Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Tift County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Tift County pays $1,419 a year, an effective rate of 0.86%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,419
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.86%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -29%
- vs U.S. average
- #83 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Tift County pay a median $1,419 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.86%, more affordable than 46% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,419
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.86%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1703 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -29%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($165,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 41,438. Owner-occupied homes: 9,547.
The median annual property tax in Tift County is $1,419, which is 39% lower than the Georgia state average and 29% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.86% on a median home value of $165,200. Property taxes represent 2.7% of the median household income in this county.
Tift County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Tift County's 0.86% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 46%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Tift County pay a median annual property tax of $1,419, well below the national median and well below the Georgia state median. On a $165,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.86% 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 Tift County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $53,255 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Georgia counties by effective rate
Tift County ranks #83 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (47% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Tift 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 Tift County rose 34.3%, from $123,000 to $165,200. The effective rate fell 22.7% over the same span, a steeper move than in 89% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 3.9%, to $1,419. 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,366 to $1,419, a change of 4%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,514 of 9,547 owner-occupied homes (26.3%) 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 2.7% 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 Tift County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Tift County homeowners, 2,514 of 9,547 owner-occupied homes (26.3%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 26.3% (2,514)
- $800 to $1,499 24.5% (2,335)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.6% (1,204)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.2% (1,834)
- $3,000 or more 12.3% (1,178)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
482 homes here (5.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Georgia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Tift County, mortgaged homeowners pay 13% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Tift County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Tift County's effective rate is higher than 47% of the 158 counties in Georgia - ranking #83 of 158.
Where Tift County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.86% more affordable than 46% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Tift County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Tift 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 | 2.7% | - | - |
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.
Tift County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Tift County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,419 +6.0% | 0.86% |
| 2023 | $1,339 -1.5% | 0.94% |
| 2022 | $1,360 -4.8% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | $1,428 +4.5% | 1.09% |
| 2020 | $1,366 | 1.11% |
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.
Tift County: tax-to-income at 2.7%
Counties near Tift County's effective rate
On effective rate, Tift County sits nearest Palm Beach County (FL), St. Joseph County (IN), Boone County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Lake County (OR), Grant County (ND), Indiana County (PA).
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
Tift County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 950 of 17,480 returns from Tift County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,458 - 35% 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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Tift County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Tift County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Tift County is $1,419, an effective rate of 0.86% on a $165,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Tift County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Tift County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.86% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Tift County?
- Tift County, Georgia scores C- (51/100) 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 mortgage premium at B- (+$169). 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 Tift County?
- Property taxes in Tift County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $53,255 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Tift County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Tift County ticked up 3.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,366 to $1,419, 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 Tift County's UNDER rate
Tift County's $1,419 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 →
Tift County ranks #83 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 Tift 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: 0.86%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,419/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Tift County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Tift County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Goshen County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Tift County at $1,419/yr; rate 0.59% vs Tift County 0.86%.
Lake of the Woods County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Tift County at $1,419/yr; rate 0.66% vs Tift County 0.86%.
Lincoln County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Tift County at $1,419/yr; rate 1.46% vs Tift County 0.86%.
Gallia County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,418/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.91% vs Tift County 0.86%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Tift 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 Tift County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.