Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Harris County is $1,396.00 per year, based on a median home value of $196,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.71% of property value.

Harris County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-fifty-nine counties in Georgia, Harris County is ranked 19th by median property taxes, and 97th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Harris County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Harris County is $196,000.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $162,800.00

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19th out of 159 By median yearly property tax

97th out of 159 By percentage of median home value

46th out of 159 By percentage of median income

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

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