Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Irwin County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Irwin County pays $1,132 a year, an effective rate of 1.07%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,132
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.07%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -43%
- vs U.S. average
- #25 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Irwin County pay a median $1,132 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.07%, more affordable than 30% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,132
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.07%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2185 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -43%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($105,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Irwin County, GA
56/100
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.
Median home value relative to Irwin County's median income
Irwin County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Irwin County
Median tax as a share of Irwin County's median household income
Irwin County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 86/100 (A) · 2.06×
- Bill size: 71/100 (B) · $1,132/yr
- Mortgage premium: 63/100 (C+) · +$210
- Income room: 59/100 (C) · 2.2%
- Rate relief: 31/100 (F) · 1.07%
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 9,285. Owner-occupied homes: 2,528.
The median annual property tax in Irwin County is $1,132, which is 52% lower than the Georgia state average and 43% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.07% on a median home value of $105,600. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Irwin County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Irwin County pay a median annual property tax of $1,132, well below the national median and far below the Georgia state median. On a $105,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.07% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Low among Georgia counties by effective rate
Irwin County ranks #25 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (84% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Irwin County's 1.07% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 30%).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Irwin County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $51,384 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 Irwin 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
Irwin County's effective rate fell 16.2% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 26.9%, leaving the median bill 6.4% higher at $1,132. That rate move is larger than the one in 69% 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,064 to $1,132, a change of 6%. 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: 867 of 2,528 owner-occupied homes (34.3%) 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 2.2% 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 Irwin County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Irwin County homeowners, 867 of 2,528 owner-occupied homes (34.3%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 34.3% (867)
- $800 to $1,499 28.7% (726)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.8% (198)
- $2,000 to $2,999 8.8% (222)
- $3,000 or more 13.1% (332)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
183 homes here (7.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Georgia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Irwin County, mortgaged homeowners pay 21% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
How Irwin County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Irwin County's effective rate is higher than 84% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #25 of 158 for property tax burden.
Where Irwin County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.07% more affordable than 30% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Irwin County taxes property at 1.07%, about 39% above the Georgia average, yet its median bill of $1,132 lands roughly 52% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Irwin County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Irwin 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 | 2.2% | - | - |
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.
Think your Irwin County LIGHT bill is out of line at PAR?
On Irwin County's published figures (PAR · LIGHT), a $105,600 median home carries a $1,132 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $113 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 · PAR · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,132 -3.6% | 1.07% |
| 2023 | $1,174 +10.5% | 1.11% |
| 2022 | $1,062 +4.3% | 1.12% |
| 2021 | $1,018 -4.3% | 1.19% |
| 2020 | $1,064 | 1.28% |
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 notably higher than the national average of 0.92% puts Irwin County in the "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 Irwin County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Irwin County sits nearest Plymouth County (IA), Doniphan County (KS), Baltimore County (MD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Dickenson County (VA), Martin County (TX), Fayette County (WV).
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 Irwin County
Of the 3,700 federal returns filed from Irwin County in 2022, 150 (4.1% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $2,507 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $50-75k, who accounted for 33% 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 Irwin County's numbers
- Irwin County's $1,132 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 →
- Irwin County ranks #25 of 158 Georgia counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Georgia overview →
- If Irwin County's assessment looks high versus the $105,600 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 ($105,600); 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 Irwin 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: 1.07%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,132/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Irwin County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Irwin County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Camas County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Irwin County at $1,132/yr; rate 0.37% vs Irwin County 1.07%.
Golden Valley County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Irwin County at $1,132/yr; rate 0.53% vs Irwin County 1.07%.
Logan County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Irwin County at $1,132/yr; rate 0.46% vs Irwin County 1.07%.
Audrain County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,131/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.79% vs Irwin County 1.07%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Irwin County stamps PAR · 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 Irwin County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.