Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Brooks County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Brooks County pays $1,583 a year, an effective rate of 1.14%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,583
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.14%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -21%
- vs U.S. average
- #13 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Brooks County pay a median $1,583 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.14%, more affordable than 26% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,583
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.14%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2312 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -21%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($139,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 16,293. Owner-occupied homes: 4,340.
The median annual property tax in Brooks County is $1,583, which is 32% lower than the Georgia state average and 21% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.14% on a median home value of $139,200. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Brooks County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Brooks County's 1.14% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 26%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Georgia counties by effective rate
Brooks County ranks #13 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (92% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Georgia median
Homeowners in Brooks County pay a median annual property tax of $1,583, notably lower than the national median and well below the Georgia state median. On a $139,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.14% 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 Brooks County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $46,807 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Brooks 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Brooks County rose 47.8%, from $94,200 to $139,200. The effective rate fell 18.3% over the same span, a steeper move than in 77% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 20.7%, to $1,583. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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 $1,311 to $1,583, 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,071 of 4,340 owner-occupied homes (24.7%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 3.4% 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 Brooks County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Brooks County homeowners, 1,071 of 4,340 owner-occupied homes (24.7%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 20.9% (909)
- $800 to $1,499 24.7% (1,071)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.4% (537)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.5% (1,018)
- $3,000 or more 13.9% (603)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
202 homes here (4.7%) 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 Brooks County pay a substantially higher bill, 53% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Brooks County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Brooks County's effective rate is higher than 92% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #13 of 158.
Where Brooks County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.14% more affordable than 26% 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
Brooks County taxes property at 1.14%, about 48% above the Georgia average, yet its median bill of $1,583 lands roughly 32% 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.
Brooks County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Brooks 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 Heavy income burden | 3.4% | - | - |
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.
Brooks County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Brooks County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,583 +4.6% | 1.14% |
| 2023 | $1,513 -0.8% | 1.28% |
| 2022 | $1,525 +1.4% | 1.19% |
| 2021 | $1,504 +14.7% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | $1,311 | 1.39% |
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.
Brooks County: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Brooks County's effective rate
On effective rate, Brooks County sits nearest Grundy County (IA), Jackson County (KS), Johnson County (KS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Yalobusha County (MS), Osceola County (MI), Jackson County (OH).
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
Brooks County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 210 of 6,190 returns from Brooks County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,438 - 29% 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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Brooks County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Brooks County?
- Brooks County, Georgia scores F (32/100) 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 C- ($1,583/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 Brooks County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Brooks County is $1,583, an effective rate of 1.14% on a $139,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Brooks County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Brooks County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.14% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Brooks County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Brooks County jumped 20.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,311 to $1,583, 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 Brooks County?
- Property taxes in Brooks County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $46,807 median household income.
What to do with Brooks County's PAR rate
Inside Georgia, Brooks County's $1,583 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Georgia overview →
Brooks County ranks #13 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 Brooks 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: 1.14%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,583/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Brooks County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Brooks County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Hancock County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Brooks County at $1,583/yr; rate 0.71% vs Brooks County 1.14%.
Haywood County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Brooks County at $1,583/yr; rate 0.57% vs Brooks County 1.14%.
Cheatham County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,582/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.47% vs Brooks County 1.14%.
Darke County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,584/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.91% vs Brooks County 1.14%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Brooks 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 Brooks County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.