Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lee County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lee County pays $2,250 a year, an effective rate of 0.97%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,250
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.97%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +13%
- vs U.S. average
- #41 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Lee County pay a median $2,250 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.97%, more affordable than 38% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,250
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.97%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1943 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +13%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($231,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 33,626. Owner-occupied homes: 9,112.
The median annual property tax in Lee County is $2,250, which is 4% lower than the Georgia state average and 13% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.97% on a median home value of $231,800. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
Lee County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lee County's 0.97% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 38%).
Decision signal 2
Near the middle of Georgia counties by effective rate
Lee County ranks #41 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (74% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Lee County pay a median annual property tax of $2,250, notably higher than the national median and modestly below the Georgia state median. On a $231,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.97% 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 Lee County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $89,168 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lee 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Lee County's effective rate fell 13.2% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 38.9%, leaving the median bill 20.5% higher at $2,250. That rate move is larger than the one in 55% 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,867 to $2,250, a gain of 21%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 3,387 of 9,112 (37.2%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 2.5% 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 Lee County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lee County homeowners, 3,387 of 9,112 owner-occupied homes (37.2%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.3% (752)
- $800 to $1,499 12.4% (1,129)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.0% (1,730)
- $2,000 to $2,999 37.2% (3,387)
- $3,000 or more 21.0% (1,917)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
197 homes here (2.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Georgia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Lee County, mortgaged homeowners pay 17% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Lee County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lee County's effective rate is higher than 74% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #41 of 158.
Where Lee County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.97% more affordable than 38% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same bill as Georgia, a higher rate
The median bill lands within 4% of the Georgia median while the effective rate runs 26% above it. The two offset each other: a steeper rate applied to less valuable housing arrives at roughly the state's own $2,250. A rate ranking would place this county far from the middle; the bill does not.
Lee County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lee County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.5% | - | - |
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.
Lee County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Lee County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,250 -1.0% | 0.97% |
| 2023 | $2,273 +5.3% | 1.00% |
| 2022 | $2,159 +10.7% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | $1,950 +4.4% | 1.09% |
| 2020 | $1,867 | 1.12% |
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.
Lee County: tax-to-income at 2.5%
Counties near Lee County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lee County sits nearest Cass County (MI), Livingston County (MI), Marquette County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Dane County (WI), Andrew County (MO), Edgefield County (SC).
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
Lee County: only 8% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,240 of 14,750 returns from Lee County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,360 - 40% 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.
Other Counties in Georgia
Lee County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Lee County?
- Lee County, Georgia scores D (43/100) 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 housing pressure at B- (2.60×). 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 Lee County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Lee County is $2,250, an effective rate of 0.97% on a $231,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Lee County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lee County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.97% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Lee County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lee County jumped 20.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,867 to $2,250, 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 Lee County?
- Property taxes in Lee County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $89,168 median household income.
What to do with Lee County's UNDER rate
At Lee County's 0.97% effective rate, a $231,800 home implies about $2,250/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Lee County ranks #41 of 158 Georgia counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Georgia overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Lee 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: 0.97%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,250/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lee County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lee County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Montgomery County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,249/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.74% vs Lee County 0.97%.
Shiawassee County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,251/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.31% vs Lee County 0.97%.
Atascosa County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,254/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.29% vs Lee County 0.97%.
King George County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,254/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.53% vs Lee County 0.97%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Lee 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 Lee County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.