Barrow County · Georgia Property Tax

Barrow County, GA Property Tax Rate Explained.

What a Barrow County home really costs in property tax: the 2025 millage, Georgia's 40% assessment rule, and the exemptions that lower the bill. Unincorporated Barrow County levies total about 19.43 mills.

Barrow County tax on a $350,000 home, before exemptions
$2,720
About $227/month. Georgia assesses 40% of market value ($140,000 here), and unincorporated Barrow County's 2025 levies total 19.43 mills. Homestead exemptions reduce this; they vary by county and city.
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Property tax in Barrow County, explained.

Barrow County is part of Momentum's Georgia coverage through the Georgia MLS (GAMLS), which we carry statewide. Its 2025 digest rates: county maintenance & operations 4.232 mills, schools 15.193 mills; unincorporated parcels also carry development auth 0.259 mills. Inside a city the city's own millage applies instead of some unincorporated levies: Auburn Barrow 4.931, Bethlehem 0.000, Braselton 0.000, Carl 0.000, Cid Braselton 4.000, Statham 6.650, Winder 4.963. All figures are from the Georgia Department of Revenue's 2025 County Ad Valorem Tax Digest.

Georgia's homestead exemption reduces the assessed value each levy taxes. The statewide base exemption is modest, but counties and cities layer their own - senior, veteran, floating, and school-tax exemptions differ across all nine counties here. File once with the Barrow County Tax Commissioner by April 1 and it renews while you own and occupy the home.

Common questions about Barrow County property tax.

How much is property tax in Barrow County, Georgia?
Georgia taxes 40% of fair market value. Barrow County's 2025 unincorporated levies total about 19.43 mills (county 4.232, school 15.193; unincorporated parcels also carry development auth 0.259 mills). On a $350,000 home before exemptions that is about $2,720 a year, an effective rate near 0.78% of the price. Homestead exemptions - which vary by county and city - reduce that; the rates are from the Georgia Department of Revenue's 2025 tax digest.
How does Georgia property tax math work?
Three steps: your county assessor sets fair market value; Georgia assesses 40% of it (O.C.G.A. 48-5-7); each levy applies its millage to that assessed value, at $1 per mill per $1,000. A $350,000 home is assessed at $140,000, so one mill costs $140 a year.
When is the homestead exemption deadline in Barrow County?
April 1. File once with the Barrow County Tax Commissioner and it renews automatically while you own and occupy the home. Exemption amounts differ by county, city, age, and veteran status, so ask the county which local exemptions apply to you.

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