Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Bartow County is $921.00 per year, based on a median home value of $146,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.63% of property value.

Bartow County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-fifty-nine counties in Georgia, Bartow County is ranked 50th by median property taxes, and 128th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Bartow County has lower property taxes than many other Georgia counties. The median home value is $146,800.00, compared to the median property value in Georgia of $162,800.00

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50th out of 159 By median yearly property tax

128th out of 159 By percentage of median home value

95th out of 159 By percentage of median income

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

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