Property tax in Douglas County, Georgia
In Douglas County, the property tax bill comes from the Douglas County Tax Commissioner. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Douglas County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Douglas County, Georgia is $2,212 a year, which is about 0.75% of the county's median home value of $296,900. 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 Douglas County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Douglas County Tax Commissioner. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Douglas County Board of Assessors (Appraisal Department), 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.
Douglas County's due date moves each year because it is set 60 days after the bills are mailed, so check the date printed on your bill. Tax bills are mailed to the homeowner, never to the mortgage company, so forward yours if your lender pays from escrow. Card payments carry a 3% service fee, and partial payments are accepted. If you have an assessment appeal pending, your first bill is for 85% of the tax and a second bill follows once the appeal is decided. Homestead exemption applications are filed at the Tax Commissioner's Office and must be received by April 1.
When are property taxes due in Douglas 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.
Douglas 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 Douglas County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Douglas County's average effective rate of 0.75% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,227 / year
Property tax in Douglas County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,212 |
| Median home value | $296,900 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.75% |
| 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 Douglas County compare in Georgia?
Among Georgia's 158 counties, Douglas County has the 113th highest effective property-tax rate: 112 rank higher and 45 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Georgia. Nationally, it ranks 1719th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Georgia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Douglas County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Douglas County's 34,849 owner-occupied homes, 32.2% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 52.6% pay at least $2,000, and 15.2% pay under $800. Another 3.4% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 5,307 | 15.2% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 5,343 | 15.3% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 4,676 | 13.4% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 7,117 | 20.4% |
| $3,000 or more | 11,225 | 32.2% |
| No property tax paid | 1,181 | 3.4% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,477 and owners without one pay $1,474. 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 Douglas County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,212 is about 2.3% of the median income of Douglas County homeowner households, $95,468 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 66.9% of Douglas 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 Douglas County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,466 in 2015-2019 to $2,212 in 2020-2024, a 50.9% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 83.7%, from $161,600 to $296,900. 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 Douglas County
Douglas County borders 4 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County, GA | 0.88% | $4,033 | $458,800 |
| Paulding County, GA | 0.8% | $2,619 | $326,300 |
| Douglas County, GA (this county) | 0.75% | $2,212 | $296,900 |
| Cobb County, GA | 0.67% | $2,720 | $407,200 |
| Carroll County, GA | 0.61% | $1,566 | $255,100 |
How is a home assessed in Douglas County?
Georgia assesses homes at 40% of market value in every county, Douglas County included. How Georgia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Douglas 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 Douglas County. Georgia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Georgia programs, Douglas County runs its own:
- Senior school tax exemption (age 62 and older): Douglas County offers an additional homestead exemption for homeowners 62 or older on January 1, and the Douglas County School System says homeowners 62 and older are exempt from school taxes; ask the Tax Commissioner's Office exactly what it covers for your home. Apply by April 1.
How to appeal your Douglas County property assessment
In Douglas County you appeal to the Douglas County Board of Assessors, then the Board of Equalization, arbitration, or a hearing officer. The deadline: Within 45 days of the date on the assessment notice, filed with the Appraisal Department by mail, in person or online. For 2026, notices were mailed June 16 and the last day to appeal was July 31, 2026; the county says it cannot extend the deadline. Appeals are not accepted by fax or email. The hearing officer route is only for non-homestead property valued over $500,000. 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Douglas 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.