Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in DeKalb County is $1,977.00 per year, based on a median home value of $190,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.04% of property value.

DeKalb County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-fifty-nine counties in Georgia, DeKalb County is ranked 3rd by median property taxes, and 7th by median tax as percentage of home value.

DeKalb County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in DeKalb County is $190,000.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $162,800.00

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3rd out of 159 By median yearly property tax

7th out of 159 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 159 By percentage of median income

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

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