Property tax in Hall County, Georgia
In Hall County, the property tax bill comes from the Hall County Tax Commissioner. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Hall County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Hall County, Georgia is $2,571 a year, which is about 0.73% of the county's median home value of $350,400. 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 Hall County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Hall County Tax Commissioner. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Hall County Board of 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.
The 2026 due date is not set yet. The Tax Commissioner announced on September 14, 2026 that 2026 bills will be mailed around mid-October instead of the usual September 15, and that the due date will be 60 days after the mailing date. If bills go out in mid-October as planned, that puts the due date around mid-December; the exact date will be printed on your bill. Partial payments are accepted any time before the due date without interest. After the due date, any balance accrues interest each month at the prime rate plus 3% a year, a 5% penalty is added on the unpaid original tax after 120 days and every 120 days after that up to 20%, and tax unpaid more than 30 days after the due date can be recorded as a lien after a 30-day notice. Only USPS postmarks count for mailed payments, not postage-meter dates. Bills are mailed to the homeowner of record on January 1, never to the mortgage company, so forward yours if your lender pays from escrow. Gainesville, Flowery Branch, Buford and Oakwood bill and collect their own city property taxes separately. Hall County's government opted out of the statewide inflation cap on homestead values, so its own 3% cap applies to county taxes instead. Online payments cost $1.50 by eCheck, 2.49% by credit card or PayPal and 1.5% by debit card; card payments in person or by phone cost 2.19%.
When are property taxes due in Hall 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.
Hall 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 Hall County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Hall County's average effective rate of 0.73% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,558 / year
Property tax in Hall County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,571 |
| Median home value | $350,400 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.73% |
| 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 Hall County compare in Georgia?
Among Georgia's 158 counties, Hall County has the 121st highest effective property-tax rate: 120 rank higher and 37 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Georgia. Nationally, it ranks 1780th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Georgia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Hall County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Hall County's 50,421 owner-occupied homes, 39.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 61.3% pay at least $2,000, and 10% pay under $800. Another 2.1% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 5,038 | 10% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 7,633 | 15.1% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 5,812 | 11.5% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 10,875 | 21.6% |
| $3,000 or more | 20,027 | 39.7% |
| No property tax paid | 1,036 | 2.1% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,901 and owners without one pay $1,993. 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 Hall County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,571 is about 2.6% of the median income of Hall County homeowner households, $98,353 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 68.6% of Hall 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 Hall County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,695 in 2015-2019 to $2,571 in 2020-2024, a 51.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 74.1%, from $201,300 to $350,400. 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 Hall County
Hall County borders 9 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett County, GA | 0.95% | $3,617 | $380,900 |
| Jackson County, GA | 0.87% | $3,000 | $345,000 |
| Barrow County, GA | 0.78% | $2,307 | $294,700 |
| Forsyth County, GA | 0.73% | $4,020 | $550,400 |
| Hall County, GA (this county) | 0.73% | $2,571 | $350,400 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | 0.65% | $1,989 | $307,900 |
| White County, GA | 0.65% | $1,800 | $278,900 |
| Banks County, GA | 0.6% | $1,663 | $278,100 |
| Dawson County, GA | 0.6% | $2,430 | $406,700 |
| Habersham County, GA | 0.59% | $1,403 | $238,300 |
How is a home assessed in Hall County?
Georgia assesses homes at 40% of market value in every county, Hall County included. How Georgia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Hall 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 Hall County. Georgia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Georgia programs, Hall County runs its own:
- County 3% assessment cap (HB 1268): A local homestead exemption, approved by voters in 2024, that limits yearly increases in a homestead's assessed value to 3% for county taxes, starting from a 2023 base year for existing homesteads; it is applied automatically and resets when the home is sold or substantially changed. Apply by The end of the 45-day appeal window on the assessment notice.
- School 3% assessment cap (HB 1270): A matching local exemption that limits yearly increases in a homestead's assessed value to 3% for Hall County school taxes; each year the county applies whichever is better for you, this cap or the statewide inflation cap, which the school district kept. Apply by The end of the 45-day appeal window on the assessment notice.
- Total school tax exemption at age 70: Homeowners 70 or older on January 1 are exempt from school taxes on the home, with no income limit. Apply by The end of the 45-day appeal window on the assessment notice.
- Disabled persons school tax exemption: Homeowners of any age certified by a licensed physician as unable to work because of a likely permanent disability, with net household income of $25,000 or less, get $30,000 off assessed value for school taxes. Apply by The end of the 45-day appeal window on the assessment notice.
How to appeal your Hall County property assessment
In Hall County you appeal to the Hall County Board of Assessors, then the Board of Equalization, a hearing officer, or arbitration. The deadline: In writing to the Board of Assessors within 45 days of the date printed on the assessment notice, stating your chosen method of appeal. You can appeal online, by mail or in person. 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 Hall 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 Hall County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Hall 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.