Property Tax & Income in Richmond County, Georgia
Richmond County has an effective property tax rate of 0.84%. On the median home value of $178,500, that's roughly $1,508 per year. Median household income is $55,637.
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 | Richmond County | Georgia (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.84% | 0.86% |
| Median home value1 | $178,500 | — |
| 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 Richmond County, GA
Buying a home in Richmond County, Georgia means weighing a lower-than-average price tag against a tax rate that sits close to the middle of the pack. The median home value here is $178,500, and the resulting annual property tax bill comes to about $1,508, based on an effective rate of 0.845%. That rate falls just below Georgia's statewide median of 0.859%, though it edges past the national figure of 0.794%. Among the state's 158 counties, Richmond County ranks 87th by property tax rate. With a median household income of $55,637 and per-capita income of $31,825, the tax bill amounts to roughly 2.7% of a household's yearly earnings. Augusta anchors the county as its largest city, alongside Gracewood. For buyers drawn to the area's comparatively affordable housing stock, the tax picture stays broadly in line with both state and national norms.