Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Newton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Newton County pays $2,348 a year, an effective rate of 0.89%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,348
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.89%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +18%
- vs U.S. average
- #65 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Newton County pay a median $2,348 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.89%, more affordable than 44% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,348
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.89%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1770 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +18%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($265,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 118,152. Owner-occupied homes: 30,395.
The median annual property tax in Newton County is $2,348, which is 0% higher than the Georgia state average and 18% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.89% on a median home value of $265,000. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Newton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Newton County's 0.89% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 44%).
Decision signal 2
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Newton County pay a median annual property tax of $2,348, notably higher than the national median and roughly in line with the Georgia state median. On a $265,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.89% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Georgia counties by effective rate
Newton County ranks #65 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (59% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Newton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $77,179 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Newton 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 11.6% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 53% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 66.5%, the median bill rose 47.2% to $2,348: 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 47% from $1,595 to $2,348. 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: 8,940 of 30,395 owner-occupied homes (29.4%) 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 3.0% 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 Newton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Newton County homeowners, 8,940 of 30,395 owner-occupied homes (29.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.5% (2,576)
- $800 to $1,499 15.0% (4,571)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.7% (4,463)
- $2,000 to $2,999 29.0% (8,807)
- $3,000 or more 29.4% (8,940)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,038 homes here (3.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Georgia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Newton County, mortgaged homeowners pay 24% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Newton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Newton County's effective rate is higher than 59% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #65 of 158.
Where Newton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.89% more affordable than 44% 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 Newton County moved from $1,595 in the 2020 release to $2,348 in 2024, a change of about 47%. 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.
Newton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Newton 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 | 3.0% | - | - |
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.
Newton County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Newton County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,348 +10.1% | 0.89% |
| 2023 | $2,133 +12.0% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | $1,905 +10.1% | 0.95% |
| 2021 | $1,730 +8.5% | 1.03% |
| 2020 | $1,595 | 1.00% |
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.
Newton County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Newton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Newton County sits nearest Union County (KY), Cecil County (MD), Harford County (MD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Darlington County (SC), Alpine County (CA), Box Elder County (UT).
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
Newton County: only 8% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 4,570 of 54,760 returns from Newton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,933 - 31% 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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Newton County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Newton County?
- Newton County, Georgia scores F (36/100) 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 (0.89%). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Newton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Newton County jumped 47.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,595 to $2,348, 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 is the average property tax in Newton County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Newton County is $2,348, an effective rate of 0.89% on a $265,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Newton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Newton County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.89% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Newton County?
- Property taxes in Newton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $77,179 median household income.
What to do with Newton County's UNDER rate
At Newton County's 0.89% effective rate, a $265,000 home implies about $2,348/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Newton County ranks #65 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 Newton 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: 0.89%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,348/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Newton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Newton County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Muskegon County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Newton County at $2,348/yr; rate 1.18% vs Newton County 0.89%.
Spotsylvania County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,347/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.58% vs Newton County 0.89%.
Clear Creek County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,350/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.39% vs Newton County 0.89%.
Saline County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,345/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.31% vs Newton County 0.89%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Newton 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 Newton County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.