Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Appling County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Appling County pays $721 a year, an effective rate of 0.94%, far below the U.S. average.
- $721
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.94%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -64%
- vs U.S. average
- #50 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Appling County pay a median $721 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.94%, more affordable than 40% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $721
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.94%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1882 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -64%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($76,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Appling County, GA
65/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median home value relative to Appling County's median income
Appling County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Appling County's median household income
Appling County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Appling County
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 100/100 (A+) · 1.64×
- Bill size: 89/100 (A) · $721/yr
- Income room: 83/100 (A-) · 1.5%
- Rate relief: 40/100 (D) · 0.94%
- Mortgage premium: 29/100 (F) · +$513
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 18,493. Owner-occupied homes: 5,205.
The median annual property tax in Appling County is $721, which is 69% lower than the Georgia state average and 64% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.94% on a median home value of $76,700. Property taxes represent 1.5% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Appling County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Appling County pay a median annual property tax of $721, far below the national median and far below the Georgia state median. On a $76,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.94% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Appling County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $46,651 median household income.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Georgia counties by effective rate
Appling County ranks #50 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (68% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Appling County's 0.94% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 40%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Appling County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate held while the market moved
Appling County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 33.6% up, against a median home value that fell 11.9%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 17.6%, from $613 to $721.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $613 to $721, a gain of 18%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,322 of 5,205 owner-occupied homes (44.6%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 1.5% of median household income. The rate alone understates that; it is the pairing that matters.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Appling County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Appling County homeowners, 2,322 of 5,205 owner-occupied homes (44.6%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 44.6% (2,322)
- $800 to $1,499 20.8% (1,084)
- $1,500 to $1,999 2.3% (121)
- $2,000 to $2,999 11.4% (592)
- $3,000 or more 4.3% (222)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
864 homes here (16.6%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Georgia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Appling County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+98%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Appling County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Appling County's effective rate is higher than 68% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #50 of 158 for property tax burden.
Where Appling County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.94% more affordable than 40% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Appling County taxes property at 0.94%, about 22% above the Georgia average, yet its median bill of $721 lands roughly 69% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Appling County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Appling County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.5% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Appling County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - still check the parcel card
On Appling County's published figures (UNDER · LIGHT), a $76,700 median home carries a $721 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $72 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Georgia.
Property Tax History · UNDER · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $721 +4.6% | 0.94% |
| 2023 | $689 +4.9% | 0.85% |
| 2022 | $657 +9.7% | 0.74% |
| 2021 | $599 -2.3% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | $613 | 0.70% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate roughly in line with the national average of 0.92% puts Appling County in the "Affordable" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Appling County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Appling County sits nearest Broward County (FL), Dorchester County (MD), Alger County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are De Witt County (IL), Essex County (VT), Erath County (TX).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
What tax filers report in Appling County
Of the 7,300 federal returns filed from Appling County in 2022, 310 (4.2% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $2,490 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 42% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Appling County's numbers
- Appling County's $721 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
- Income burden is light here: about 1.5% of Appling County's $46,651 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
- Appling County ranks #50 of 158 Georgia counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Georgia overview →
- If Appling County's assessment looks high versus the $76,700 typical home, check Georgia's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($76,700); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Nationwide peers by effective rate & median bill
Two PlainPropertyTax-derived comparison paths for Appling County, both outside Georgia so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice. Axes stay disjoint: median-bill peers exclude the effective-rate peer set.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.94%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $721/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Appling County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Appling County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Halifax County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Appling County at $721/yr; rate 0.46% vs Appling County 0.94%.
Wetzel County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Appling County at $721/yr; rate 0.67% vs Appling County 0.94%.
Benton County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $720/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.69% vs Appling County 0.94%.
Hickory County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $722/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.41% vs Appling County 0.94%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Appling County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Appling County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.