Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Crisp County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Crisp County pays $1,510 a year, an effective rate of 1.08%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,510
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.08%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -24%
- vs U.S. average
- #22 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Crisp County pay a median $1,510 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.08%, more affordable than 30% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,510
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.08%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2202 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -24%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($140,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 19,790. Owner-occupied homes: 4,389.
The median annual property tax in Crisp County is $1,510, which is 35% lower than the Georgia state average and 24% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.08% on a median home value of $140,200. Property taxes represent 3.3% of the median household income in this county.
Crisp County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Crisp County's 1.08% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 30%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Georgia counties by effective rate
Crisp County ranks #22 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (86% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Georgia median
Homeowners in Crisp County pay a median annual property tax of $1,510, notably lower than the national median and well below the Georgia state median. On a $140,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.08% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 8.2%, from $1,396 to $1,510. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Crisp County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $45,105 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Crisp 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 32% from $1,146 to $1,510. 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 largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 1,006 of 4,389 owner-occupied homes (22.9%) 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 3.3% 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 Crisp County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Crisp County homeowners, 1,006 of 4,389 owner-occupied homes (22.9%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.9% (1,006)
- $800 to $1,499 21.9% (960)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.6% (507)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.5% (593)
- $3,000 or more 20.2% (886)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
437 homes here (10.0%) 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 Crisp County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+94%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Crisp County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Crisp County's effective rate is higher than 86% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #22 of 158.
Where Crisp County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.08% more affordable than 30% 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
Crisp County taxes property at 1.08%, about 40% above the Georgia average, yet its median bill of $1,510 lands roughly 35% 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.
Crisp County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Crisp 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 Above-median income burden | 3.3% | - | - |
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.
Crisp County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Crisp County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,510 +8.2% | 1.08% |
| 2023 | $1,396 +1.9% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | $1,370 +7.0% | 1.28% |
| 2021 | $1,280 +11.7% | 1.32% |
| 2020 | $1,146 | 1.38% |
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.
Crisp County: tax-to-income at 3.3%
Counties near Crisp County's effective rate
On effective rate, Crisp County sits nearest Somerset County (ME), Allegan County (MI), Berrien County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Graham County (NC), St. Louis city (MO), Mendocino County (CA).
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
Crisp County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 420 of 8,530 returns from Crisp County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,552 - 38% 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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Crisp County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Crisp County?
- Crisp 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- ($1,510/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 Crisp County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Crisp County is $1,510, an effective rate of 1.08% on a $140,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Crisp County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Crisp County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.08% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Crisp County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Crisp County is recorded at $1,510 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,146 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 4,389 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Crisp County?
- Property taxes in Crisp County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $45,105 median household income.
What to do with Crisp County's PAR rate
Inside Georgia, Crisp County's $1,510 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Georgia overview →
Crisp County ranks #22 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 Crisp 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: 1.08%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,510/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Crisp County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Crisp County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Weston County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Crisp County at $1,510/yr; rate 0.68% vs Crisp County 1.08%.
Mahnomen County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,509/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.93% vs Crisp County 1.08%.
Wayne County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,509/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.36% vs Crisp County 1.08%.
Greenville County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,512/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.51% vs Crisp County 1.08%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Crisp 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 Crisp County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.