Oconee County · Georgia Property Tax

Oconee County, GA Property Tax Rate Explained.

What a Oconee County home really costs in property tax: the 2025 millage, Georgia's 40% assessment rule, and the exemptions that lower the bill. Unincorporated Oconee County levies total about 18.15 mills.

Oconee County tax on a $350,000 home, before exemptions
$2,540
About $212/month. Georgia assesses 40% of market value ($140,000 here), and unincorporated Oconee County's 2025 levies total 18.15 mills. Homestead exemptions reduce this; they vary by county and city.
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Property tax in Oconee County, explained.

Oconee County is part of Momentum's Georgia coverage through the Georgia MLS (GAMLS), which we carry statewide. Its 2025 digest rates: county maintenance & operations 4.184 mills, schools 13.962 mills. Inside a city the city's own millage applies instead of some unincorporated levies: Bishop 1.119, Bogart 1.940, Watkinsville 2.756. 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 Oconee County Tax Commissioner by April 1 and it renews while you own and occupy the home.

Common questions about Oconee County property tax.

How much is property tax in Oconee County, Georgia?
Georgia taxes 40% of fair market value. Oconee County's 2025 unincorporated levies total about 18.15 mills (county 4.184, school 13.962). On a $350,000 home before exemptions that is about $2,540 a year, an effective rate near 0.73% 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 Oconee County?
April 1. File once with the Oconee 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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