Property Tax in Walton County, Georgia
Homeowners in Walton County, Georgia pay a median of $2,431 a year in real estate taxes, on a median home value of $300,500. Those are the Census Bureau's published medians for the county (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023) — the typical bill and the typical home value for owner-occupied households.
What the Walton County numbers mean
The median is the midpoint of the county's actual bills: half of Walton County homeowners pay more than $2,431 a year and half pay less. The exact bill for any one home depends on its assessed value, exemptions, and which school, municipal and special districts cover it.
Set against the median home value of $300,500, the median bill works out to a derived effective rate of 0.81%. That rate is an estimate computed from the two medians — no county publishes a rate calculated this way — but it adjusts for home prices, which makes comparisons between counties more meaningful.
Walton County by the numbers
| Measure | Walton County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median real estate taxes paid | $2,431 | $2,214 | $2,969 |
| Median home value | $300,500 | $272,900 | $303,400 |
| Derived effective rate* | 0.81% | 0.81% | 0.98% |
| Median tax per month | $203 | $184 | $247 |
*Estimate derived from Census medians (tax ÷ value), not an official rate.
Walton County at a glance
- Median tax rank in Georgia: #18 of 159 counties
- Median home value rank in Georgia: #17 of 159
- Population rank in Georgia: #26 of 159 (100,361 residents)
- Population density rank: #27 of 159 (307 people per square mile)
- Land area rank in Georgia: #88 of 159 (326 sq mi, 0.6% of the combined county land area)
- Median tax as a monthly figure: $203; per $1,000 of home value: $0.81
How Walton County compares
Of the 159 Georgia counties with published data, 17 have a higher median property tax bill than Walton County's $2,431, putting the county at #18 in the state. Its bill is about 10% higher than the state median of $2,214 and about 18% lower than the national median of $2,969.
Rates and values pull in opposite directions: an expensive housing market can produce big bills at ordinary rates. Here the derived rate is 0.81%, versus 0.98% derived nationally, and the median home value ranks #17 within Georgia.
Some extra context for Walton County: the median bill works out to about $203 a month, and the derived rate equals roughly $809 of tax per $100,000 of home value. The county is home to 100,361 people — the #26 most populous county in Georgia, spread over 326 square miles, a density of about 307 people per square mile. Its median home value, $300,500, ranks #17 among the state's 159 counties with data.
Zooming out: of 3133 counties nationwide with published Census figures, only 745 record a higher median tax bill than Walton County — it sits in the top 24% nationally. The county holds roughly 0.9% of Georgia's people. Its homes are worth more than the state norm (median $300,500 versus $272,900), and a decade at the derived rate of 0.81% adds up to about 8.09% of the median home's value in tax. The cheapest county in the state, Wheeler County, medians $562 — $1,869 less than Walton County per year.
Counties nearest Walton County in the Georgia ranking
| County | Median tax paid | Median home value | Derived rate* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulding County, GA | $2,444 | $289,000 | 0.85% |
| Columbia County, GA | $2,431 | $287,400 | 0.85% |
| Morgan County, GA | $2,399 | $323,100 | 0.74% |
| Hall County, GA | $2,382 | $313,600 | 0.76% |
Walton County and its population peers
Counties of a similar size can tax very differently. The table below shows the counties closest to Walton County in population across the United States, with their median bills and home values. Within the group of 9, Walton County ($2,431) ranks #3 of 9 by median tax paid.
| County | Population | Median tax paid | Median home value | Derived rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County, SC | 100,905 | $1,487 | $298,100 | 0.50% |
| Laramie County, WY | 100,661 | $1,893 | $324,900 | 0.58% |
| DeKalb County, IL | 100,512 | $5,889 | $231,900 | 2.54% |
| Grant County, WA | 100,428 | $2,268 | $275,700 | 0.82% |
| Cleveland County, NC | 100,170 | $1,240 | $180,200 | 0.69% |
| Garland County, AR | 100,062 | $915 | $176,400 | 0.52% |
| Sherburne County, MN | 99,178 | $3,311 | $332,700 | 0.99% |
| Montgomery County, VA | 99,159 | $2,174 | $283,600 | 0.77% |
The closest population match is Grant County, Washington (100,428 residents), where the median real estate tax paid is $2,268 on a median home value of $275,700 — $163 more than Walton County pays.
Inside Georgia itself, the counties closest to Walton County in population are Bartow County (111,153 residents, median tax $1,901 on a median value of $262,200); Whitfield County (103,118 residents, median tax $1,339 on a median value of $198,900); Floyd County (98,985 residents, median tax $1,560 on a median value of $194,100); Rockdale County (94,293 residents, median tax $1,843 on a median value of $256,600). Same state, same broad tax framework — yet the median bills still differ, because assessed values and the mix of county, municipal and school-district rates are set locally.
How the tax is worked out
Think of the final bill as three ingredients: the assessed value of the property, the exemptions subtracted from it, and the combined rate of every district the property sits in. Walton County's medians imply a derived rate of 0.81%; applied illustratively, a $400,000 home would owe about $3,236 a year, or around $270 a month spread evenly. Individual properties depart from the illustration in both directions.
Illustrative bills in Walton County at the derived rate
The derived rate of 0.81% is only an estimate built from medians, but applying it to different home values gives a sense of scale for Walton County — and a quick way to compare with the state derived rate of 0.81% and the US figure of 0.98%:
| Home value | Illustrative tax / year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | $1,214 | $101 |
| $250,000 | $2,022 | $169 |
| $350,000 | $2,832 | $236 |
| $500,000 | $4,045 | $337 |
| $750,000 | $6,068 | $506 |
Illustration only: real bills are computed from the assessed value, exemptions, and the combined rates of the property's actual taxing districts.
Checking your assessment in Walton County
Most successful appeals are won on facts, not arguments. Start with the property record card held by the Walton County assessor: wrong square footage, an extra room, or a missing homestead exemption are common and fixable. Next, line your assessed value up against recent sales of genuinely similar homes nearby. Many disputes end at an informal conversation with the assessor's office; if yours does not, file the formal appeal with the review board named on your notice before its deadline, evidence attached, and keep paying the bill in the meantime so penalties do not build up.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the median property tax in Walton County, Georgia?
The median real estate tax paid in Walton County, Georgia is $2,431 per year, on a median home value of $300,500 (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023).
What is the effective property tax rate in Walton County, Georgia?
The derived effective rate is 0.81% — the median bill ($2,431) expressed as a share of the median home value ($300,500). No authority sets a rate this way; it exists to make counties with different home prices comparable.
How does Walton County compare with the rest of Georgia?
By median taxes paid, Walton County stands at #18 among the 159 Georgia counties the Census publishes figures for. Its $2,431 median bill is about 10% higher than the state median ($2,214), and 17 counties in the state record a higher median.
How are property taxes calculated in Walton County, Georgia?
The assessor estimates your property's market value; exemptions (such as a homestead exemption) reduce the taxable amount; and the result is multiplied by the combined rates of the local taxing districts — county, municipality, school district and any special districts. In Walton County, the median outcome of that process is a bill of $2,431 on a median home value of $300,500.
Can I appeal my property tax assessment in Walton County, Georgia?
You can. Pull your property record card from the Walton County assessor, verify its details, and compare the assessed value against similar homes that sold recently. If the value still seems too high, submit a formal appeal to the board named on your notice before the stated deadline — usually a 30-to-90-day window.