Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Bibb County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Bibb County pays $1,801 a year, an effective rate of 1.03%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,801
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.03%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -10%
- vs U.S. average
- #32 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Bibb County pay a median $1,801 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.03%, more affordable than 33% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,801
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.03%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2102 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -10%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($174,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 156,578. Owner-occupied homes: 30,802.
The median annual property tax in Bibb County is $1,801, which is 23% lower than the Georgia state average and 10% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.03% on a median home value of $174,500. Property taxes represent 3.5% of the median household income in this county.
Bibb County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Bibb County's 1.03% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 33%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Georgia counties by effective rate
Bibb County ranks #32 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (80% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Georgia median
Homeowners in Bibb County pay a median annual property tax of $1,801, notably lower than the national median and notably lower than the Georgia state median. On a $174,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.03% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Bibb County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $51,234 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Bibb County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Bibb County's effective rate fell 13.1% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 39.3%, leaving the median bill 21.0% higher at $1,801. That rate move is larger than the one in 55% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,488 to $1,801, a gain of 21%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 7,693 of 30,802 owner-occupied homes (25.0%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 3.5% 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 Bibb County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Bibb County homeowners, 7,693 of 30,802 owner-occupied homes (25.0%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.7% (6,996)
- $800 to $1,499 18.2% (5,609)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.7% (3,592)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.3% (5,648)
- $3,000 or more 25.0% (7,693)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,264 homes here (4.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Georgia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Bibb County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+66%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Bibb County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Bibb County's effective rate is higher than 80% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #32 of 158.
Where Bibb County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.03% more affordable than 33% 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
Bibb County taxes property at 1.03%, about 34% above the Georgia average, yet its median bill of $1,801 lands roughly 23% 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.
Bibb County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Bibb County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.5% | - | - |
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.
Bibb County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Bibb County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,801 -1.4% | 1.03% |
| 2023 | $1,826 +4.8% | 1.10% |
| 2022 | $1,743 +13.0% | 1.12% |
| 2021 | $1,543 +3.7% | 1.17% |
| 2020 | $1,488 | 1.19% |
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.
Bibb County: tax-to-income at 3.5%
Counties near Bibb County's effective rate
On effective rate, Bibb County sits nearest Pope County (IL), Monona County (IA), Middlesex County (MA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Floyd County (KY), Erie County (OH), Fredericksburg city (VA).
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
Bibb County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 4,560 of 68,050 returns from Bibb County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,591 - 30% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Bibb County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Bibb County?
- Bibb County, Georgia scores F (30/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is bill size at D ($1,801/yr). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Bibb County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Bibb County is $1,801, an effective rate of 1.03% on a $174,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Bibb County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Bibb County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.03% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Bibb County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Bibb County jumped 21.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,488 to $1,801, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Bibb County?
- Property taxes in Bibb County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $51,234 median household income.
What to do with Bibb County's PAR rate
Inside Georgia, Bibb County's $1,801 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Georgia overview →
Bibb County ranks #32 of 158 Georgia counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Georgia overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Bibb County's PAR effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.03%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,801/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Bibb County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Bibb County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Deaf Smith County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bibb County at $1,801/yr; rate 1.48% vs Bibb County 1.03%.
Ferry County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bibb County at $1,801/yr; rate 0.64% vs Bibb County 1.03%.
White County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,800/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.65% vs Bibb County 1.03%.
Concho County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,799/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.68% vs Bibb County 1.03%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Bibb County stamps PAR · MID - 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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Bibb County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.