Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Telfair County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Telfair County pays $1,269 a year, an effective rate of 1.12%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,269
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.12%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -36%
- vs U.S. average
- #17 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Telfair County pay a median $1,269 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.12%, more affordable than 27% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,269
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.12%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2279 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 ($113,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 11,831. Owner-occupied homes: 2,176.
The median annual property tax in Telfair County is $1,269, which is 46% lower than the Georgia state average and 36% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.12% on a median home value of $113,300. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
Telfair County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Telfair County's 1.12% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 27%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Telfair County pay a median annual property tax of $1,269, well below the national median and well below the Georgia state median. On a $113,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.12% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Georgia counties by effective rate
Telfair County ranks #17 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (89% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Telfair County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $50,929 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 7.5%, from $1,181 to $1,269. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Telfair 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 63% from $779 to $1,269. 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 largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 705 of 2,176 owner-occupied homes (32.4%) 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 2.5% 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 Telfair County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Telfair County homeowners, 705 of 2,176 owner-occupied homes (32.4%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 32.4% (705)
- $800 to $1,499 23.4% (510)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.1% (177)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.6% (340)
- $3,000 or more 14.0% (305)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
139 homes here (6.4%) 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 Telfair County pay a substantially higher bill, 50% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Telfair County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Telfair County's effective rate is higher than 89% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #17 of 158.
Where Telfair County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.12% more affordable than 27% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Telfair County taxes property at 1.12%, about 45% above the Georgia average, yet its median bill of $1,269 lands roughly 46% 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.
Telfair County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Telfair 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 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.
Telfair County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Telfair County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,269 +7.5% | 1.12% |
| 2023 | $1,181 +9.8% | 1.09% |
| 2022 | $1,076 +38.1% | 1.20% |
| 2021 | $779 +0.0% | 1.13% |
| 2020 | $779 | 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.
Telfair County: tax-to-income at 2.5%
Counties near Telfair County's effective rate
On effective rate, Telfair County sits nearest Sioux County (IA), Winneshiek County (IA), Aroostook County (ME).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jones County (SD), Schleicher County (TX), Union County (NM).
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
Telfair County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 150 of 3,920 returns from Telfair County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,733 - 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.
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Telfair County rate FAQs
- Are property taxes increasing in Telfair County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Telfair County is recorded at $1,269 in the 2024 5-year release against $779 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,176 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- How does Telfair County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Telfair County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.12% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Telfair County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Telfair County is $1,269, an effective rate of 1.12% on a $113,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Telfair County?
- Telfair County, Georgia scores D (46/100) 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 A- (2.22×). 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 Telfair County?
- Property taxes in Telfair County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $50,929 median household income.
What to do with Telfair County's PAR rate
Telfair County's $1,269 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 →
Telfair County ranks #17 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 Telfair 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: 1.12%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,269/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Telfair County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Telfair County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Alexander County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Telfair County at $1,269/yr; rate 0.60% vs Telfair County 1.12%.
Montgomery County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Telfair County at $1,269/yr; rate 1.00% vs Telfair County 1.12%.
Morgan County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,268/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.84% vs Telfair County 1.12%.
Reeves County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,271/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.08% vs Telfair County 1.12%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Telfair 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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Telfair County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.