Property tax in Cook County, Georgia

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Cook County, Georgia is $1,221 a year, which is about 0.78% of the county's median home value of $157,500. 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.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Cook County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Cook County's average effective rate of 0.78% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $1,229 / year

Property tax in Cook County at a glance

Cook County, Georgia property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,221
Median home value	$157,500
Effective tax rate	0.78%
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 Cook County compare in Georgia?

Among Georgia's 158 counties, Cook County has the 106th highest effective property-tax rate: 105 rank higher and 52 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Georgia. Nationally, it ranks 1636th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Georgia county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Cook County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Cook County's 4,162 owner-occupied homes, 12.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 25.1% pay at least $2,000, and 30.8% pay under $800. Another 9.1% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Cook County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	1,280	30.8%
$800 to $1,499	1,031	24.8%
$1,500 to $1,999	428	10.3%
$2,000 to $2,999	515	12.4%
$3,000 or more	530	12.7%
No property tax paid	378	9.1%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,600 and owners without one pay $923. 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 Cook County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,221 is about 1.8% of the median income of Cook County homeowner households, $67,532 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 66% of Cook 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 Cook County?

Yes. The median bill went from $886 in 2015-2019 to $1,221 in 2020-2024, a 37.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 80%, from $87,500 to $157,500. 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 Cook County

Cook County borders 5 counties.

Cook County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Brooks County, GA	1.14%	$1,583	$139,200
Berrien County, GA	0.86%	$1,130	$131,600
Tift County, GA	0.86%	$1,419	$165,200
Colquitt County, GA	0.84%	$1,014	$121,400
Lowndes County, GA	0.81%	$1,750	$215,600
Cook County, GA (this county)	0.78%	$1,221	$157,500

How is a home assessed in Cook County?

Georgia assesses homes at 40% of market value in every county, Cook County included. How Georgia assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Cook 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 Cook County. Georgia's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Cook 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.

That is the Georgia rule. Cook County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Cook County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the County Board of Tax Assessors, then the county Board of Equalization. The filing deadline is typically 45 days after the assessment notice. That is the Georgia rule; Cook County sets the exact dates and forms. The Georgia appeal process step by step.

Georgia rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Georgia page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Cook 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.