Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Calhoun County is $539.00 per year, based on a median home value of $61,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.87% of property value.

Calhoun County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-fifty-nine counties in Georgia, Calhoun County is ranked 132nd by median property taxes, and 37th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Calhoun County collects a median of 0.87% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Georgia. This is partially because the median property value in Calhoun County is $101,100.00 lower than the Georgia median property value of $162,800.00.

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132nd out of 159 By median yearly property tax

37th out of 159 By percentage of median home value

121st out of 159 By percentage of median income

You can see how Calhoun County (highlighted in green) compares to the one-hundred-fifty-nine other counties in Georgia with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Georgia, see our Georgia county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Georgia counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Calhoun County are the responsibility of the Calhoun County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Morgan, Georgia.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Calhoun County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Calhoun County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Calhoun County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Calhoun County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Calhoun County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).