Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Early County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Early County pays $1,081 a year, an effective rate of 0.82%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,081
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.82%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -46%
- vs U.S. average
- #96 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Early County pay a median $1,081 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.82%, more affordable than 49% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,081
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.82%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1614 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -46%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($131,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 10,603. Owner-occupied homes: 2,741.
The median annual property tax in Early County is $1,081, which is 54% lower than the Georgia state average and 46% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.82% on a median home value of $131,300. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Early County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Early County's 0.82% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 49%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Early County pay a median annual property tax of $1,081, well below the national median and far below the Georgia state median. On a $131,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.82% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Early County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $54,083 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Georgia counties by effective rate
Early County ranks #96 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (39% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Early 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 held while the market moved
Early County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 0.0% down, against a median home value that rose 8.8%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 8.8%, from $994 to $1,081.
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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $994 to $1,081, a change of 9%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 937 of 2,741 owner-occupied homes (34.2%) 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 Early County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Early County homeowners, 937 of 2,741 owner-occupied homes (34.2%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 34.2% (937)
- $800 to $1,499 27.4% (751)
- $1,500 to $1,999 18.9% (519)
- $2,000 to $2,999 6.8% (187)
- $3,000 or more 8.3% (228)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
119 homes here (4.3%) 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 Early County pay a substantially higher bill, 48% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Early County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Early County's effective rate is higher than 39% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #96 of 158.
Where Early County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.82% more affordable than 49% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Georgia, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 6% of the Georgia median, yet the median bill runs 54% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,081 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Early County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Early 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 | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Early County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Early County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,081 +1.1% | 0.82% |
| 2023 | $1,069 +4.0% | 0.82% |
| 2022 | $1,028 -0.2% | 0.81% |
| 2021 | $1,030 +3.6% | 0.87% |
| 2020 | $994 | 0.82% |
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.
Early County: tax takes only 2.0% of income
Counties near Early County's effective rate
On effective rate, Early County sits nearest Hardee County (FL), Elkhart County (IN), Boyle County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bayfield County (WI), Breathitt County (KY), Montezuma 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
Early County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 150 of 4,210 returns from Early County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,407 - 27% of those reporters sat in the $25-50k 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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Early County rate FAQs
- How does Early County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Early County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.82% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Early County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Early County is $1,081, an effective rate of 0.82% on a $131,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Early County?
- Early County, Georgia scores C (59/100) 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 B ($1,081/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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Early County?
- Property taxes in Early County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $54,083 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Early County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Early County climbed 8.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $994 to $1,081, 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 to do with Early County's UNDER rate
Early County's $1,081 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 Early County's $54,083 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Early 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: 0.82%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,081/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Early County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Early County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
San Miguel County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Early County at $1,081/yr; rate 0.57% vs Early County 0.82%.
Carroll County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,082/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.51% vs Early County 0.82%.
Morgan County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,082/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.56% vs Early County 0.82%.
Amelia County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,079/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.38% vs Early County 0.82%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Early 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 Early County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.