Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Fannin County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Fannin County pays $1,021 a year, an effective rate of 0.33%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,021
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.33%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -49%
- vs U.S. average
- #158 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Fannin County pay a median $1,021 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.33%, more affordable than 96% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,021
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.33%
- Effective rate on median home
- #113 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -49%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($306,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Fannin County, GA
72/100
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.
Fannin County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Fannin County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Fannin County's median household income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Fannin County
Median home value relative to Fannin County's median income
Read the chart values
- Rate relief: 100/100 (A+) · 0.33%
- Bill size: 76/100 (B+) · $1,021/yr
- Income room: 75/100 (B) · 1.8%
- Mortgage premium: 49/100 (D) · +$306
- Housing pressure: 4/100 (F) · 5.37×
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 25,742. Owner-occupied homes: 9,342.
The median annual property tax in Fannin County is $1,021, which is 56% lower than the Georgia state average and 49% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.33% on a median home value of $306,600. Property taxes represent 1.8% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Fannin County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Fannin County pay a median annual property tax of $1,021, well below the national median and far below the Georgia state median. On a $306,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.33% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
High among Georgia counties by effective rate
Fannin County ranks #158 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (0% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Fannin County's 0.33% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 96% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Fannin County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $57,073 median household income.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Fannin 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Fannin County's effective rate fell 12.3% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 48.2%, leaving the median bill 29.9% higher at $1,021. That rate move is larger than the one in 50% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 30% from $786 to $1,021. 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: 3,785 of 9,342 owner-occupied homes (40.5%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.8% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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.
Fannin County is an outlier inside Georgia
Across the 158 Georgia counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.87%. Fannin County is at 0.33%, which sits 2.7 standard deviations below that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Fannin County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Fannin County homeowners, 3,785 of 9,342 owner-occupied homes (40.5%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 40.5% (3,785)
- $800 to $1,499 25.1% (2,343)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.0% (1,026)
- $2,000 to $2,999 10.5% (983)
- $3,000 or more 8.6% (802)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
403 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 Fannin County pay a substantially higher bill, 36% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
How Fannin County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Fannin County's effective rate is higher than 0% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #158 of 158 for property tax burden.
Where Fannin County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.33% Among the most affordable more affordable than 96% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.33%, Fannin County sits in the lowest 4% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $1,021, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Fannin County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Fannin County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.8% | - | - |
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.
Fannin County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - still check the parcel card
On Fannin County's published figures (QUIET · LIGHT), a $306,600 median home carries a $1,021 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $102 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 · QUIET · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,021 +6.5% | 0.33% |
| 2023 | $959 +0.7% | 0.35% |
| 2022 | $952 +8.6% | 0.37% |
| 2021 | $877 +11.6% | 0.40% |
| 2020 | $786 | 0.38% |
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.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate far below the national average of 0.92% puts Fannin County in the "Very 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 Fannin County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Fannin County sits nearest Rio Blanco County (CO), Park County (CO), Greenlee County (AZ).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Crawford County (AR), Sheridan County (MT), Crockett 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 Fannin County
Of the 11,680 federal returns filed from Fannin County in 2022, 710 (6.1% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $2,910 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 34% 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 Fannin County's numbers
- Fannin County's $1,021 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 1.8% of Fannin County's $57,073 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
- Fannin County ranks #158 of 158 Georgia counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Georgia overview →
- If Fannin County's assessment looks high versus the $306,600 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 ($306,600); 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 Fannin 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: 0.33%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,021/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Fannin County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Fannin County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Laurens County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fannin County at $1,021/yr; rate 0.66% vs Fannin County 0.33%.
Lawrence County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fannin County at $1,021/yr; rate 0.53% vs Fannin County 0.33%.
Muskogee County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fannin County at $1,021/yr; rate 0.67% vs Fannin County 0.33%.
Rio Arriba County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fannin County at $1,021/yr; rate 0.42% vs Fannin County 0.33%.
Beaver County (rate-lane contrast)
Near Fannin County on ACS median bill yet stamps a different effective-rate lane (0.78% vs 0.33%).
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Fannin County stamps QUIET · 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 Fannin County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.