Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Schley County is $515.00 per year, based on a median home value of $91,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.56% of property value.

Schley 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, Schley County is ranked 137th by median property taxes, and 148th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Schley County has lower property taxes than many other Georgia counties. The median home value is $91,300.00, compared to the median property value in Georgia of $162,800.00

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137th out of 159 By median yearly property tax

148th out of 159 By percentage of median home value

153rd out of 159 By percentage of median income

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

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