Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Thomas County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Thomas County pays $1,539 a year, an effective rate of 0.78%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,539
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.78%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -23%
- vs U.S. average
- #108 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Thomas County pay a median $1,539 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.78%, more affordable than 52% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,539
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.78%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1507 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -23%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($196,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Thomas County, GA
48/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Thomas County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Thomas County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Median tax as a share of Thomas County's median household income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Thomas County
Median home value relative to Thomas County's median income
Read the chart values
- Bill size: 53/100 (C-) · $1,539/yr
- Rate relief: 52/100 (C-) · 0.78%
- Income room: 48/100 (D) · 2.5%
- Mortgage premium: 42/100 (D) · +$378
- Housing pressure: 39/100 (F) · 3.24×
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 45,777. Owner-occupied homes: 11,915.
The median annual property tax in Thomas County is $1,539, which is 34% lower than the Georgia state average and 23% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.78% on a median home value of $196,700. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Thomas County
Primary signal
The bill sits below the Georgia median
Homeowners in Thomas County pay a median annual property tax of $1,539, notably lower than the national median and well below the Georgia state median. On a $196,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.78% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Near the middle of Georgia counties by effective rate
Thomas County ranks #108 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (32% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Thomas County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $60,736 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Thomas County's 0.78% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 52%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Thomas County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Thomas County's effective rate fell 14.0% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 30.9%, leaving the median bill 12.6% higher at $1,539. That rate move is larger than the one in 59% 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 $1,367 to $1,539, a gain of 13%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,861 of 11,915 owner-occupied homes (24.0%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 2.5% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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 Thomas County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Thomas County homeowners, 2,861 of 11,915 owner-occupied homes (24.0%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 24.0% (2,861)
- $800 to $1,499 22.7% (2,706)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.0% (1,673)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.7% (2,104)
- $3,000 or more 17.2% (2,048)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
523 homes here (4.4%) 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 Thomas County pay a substantially higher bill, 30% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
How Thomas County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Thomas County's effective rate is higher than 32% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #108 of 158 for property tax burden.
Where Thomas County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.78% more affordable than 52% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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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 1% of the Georgia median, yet the median bill runs 34% 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 $1,539 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Thomas County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Thomas County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-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.
Thomas County stamps UNDER · MID - still check the parcel card
On Thomas County's published figures (UNDER · MID), a $196,700 median home carries a $1,539 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $154 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Georgia.
Property Tax History · UNDER · MID
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,539 +0.7% | 0.78% |
| 2023 | $1,528 +4.5% | 0.82% |
| 2022 | $1,462 +3.1% | 0.82% |
| 2021 | $1,418 +3.7% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | $1,367 | 0.91% |
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.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate notably lower than the national average of 0.92% puts Thomas County in the "Affordable" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Thomas County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Thomas County sits nearest Sumter County (FL), Putnam County (FL), Manatee County (FL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jefferson County (NY), Clark County (WI), Codington County (SD).
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
What tax filers report in Thomas County
Of the 19,130 federal returns filed from Thomas County in 2022, 1,260 (6.6% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $4,397 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $200k+, who accounted for 34% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Thomas County's numbers
- Inside Georgia, Thomas County's $1,539 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Georgia overview →
- Thomas County ranks #108 of 158 Georgia counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Georgia overview →
- If Thomas County's assessment looks high versus the $196,700 typical home, check Georgia's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($196,700); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Nationwide peers by effective rate & median bill
Two PlainPropertyTax-derived comparison paths for Thomas County, both outside Georgia so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice. Axes stay disjoint: median-bill peers exclude the effective-rate peer set.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.78%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,539/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Thomas County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Thomas County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Gordon County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,537/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.69% vs Thomas County 0.78%.
Menominee County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,537/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.01% vs Thomas County 0.78%.
Piscataquis County, ME
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,537/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.90% vs Thomas County 0.78%.
Whitley County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,537/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.70% vs Thomas County 0.78%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Thomas 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.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Thomas County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.