Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Gordon County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Gordon County pays $1,537 a year, an effective rate of 0.69%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,537
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.69%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -23%
- vs U.S. average
- #133 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Gordon County pay a median $1,537 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.69%, more affordable than 61% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,537
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.69%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1228 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -23%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($222,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Gordon County, GA
49/100
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.
Gordon County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Gordon County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Gordon County's median household income
Median home value relative to Gordon County's median income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Gordon County
Read the chart values
- Rate relief: 62/100 (C+) · 0.69%
- Bill size: 53/100 (C-) · $1,537/yr
- Income room: 52/100 (C-) · 2.4%
- Housing pressure: 30/100 (F) · 3.50×
- Mortgage premium: 24/100 (F) · +$580
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 59,100. Owner-occupied homes: 15,776.
The median annual property tax in Gordon County is $1,537, which is 34% lower than the Georgia state average and 23% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.69% on a median home value of $222,900. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Gordon County
Primary signal
High among Georgia counties by effective rate
Gordon County ranks #133 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (16% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Georgia median
Homeowners in Gordon County pay a median annual property tax of $1,537, notably lower than the national median and well below the Georgia state median. On a $222,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.69% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Gordon County's 0.69% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 61%).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Gordon County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $63,650 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 Gordon 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 10.5% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 58% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 50.3%, the median bill rose 34.6% to $1,537: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 35% from $1,142 to $1,537. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 3,835 of 15,776 owner-occupied homes (24.3%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 2.4% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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 Gordon County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Gordon County homeowners, 3,835 of 15,776 owner-occupied homes (24.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 23.0% (3,631)
- $800 to $1,499 24.3% (3,835)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.0% (2,361)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.8% (3,275)
- $3,000 or more 13.8% (2,175)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
499 homes here (3.2%) 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 Gordon County pay a substantially higher bill, 50% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
How Gordon County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Gordon County's effective rate is higher than 16% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #133 of 158 for property tax burden.
Where Gordon County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.69% Among the most affordable more affordable than 61% 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 Gordon County moved from $1,142 in the 2020 release to $1,537 in 2024, a change of about 35%. 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.
Gordon County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Gordon County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median 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.
Gordon County stamps QUIET · MID - still check the parcel card
On Gordon County's published figures (QUIET · MID), a $222,900 median home carries a $1,537 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $154 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 · MID
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,537 +6.0% | 0.69% |
| 2023 | $1,450 +11.4% | 0.71% |
| 2022 | $1,302 +5.4% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | $1,235 +8.1% | 0.79% |
| 2020 | $1,142 | 0.77% |
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 well below the national average of 0.92% puts Gordon 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 Gordon County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Gordon County sits nearest Indian River County (FL), Sierra County (CA), Shasta County (CA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Greeley County (NE), Jefferson Parish (LA), Putnam County (IN).
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 Gordon County
Of the 25,680 federal returns filed from Gordon County in 2022, 1,090 (4.2% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $3,677 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 39% 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 Gordon County's numbers
- Inside Georgia, Gordon County's $1,537 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Georgia overview →
- Gordon County ranks #133 of 158 Georgia counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Georgia overview →
- If Gordon County's assessment looks high versus the $222,900 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 ($222,900); 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 Gordon 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: 0.69%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,537/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Gordon County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Gordon County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Menominee County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Gordon County at $1,537/yr; rate 1.01% vs Gordon County 0.69%.
Piscataquis County, ME
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Gordon County at $1,537/yr; rate 0.90% vs Gordon County 0.69%.
Whitley County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Gordon County at $1,537/yr; rate 0.70% vs Gordon County 0.69%.
Bennett County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,535/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.98% vs Gordon County 0.69%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Gordon 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.
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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 Gordon County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.