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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Effective property tax rate in Cobb County were lower than the national average in Q3 2023

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Property owners in Cobb County paid 0.6% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the third quarter of 2023, which is less than 0.5 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by Cobb Reporter.

The median sales price of a Cobb County home in the third quarter of 2023 was $399,950, based on data from the 2,772 properties sold during that time. In 2023, the median tax bill for the county was $2,413, which is 0.6% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 0.5 times lower than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.

The analysis of Cobb County real estate data showed homeowners in six cities paid the highest tax rate of 0.7%.

The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2023 using estimated inflation values and 2021 tax data provided by the county. In some cases, the actual effective property tax rate may vary slightly.

The following table compares Smyrna with some other cities belonging to Cobb County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the third quarter of 2023.

CityQ3 2023 SalesQ3 2023 Median PriceMedian tax 2023Effective tax rate
Smyrna203$400,000$2,7850.7%
Kennesaw121$380,000$2,7790.7%
Vinings61$500,000$3,2970.7%
Fair Oaks22$282,850$1,8770.7%
Acworth122$349,000$2,4690.7%
Mableton209$300,000$2,0960.7%
Austell48$290,000$1,6680.6%
Powder Springs112$330,000$2,0110.6%
Kennesaw State University3$540,000$2,9650.5%
Marietta279$420,000$7830.2%

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