Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Harris County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Harris County pays $2,578 a year, an effective rate of 0.85%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,578
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.85%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +29%
- vs U.S. average
- #86 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Harris County pay a median $2,578 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.85%, more affordable than 46% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,578
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.85%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1679 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +29%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($302,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 36,086. Owner-occupied homes: 11,571.
The median annual property tax in Harris County is $2,578, which is 10% higher than the Georgia state average and 29% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.85% on a median home value of $302,800. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Harris County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Harris County's 0.85% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 46%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Harris County pay a median annual property tax of $2,578, well above the national median and notably higher than the Georgia state median. On a $302,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.85% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Harris County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $97,302 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Georgia counties by effective rate
Harris County ranks #86 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (46% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Harris 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 7.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 71% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 31.4%, the median bill rose 22.1% to $2,578: 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $2,112 to $2,578, 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: 4,525 of 11,571 owner-occupied homes (39.1%) 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.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 2.6% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
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 Harris County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Harris County homeowners, 4,525 of 11,571 owner-occupied homes (39.1%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.0% (1,160)
- $800 to $1,499 15.8% (1,825)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.6% (1,115)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.4% (2,708)
- $3,000 or more 39.1% (4,525)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
238 homes here (2.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Georgia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Harris County, mortgaged homeowners pay 28% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Harris County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Harris County's effective rate is higher than 46% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #86 of 158.
Where Harris County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.85% more affordable than 46% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Harris County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Harris County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Harris County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Harris County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,578 +4.4% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | $2,470 +0.4% | 0.89% |
| 2022 | $2,460 +9.4% | 0.90% |
| 2021 | $2,249 +6.5% | 0.94% |
| 2020 | $2,112 | 0.92% |
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.
Harris County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Harris County's effective rate
On effective rate, Harris County sits nearest Glades County (FL), Charlotte County (FL), Lincoln County (ME).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Campbell County (KY), Fremont County (WY), Guernsey County (OH).
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
Harris County: only 12% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,890 of 16,120 returns from Harris County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,988 - 42% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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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Harris County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Harris County?
- Harris County, Georgia scores F (38/100) 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 D (0.85%). 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 is the average property tax in Harris County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Harris County is $2,578, an effective rate of 0.85% on a $302,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Harris County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Harris County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.85% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Harris County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Harris County jumped 22.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,112 to $2,578, 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 Harris County?
- Property taxes in Harris County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $97,302 median household income.
What to do with Harris County's UNDER rate
Harris County's $2,578 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Harris County ranks #86 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 Harris 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: 0.85%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,578/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Harris County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Harris County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Clarke County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Harris County at $2,578/yr; rate 1.60% vs Harris County 0.85%.
Inyo County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,576/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.74% vs Harris County 0.85%.
Jackson County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,575/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.12% vs Harris County 0.85%.
Lewis County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,581/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.67% vs Harris County 0.85%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Harris County stamps UNDER · 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 Harris County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.