Property tax in Camden County, Georgia
In Camden County, the property tax bill comes from the Camden County Tax Commissioner, Property Tax Division. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Camden County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Camden County, Georgia is $2,305 a year, which is about 0.88% of the county's median home value of $261,400. That effective rate is higher than the typical Georgia county (0.86%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Camden County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Camden County Tax Commissioner, Property Tax Division. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Camden County Board of Tax Assessors, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
Camden County does not use a fixed due date: bills are mailed near the middle of September and are due 60 days after the mail-out date, so check the date printed on your bill. If no bill has arrived by October 15, call the Tax Commissioner at 912-576-3248. Taxes are delinquent the day after the due date; interest runs at the prime rate plus 3% a year, charged monthly, and a 5% penalty is added at 120, 240, 360 and 480 days late (the penalty does not apply to homestead taxes of $500 or less). The City of St. Marys sets its own tax rate and has its own $25,000 senior exemption for residents 62 and older, applied for with the city before June 1. Paying online by card carries a convenience fee charged by the county's payment vendor.
When are property taxes due in Camden County?
Georgia has no single statewide payment due date. Bills and due dates are set county by county. Note that the January 1 to April 1 window on the state site is the deadline to file a property tax return, not to pay the bill.
Camden County does not publish the due dates for its bill on its own pages (checked September 23, 2026), so we do not print any here. The dates on your statement are the ones that bind you; who sends which bill is covered above.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Camden County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Camden County's average effective rate of 0.88% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,300 / year
Property tax in Camden County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,305 |
| Median home value | $261,400 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.88% |
| Typical Georgia county rate | 0.86% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Camden County compare in Georgia?
Among Georgia's 158 counties, Camden County has the 66th highest effective property-tax rate: 65 rank higher and 92 rank lower. That is near the middle for Georgia. Nationally, it ranks 1388th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Georgia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Camden County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Camden County's 14,706 owner-occupied homes, 32.1% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 51.9% pay at least $2,000, and 13.1% pay under $800. Another 8.1% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 1,926 | 13.1% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 2,091 | 14.2% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,849 | 12.6% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 2,916 | 19.8% |
| $3,000 or more | 4,727 | 32.1% |
| No property tax paid | 1,197 | 8.1% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,510 and owners without one pay $1,806. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.
How does the Camden County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,305 is about 2.5% of the median income of Camden County homeowner households, $90,863 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 67.8% of Camden County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Camden County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,679 in 2015-2019 to $2,305 in 2020-2024, a 37.3% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 57.8%, from $165,700 to $261,400. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Camden County
Camden County borders 4 counties, 1 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brantley County, GA | 1.19% | $1,185 | $99,600 |
| Camden County, GA (this county) | 0.88% | $2,305 | $261,400 |
| Charlton County, GA | 0.76% | $1,088 | $142,800 |
| Nassau County, FL | 0.71% | $2,699 | $382,800 |
| Glynn County, GA | 0.57% | $1,708 | $301,300 |
How is a home assessed in Camden County?
Georgia assesses homes at 40% of market value in every county, Camden County included. How Georgia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Camden County?
Yes. Georgia's standard homestead exemption deducts $2,000 from the assessed value of a resident's primary home. That is the Georgia rule, and it applies in Camden County. Georgia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Georgia programs, Camden County runs its own:
- Homestead valuation freeze: Approved by Camden County voters in 2006, it bases the taxable value of a primary residence and up to five acres on the value for the year before the exemption is first granted to the current owner. Improvements made to the property are added to that base value the next year. Apply by April 1.
- Local senior homestead exemption (age 62 and older): Homeowners 62 or older may get county and school tax exemptions of up to $25,000, with no income limit. Apply by April 1.
How to appeal your Camden County property assessment
In Camden County you appeal to the Camden County Board of Tax Assessors. The deadline: In writing to the Board of Tax Assessors, postmarked within 45 days of the date the assessment notice was mailed. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Georgia's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Georgia rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Georgia page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Camden County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Georgia income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Georgia actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Camden County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Camden County, Georgia: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.