Property tax in Henry County, Georgia
In Henry County, the property tax bill comes from the Henry County Tax Commissioner. The 2026 bill is due November 16, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Henry County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Henry County, Georgia is $2,741 a year, which is about 0.87% of the county's median home value of $313,900. 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 Henry County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Henry County Tax Commissioner. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Henry 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.
The Board of Tax Assessors sets the value and hears the first appeal; the Tax Commissioner sends the bill, takes payment and also accepts homestead applications. You file for homestead once, while you live in the same house. If your appeal is not settled before bills go out, you receive a bill for 85% of the tax and a second bill for any balance once it is resolved. Card payments carry a 2.5% fee and e-checks a $1.50 fee.
When are property taxes due in Henry County?
For the 2026 bill, Henry County has one due date: November 16, 2026. Bills are mailed in September to the owner as of January 1, not to the mortgage company; if you pay through escrow, send your lender a copy. November 16, 2026 is a Monday. Mailed payments must carry a USPS postmark before the due date, and the Postal Service now postmarks mail when it is first processed at a regional center, not when it is dropped off; payments sent through your own bank's online bill pay are not postmarked and must arrive by the due date. Interest is added each month after the due date, and a 5% penalty is added every 120 days after the due date, up to 20%. After a 30-day notice, a tax lien (fi.fa.) is issued on bills unpaid 90 days after the due date.
From Henry County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Henry County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Henry County's average effective rate of 0.87% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,731 / year
Property tax in Henry County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,741 |
| Median home value | $313,900 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.87% |
| 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 Henry County compare in Georgia?
Among Georgia's 158 counties, Henry County has the 73rd highest effective property-tax rate: 72 rank higher and 85 rank lower. That is near the middle for Georgia. Nationally, it ranks 1413th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Georgia county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Henry County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Henry County's 64,904 owner-occupied homes, 43.2% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 63.8% pay at least $2,000, and 10.6% pay under $800. Another 2.9% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 6,910 | 10.6% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 8,196 | 12.6% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 6,490 | 10% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 13,357 | 20.6% |
| $3,000 or more | 28,047 | 43.2% |
| No property tax paid | 1,904 | 2.9% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,905 and owners without one pay $1,932. 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 Henry County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,741 is about 3% of the median income of Henry County homeowner households, $92,634 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 74.9% of Henry 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 Henry County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,843 in 2015-2019 to $2,741 in 2020-2024, a 48.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 79.1%, from $175,300 to $313,900. 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 Henry County
Henry County borders 6 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding County, GA | 0.94% | $2,142 | $228,700 |
| DeKalb County, GA | 0.93% | $3,310 | $357,800 |
| Newton County, GA | 0.89% | $2,348 | $265,000 |
| Clayton County, GA | 0.87% | $1,933 | $222,300 |
| Henry County, GA (this county) | 0.87% | $2,741 | $313,900 |
| Butts County, GA | 0.82% | $1,976 | $240,600 |
| Rockdale County, GA | 0.71% | $2,074 | $292,900 |
How is a home assessed in Henry County?
Georgia assesses homes at 40% of market value in every county, Henry County included. How Georgia assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Henry 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 Henry County. Georgia's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Georgia programs, Henry County runs its own:
- Henry County homestead exemption with frozen value: Owner-occupants get $15,000 off assessed value for county taxes and $4,000 for school taxes, and once the homestead exemption is approved the taxable value for county and water taxes is frozen at the previous year's value. Apply by April 1.
- Senior school tax exemptions (age 62 and older): Homeowners 62 or older on January 1 get an extra $20,000 off assessed value for school taxes, rising to $80,000 at 65 and $120,000 at 68, and at 70 are exempt from all school operating and bond taxes; a new application is needed at 62, after which the exemption steps up automatically. Apply by April 1.
- Disability exemption (under 65): Homeowners under 65 who are 100% disabled and unable to work, shown by two doctors' letters or one doctor's letter and a Social Security award letter, get $50,000 off assessed value for school taxes and $15,000 for county taxes. Apply by April 1.
- Water bond exemption (age 65 and older): Homeowners with the regular homestead exemption who are 65 or older on January 1 get $15,000 off assessed value for the water bond tax, added automatically for owners who already have the age 62 school exemption. Apply by April 1.
How to appeal your Henry County property assessment
In Henry County you appeal to the Henry County Board of Tax Assessors, then the Board of Equalization, a hearing officer, or arbitration. The deadline: In writing to the Board of Tax Assessors within 45 days of the date on the annual assessment notice, which is mailed in the spring. Appeals are accepted in person or by mail, not by email or fax; a mailed appeal must be postmarked before the deadline, and metered mail is not accepted as proof. In that first appeal you choose the Board of Equalization, arbitration, or (for non-homestead property over $500,000) a hearing officer; if you choose none, the Board of Equalization is assumed. 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 Henry 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 Henry County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Henry 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.