Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Pierce County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Pierce County pays $1,266 a year, an effective rate of 0.83%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,266
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.83%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -36%
- vs U.S. average
- #92 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Pierce County pay a median $1,266 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.83%, more affordable than 48% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,266
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.83%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1639 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -36%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($153,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 20,202. Owner-occupied homes: 5,815.
The median annual property tax in Pierce County is $1,266, which is 46% lower than the Georgia state average and 36% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.83% on a median home value of $153,300. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Pierce County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Pierce County's 0.83% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 48%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Pierce County pay a median annual property tax of $1,266, well below the national median and well below the Georgia state median. On a $153,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.83% 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 Pierce County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $60,517 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Georgia counties by effective rate
Pierce County ranks #92 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (42% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Pierce 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Pierce County rose 50.7%, from $101,700 to $153,300. The effective rate fell 21.0% over the same span, a steeper move than in 85% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 19.1%, to $1,266. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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 $1,063 to $1,266, a gain of 19%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,860 of 5,815 owner-occupied homes (32.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.1% 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 Pierce County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Pierce County homeowners, 1,860 of 5,815 owner-occupied homes (32.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 26.1% (1,515)
- $800 to $1,499 32.0% (1,860)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.9% (520)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.6% (908)
- $3,000 or more 10.4% (604)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
408 homes here (7.0%) 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 Pierce County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+64%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Pierce County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Pierce County's effective rate is higher than 42% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #92 of 158.
Where Pierce County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.83% more affordable than 48% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Georgia, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 8% of the Georgia median, yet the median bill runs 46% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,266 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Pierce County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Pierce 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 | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Pierce County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Pierce County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,266 +4.7% | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $1,209 +7.1% | 0.92% |
| 2022 | $1,129 +6.4% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | $1,061 -0.2% | 1.03% |
| 2020 | $1,063 | 1.05% |
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.
Pierce County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Pierce County's effective rate
On effective rate, Pierce County sits nearest Madison County (FL), DeSoto County (FL), Contra Costa County (CA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Addison County (VT), Lee County (NC), Jefferson 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
Pierce County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 390 of 8,180 returns from Pierce County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,121 - 38% 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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Pierce County rate FAQs
- How does Pierce County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Pierce County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.83% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Pierce County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Pierce County is $1,266, an effective rate of 0.83% on a $153,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Pierce County?
- Pierce County, Georgia scores C- (54/100) 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- (2.53×). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Pierce County?
- Property taxes in Pierce County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $60,517 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Pierce County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Pierce County climbed 19.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,063 to $1,266, 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 to do with Pierce County's UNDER rate
Pierce County's $1,266 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 →
Pierce County ranks #92 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 Pierce 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: 0.83%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,266/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Pierce County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Pierce County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Jerauld County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,265/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.84% vs Pierce County 0.83%.
Montgomery County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,265/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.73% vs Pierce County 0.83%.
Wayne County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,265/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.78% vs Pierce County 0.83%.
Hardee County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,264/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.82% vs Pierce County 0.83%.
Trinity County (rate-lane contrast)
Near Pierce County on ACS median bill yet stamps a different effective-rate lane (1.06% vs 0.83%).
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Pierce County stamps UNDER · 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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Pierce County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.