Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Dodge County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Dodge County pays $1,030 a year, an effective rate of 0.87%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,030
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.87%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -48%
- vs U.S. average
- #76 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Dodge County pay a median $1,030 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.87%, more affordable than 45% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,030
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.87%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1728 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -48%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($118,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Dodge County, GA
57/100
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 Dodge County's median income
Dodge County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Dodge County's median household income
Dodge County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Dodge County
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 79/100 (B+) · 2.29×
- Bill size: 76/100 (B+) · $1,030/yr
- Income room: 67/100 (B-) · 2.0%
- Rate relief: 45/100 (D) · 0.87%
- Mortgage premium: 26/100 (F) · +$544
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 19,805. Owner-occupied homes: 4,855.
The median annual property tax in Dodge County is $1,030, which is 56% lower than the Georgia state average and 48% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.87% on a median home value of $118,100. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Dodge County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Dodge County pay a median annual property tax of $1,030, well below the national median and far below the Georgia state median. On a $118,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.87% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Dodge County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $51,587 median household income.
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Dodge County's 0.87% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 45%).
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Georgia counties by effective rate
Dodge County ranks #76 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (52% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, down 0.7%, from $1,037 to $1,030. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Dodge 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 32% from $780 to $1,030. 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: 1,881 of 4,855 owner-occupied homes (38.7%) 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 2.0% 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 Dodge County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Dodge County homeowners, 1,881 of 4,855 owner-occupied homes (38.7%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 38.7% (1,881)
- $800 to $1,499 21.5% (1,043)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.8% (476)
- $2,000 to $2,999 8.0% (387)
- $3,000 or more 11.0% (532)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
536 homes here (11.0%) 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 Dodge County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+71%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Dodge County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Dodge County's effective rate is higher than 52% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #76 of 158 for property tax burden.
Where Dodge County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.87% more affordable than 45% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Dodge County moved from $780 in the 2020 release to $1,030 in 2024, a change of about 32%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Dodge County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Dodge County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Dodge County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - still check the parcel card
On Dodge County's published figures (UNDER · LIGHT), a $118,100 median home carries a $1,030 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $103 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 | $1,030 -0.7% | 0.87% |
| 2023 | $1,037 +5.8% | 0.95% |
| 2022 | $980 +11.2% | 0.94% |
| 2021 | $881 +12.9% | 0.92% |
| 2020 | $780 | 0.90% |
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 modestly below the national average of 0.92% puts Dodge 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 Dodge County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Dodge County sits nearest Kodiak Island Borough (AK), Lyon County (IA), Fayette County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Greene County (TN), King County (WA), Lincoln County (TN).
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 Dodge County
Of the 7,490 federal returns filed from Dodge County in 2022, 270 (3.6% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $2,552 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 33% 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 Dodge County's numbers
- Dodge County's $1,030 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 2.0% of Dodge County's $51,587 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
- Dodge County ranks #76 of 158 Georgia counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Georgia overview →
- If Dodge County's assessment looks high versus the $118,100 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 ($118,100); 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 Dodge 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: 0.87%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,030/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Dodge County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Dodge County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Jasper County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,029/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.46% vs Dodge County 0.87%.
Chariton County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,032/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.64% vs Dodge County 0.87%.
Lawrence County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,032/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.59% vs Dodge County 0.87%.
Leflore County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,033/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.02% vs Dodge County 0.87%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Dodge 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 Dodge County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.