Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Bleckley County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Bleckley County pays $1,423 a year, an effective rate of 0.95%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,423
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.95%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -29%
- vs U.S. average
- #47 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Bleckley County pay a median $1,423 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.95%, more affordable than 39% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,423
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.95%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1904 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -29%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($149,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 12,430. Owner-occupied homes: 3,257.
The median annual property tax in Bleckley County is $1,423, which is 39% lower than the Georgia state average and 29% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.95% on a median home value of $149,600. Property taxes represent 2.3% of the median household income in this county.
Bleckley County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Bleckley County's 0.95% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 39%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Bleckley County pay a median annual property tax of $1,423, well below the national median and well below the Georgia state median. On a $149,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.95% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Georgia counties by effective rate
Bleckley County ranks #47 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (70% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Bleckley County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $62,008 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, down 1.0%, from $1,438 to $1,423. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Bleckley 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 52% from $934 to $1,423. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 850 of 3,257 owner-occupied homes (26.1%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.3% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Bleckley County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Bleckley County homeowners, 850 of 3,257 owner-occupied homes (26.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.4% (729)
- $800 to $1,499 26.1% (850)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.9% (324)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.0% (553)
- $3,000 or more 15.6% (507)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
294 homes here (9.0%) 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 Bleckley County pay a substantially higher bill, 59% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Bleckley County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Bleckley County's effective rate is higher than 70% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #47 of 158.
Where Bleckley County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.95% more affordable than 39% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Bleckley County taxes property at 0.95%, about 23% above the Georgia average, yet its median bill of $1,423 lands roughly 39% 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.
Bleckley County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Bleckley County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.3% | - | - |
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.
Bleckley County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Bleckley County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,423 -1.0% | 0.95% |
| 2023 | $1,438 +13.4% | 1.08% |
| 2022 | $1,268 +30.7% | 1.04% |
| 2021 | $970 +3.9% | 0.91% |
| 2020 | $934 | 0.92% |
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.
Bleckley County: tax-to-income at 2.3%
Counties near Bleckley County's effective rate
On effective rate, Bleckley County sits nearest Juneau City and Borough (AK), Ogemaw County (MI), Presque Isle County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Colleton County (SC), Millard County (UT), Summit County (CO).
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
Bleckley County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 230 of 4,890 returns from Bleckley County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,861 - 35% 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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Bleckley County rate FAQs
- Are property taxes increasing in Bleckley County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Bleckley County is recorded at $1,423 in the 2024 5-year release against $934 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 3,257 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What is the average property tax in Bleckley County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Bleckley County is $1,423, an effective rate of 0.95% on a $149,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Bleckley County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Bleckley County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.95% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Bleckley County?
- Bleckley County, Georgia scores D (48/100) 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 housing pressure at B (2.41×). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Bleckley County?
- Property taxes in Bleckley County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $62,008 median household income.
What to do with Bleckley County's UNDER rate
Bleckley County's $1,423 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 →
Bleckley County ranks #47 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 Bleckley County's UNDER 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: 0.95%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,423/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Bleckley County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Bleckley County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Carteret County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bleckley County at $1,423/yr; rate 0.43% vs Bleckley County 0.95%.
Okeechobee County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bleckley County at $1,423/yr; rate 0.74% vs Bleckley County 0.95%.
Shelby County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bleckley County at $1,423/yr; rate 0.44% vs Bleckley County 0.95%.
Garrard County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,422/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.69% vs Bleckley County 0.95%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Bleckley 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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Bleckley County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.