Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Murray County is $531.00 per year, based on a median home value of $98,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.54% of property value.

Murray County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-fifty-nine counties in Georgia, Murray County is ranked 134th by median property taxes, and 151st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Murray County has lower property taxes than many other Georgia counties. The median home value is $98,300.00, compared to the median property value in Georgia of $162,800.00

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134th out of 159 By median yearly property tax

151st out of 159 By percentage of median home value

149th out of 159 By percentage of median income

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

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