Property Tax & Income in Muscogee County, Georgia
Muscogee County has an effective property tax rate of 0.86%. On the median home value of $193,900, that's roughly $1,660 per year. Median household income is $58,073.
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 | Muscogee County | Georgia (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.86% | 0.86% |
| Median home value1 | $193,900 | — |
| 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 Muscogee County, GA
Muscogee County’s effective property tax rate of 0.856% sits just under Georgia’s statewide median of 0.859%, a difference so slight that homeowners in Columbus and the surrounding area pay roughly what the average Georgian pays. The county ranks 83rd out of 158 Georgia counties, placing it squarely in the middle of the state’s property tax landscape. Against the national median of 0.794%, however, Muscogee runs slightly higher. On a median home value of $193,900, that rate yields an annual tax bill of about $1,660. With median household income at $58,073 and per-capita income at $33,739, the tax load appears broadly consistent with what comparable Georgia communities carry—neither a standout bargain nor an outlier. Buyers weighing Muscogee against neighboring counties should expect property taxes close to the state norm rather than dramatically above or below it.