Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Liberty County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Liberty County pays $2,087 a year, an effective rate of 1.04%, modestly above the U.S. average.
- $2,087
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.04%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +5%
- vs U.S. average
- #30 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Liberty County pay a median $2,087 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.04%, more affordable than 32% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,087
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.04%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2125 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +5%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($201,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 67,397. Owner-occupied homes: 12,206.
The median annual property tax in Liberty County is $2,087, which is 11% lower than the Georgia state average and 5% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.04% on a median home value of $201,500. Property taxes represent 3.5% of the median household income in this county.
Liberty County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Liberty County's 1.04% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 32%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Georgia counties by effective rate
Liberty County ranks #30 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (81% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Liberty County pay a median annual property tax of $2,087, modestly above the national median and notably lower than the Georgia state median. On a $201,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.04% 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 Liberty County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $60,456 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Liberty 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
Liberty County's effective rate fell 15.0% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 50.7%, leaving the median bill 28.0% higher at $2,087. That rate move is larger than the one in 64% 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 28% from $1,630 to $2,087. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 3,216 of 12,206 owner-occupied homes (26.3%) 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 below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 3.5% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Liberty County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Liberty County homeowners, 3,216 of 12,206 owner-occupied homes (26.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 19.7% (2,404)
- $800 to $1,499 15.1% (1,847)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.1% (1,111)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.3% (2,595)
- $3,000 or more 26.3% (3,216)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,033 homes here (8.5%) 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 Liberty County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+70%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Liberty County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Liberty County's effective rate is higher than 81% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #30 of 158.
Where Liberty County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.04% more affordable than 32% 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 Liberty County moved from $1,630 in the 2020 release to $2,087 in 2024, a change of about 28%. 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.
Liberty County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Liberty 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 Heavy income burden | 3.5% | - | - |
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.
Liberty County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Liberty County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,087 +10.0% | 1.04% |
| 2023 | $1,897 +3.9% | 1.05% |
| 2022 | $1,825 +11.2% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | $1,641 +0.7% | 1.19% |
| 2020 | $1,630 | 1.22% |
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.
Liberty County: tax-to-income at 3.5%
Counties near Liberty County's effective rate
On effective rate, Liberty County sits nearest Cumberland County (ME), Franklin County (ME), Sagadahoc County (ME).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Chariton County (MO), Hood River County (OR), Boone County (KY).
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
Liberty County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,170 of 29,320 returns from Liberty County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,372 - 33% 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
Liberty County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Liberty County?
- Liberty County, Georgia scores F (28/100) 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 bill size at F ($2,087/yr). 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 Liberty County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Liberty County is $2,087, an effective rate of 1.04% on a $201,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Liberty County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Liberty County jumped 28.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,630 to $2,087, 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.
- How does Liberty County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Liberty County run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.04% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Liberty County?
- Property taxes in Liberty County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $60,456 median household income.
What to do with Liberty County's PAR rate
At Liberty County's 1.04% effective rate, a $201,500 home implies about $2,087/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Liberty County ranks #30 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 Liberty County's PAR 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: 1.04%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,087/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Liberty County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Liberty County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Greene County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,086/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.61% vs Liberty County 1.04%.
Josephine County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,086/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.52% vs Liberty County 1.04%.
Jackson County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,085/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.02% vs Liberty County 1.04%.
Champaign County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,084/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.02% vs Liberty County 1.04%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Liberty County stamps PAR · 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 Liberty County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.