Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Colquitt County is $594.00 per year, based on a median home value of $84,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.70% of property value.

Colquitt 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, Colquitt County is ranked 109th by median property taxes, and 103rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Colquitt County collects a median of 0.70% 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 Colquitt County is $78,500.00 lower than the Georgia median property value of $162,800.00.

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109th out of 159 By median yearly property tax

103rd out of 159 By percentage of median home value

117th out of 159 By percentage of median income

You can see how Colquitt 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 Colquitt County are the responsibility of the Colquitt County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Moultrie, Georgia.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Colquitt County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Colquitt County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Colquitt County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Colquitt 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 Colquitt County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).