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Ware County · Georgia Property Tax

Ware County, GA Property Tax Rate Explained.

What a Ware County home really costs in property tax: the 2025 millage, Georgia's 40% assessment rule, and the exemptions that lower the bill. Unincorporated Ware County levies total about 25.23 mills.

Ware County tax on a $350,000 home, before exemptions
$3,532
About $294/month. Georgia assesses 40% of market value ($140,000 here), and unincorporated Ware County's 2025 levies total 25.23 mills. Homestead exemptions reduce this; they vary by county and city.
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Property tax in Ware County, explained.

Ware County is part of Momentum's Georgia coverage on the ScoutMLS (Golden Isles) system. Its 2025 digest rates: county maintenance & operations 11.502 mills, schools 13.730 mills. Inside a city the city's own millage applies instead of some unincorporated levies: Waycross 8.555. All figures are from the Georgia Department of Revenue's 2025 County Ad Valorem Tax Digest.

Waycross city rate 8.555 matches on the Pierce County side of the city line.

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 Ware County Tax Commissioner by April 1 and it renews while you own and occupy the home.

Common questions about Ware County property tax.

How much is property tax in Ware County, Georgia?
Georgia taxes 40% of fair market value. Ware County's 2025 unincorporated levies total about 25.23 mills (county 11.502, school 13.730). On a $350,000 home before exemptions that is about $3,532 a year, an effective rate near 1.01% 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 Ware County?
April 1. File once with the Ware 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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