Property tax in Carroll County, Georgia
In Carroll County, the property tax bill comes from the Carroll County Tax Commissioner. The 2026 bill is due December 1, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Carroll County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Carroll County, Georgia is $1,566 a year, which is about 0.61% of the county's median home value of $255,100. That effective rate is lower than the typical Georgia county (0.86%) and lower 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 Carroll County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Carroll County Tax Commissioner. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Carroll 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.
Tax bills are mailed to the homeowner, never to the mortgage company, so forward yours if your lender pays from escrow. Paying online or at the office by card adds a 2.5% fee charged by the payment processor, Assurance. The Carroll County Tax Commissioner also bills the City of Villa Rica's property tax. Owners in Carrollton and the county's other cities should check with their city whether it sends a separate bill. Homestead and senior exemptions are applied for at the Board of Tax Assessors, not the Tax Commissioner.
When are property taxes due in Carroll County?
For the 2026 bill, Carroll County has one due date: December 1, 2026. Carroll County moved its due date from December 21 to December 1 by a Board of Commissioners resolution in December 2009; the due date printed on your bill controls if bills go out late. December 1, 2026 is a Tuesday. A U.S. Postal Service postmark is accepted as the payment date; a postage-meter mark is not. After the due date, interest is added every month until the bill is paid, at the bank prime loan rate plus 3%. A 5% penalty is added to taxes unpaid 120 days after the due date, and again every 120 days until it reaches 20%; homesteaded property with a tax bill under $500 is not charged the penalty. Under state law, interest cannot start until 60 days after the bill's postmark, which matters only if bills go out late.
From Carroll County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. The county had not posted a calendar labeled for this cycle when we checked, so these dates come from state law and the county's standing schedule; the date on your bill is the one that binds you.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Carroll County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Carroll County's average effective rate of 0.61% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,556 / year
Property tax in Carroll County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,566 |
| Median home value | $255,100 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.61% |
| 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 Carroll County compare in Georgia?
Among Georgia's 158 counties, Carroll County has the 144th highest effective property-tax rate: 143 rank higher and 14 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2212th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Georgia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Carroll County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Carroll County's 31,438 owner-occupied homes, 18.4% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 33.5% pay at least $2,000, and 26.1% pay under $800. Another 4.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 8,201 | 26.1% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 6,177 | 19.6% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 5,201 | 16.5% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 4,761 | 15.1% |
| $3,000 or more | 5,779 | 18.4% |
| No property tax paid | 1,319 | 4.2% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,782 and owners without one pay $1,061. 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 Carroll County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,566 is about 1.8% of the median income of Carroll County homeowner households, $88,098 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 71.3% of Carroll 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 Carroll County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,043 in 2015-2019 to $1,566 in 2020-2024, a 50.1% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 85.1%, from $137,800 to $255,100. 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 Carroll County
Carroll County borders 8 counties, 2 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County, GA | 0.88% | $4,033 | $458,800 |
| Haralson County, GA | 0.8% | $1,823 | $227,500 |
| Paulding County, GA | 0.8% | $2,619 | $326,300 |
| Douglas County, GA | 0.75% | $2,212 | $296,900 |
| Coweta County, GA | 0.73% | $2,624 | $357,500 |
| Carroll County, GA (this county) | 0.61% | $1,566 | $255,100 |
| Heard County, GA | 0.56% | $1,049 | $186,800 |
| Cleburne County, AL | 0.29% | $486 | $165,600 |
| Randolph County, AL | 0.25% | $452 | $181,600 |
How is a home assessed in Carroll County?
Georgia assesses homes at 40% of market value in every county, Carroll County included. How Georgia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Carroll 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 Carroll County. Georgia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Georgia programs, Carroll County runs its own:
- Local senior exemption (age 65 and older): Homeowners 65 or older on January 1 get an $8,000 exemption on the county portion of the bill, with no income limit, and the amount rises as the county revalues the home; the county also lists a full exemption from county school tax on the primary residence for the same homeowners. Apply by April 1, or later up to the last day to appeal that year's assessment notice.
How to appeal your Carroll County property assessment
In Carroll County you appeal to the Carroll County Board of Tax Assessors, then the Board of Equalization, arbitration, or a hearing officer. The deadline: In writing to the Board of Tax Assessors, postmarked within 45 days of the date the annual assessment notice was mailed; the notice prints the last day to appeal. 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Carroll 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.