0.96%. On the median home value of $105,400, that's roughly $1,009 per year. Median household income is $53,014.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Jefferson County | Georgia (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.96% | 0.86% |
| Median home value1 | $105,400 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 5.19% | top rate 5.19% |
| State sales tax3 | 7.56% combined | 7.56% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Jefferson County, GA
Jefferson County's effective property tax rate of 0.957% sits above both the Georgia median of 0.859% and the national figure of 0.794%, placing it 42nd among the state's 158 counties. That ranking signals a heavier reliance on property taxes than many of its Georgia peers. On a median home value of $105,400, the annual real-estate tax bill comes to about $1,009. Households here earn a median of $53,014, with per-capita income at $27,127, so the tax bill amounts to a noticeable share of yearly earnings. The county includes Bartow, Wadley, and Matthews, all small communities where home values and incomes tend to track the countywide figures. Buyers weighing a move here should expect property taxes somewhat above what a comparable home would draw in much of the state and the country.