Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Glynn County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Glynn County pays $1,708 a year, an effective rate of 0.57%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,708
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.57%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -14%
- vs U.S. average
- #151 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Glynn County pay a median $1,708 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.57%, more affordable than 75% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,708
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.57%
- Effective rate on median home
- #782 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -14%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($301,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 85,447. Owner-occupied homes: 23,695.
The median annual property tax in Glynn County is $1,708, which is 27% lower than the Georgia state average and 14% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.57% on a median home value of $301,300. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Glynn County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Glynn County's 0.57% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 75%).
Decision signal 2
High among Georgia counties by effective rate
Glynn County ranks #151 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (4% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Georgia median
Homeowners in Glynn County pay a median annual property tax of $1,708, notably lower than the national median and well below the Georgia state median. On a $301,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.57% 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 Glynn County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $69,799 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Glynn 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 Glynn County rose 55.1%, from $194,300 to $301,300. The effective rate fell 21.5% over the same span, a steeper move than in 87% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 21.7%, to $1,708. 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 $1,404 to $1,708, a gain of 22%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 5,471 of 23,695 owner-occupied homes (23.1%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 2.4% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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 Glynn County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Glynn County homeowners, 5,471 of 23,695 owner-occupied homes (23.1%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 21.6% (5,122)
- $800 to $1,499 21.9% (5,179)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.2% (2,883)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.4% (4,349)
- $3,000 or more 23.1% (5,471)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
691 homes here (2.9%) 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 Glynn County pay a substantially higher bill, 59% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Glynn County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Glynn County's effective rate is higher than 4% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #151 of 158.
Where Glynn County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.57% Among the most affordable more affordable than 75% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Georgia on both measures
Glynn County's effective rate runs 26% under the Georgia median and its bill 27% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,708 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Georgia norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Glynn County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Glynn County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.4% | - | - |
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.
Glynn County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Glynn County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,708 -0.2% | 0.57% |
| 2023 | $1,712 +9.3% | 0.64% |
| 2022 | $1,567 +2.8% | 0.66% |
| 2021 | $1,524 +8.5% | 0.74% |
| 2020 | $1,404 | 0.72% |
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.
Glynn County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Glynn County's effective rate
On effective rate, Glynn County sits nearest Santa Rosa County (FL), Okaloosa County (FL), Union County (AR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Modoc County (CA), Dodge County (NE), Honolulu County (HI).
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
Glynn County: only 9% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 3,590 of 39,530 returns from Glynn County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,468 - 35% of those reporters sat in the $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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Glynn County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Glynn County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Glynn County is $1,708, an effective rate of 0.57% on a $301,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Glynn County?
- Glynn County, Georgia scores D (49/100) 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 rate relief at B+ (0.57%). 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.
- How does Glynn County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Glynn County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.57% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Glynn County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Glynn County jumped 21.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,404 to $1,708, 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 Glynn County?
- Property taxes in Glynn County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $69,799 median household income.
What to do with Glynn County's QUIET rate
Inside Georgia, Glynn County's $1,708 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Georgia overview →
Glynn County ranks #151 of 158 Georgia counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Georgia overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Glynn County's QUIET 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: 0.57%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,708/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Glynn County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Glynn County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Ross County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Glynn County at $1,708/yr; rate 1.00% vs Glynn County 0.57%.
Arenac County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,707/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.13% vs Glynn County 0.57%.
Bon Homme County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,707/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.27% vs Glynn County 0.57%.
Pecos County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,707/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.03% vs Glynn County 0.57%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Glynn County stamps QUIET · 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 Glynn County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.