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How can I estimate my tax liability? For a $200,000 home, with no exemptions, you can estimate your tax liability in this way. | Estimated Ad Valorem Taxes | Description
| Rate | Amount | How to Calculate
| FMV of Property
| | $200,000.00 | This is the Fair Market Value of your property.
| | Assessed Value | 40% | $80,000.00 | This amount is 40% of the FMV of the property. | Exemptions
| None | $0.00 | This is where you could calculate your exemptions. In this example, we have no exemptions.
| Taxable Value
| | $80,000.00 | Subtract your exemptions from your assessed value. This is the taxable value of the property.
| State Property Tax
| 0.00025 | $20.00 | Multiply 0.25 mills or 0.00025 to the assessed value. This is the amount of property tax to the State of Georgia.
| Douglas County
Maintenance and Operational Tax
| 0.00824 | $659.20
| Multiply 8.24 mills or 0.00824 to the assessed value. This is the amount of property tax to the Douglas County General Fund. | Douglas County School Board
Maintenance and Operational Tax
| 0.0194 | $1552.00
| Multiply 19.4 mills or 0.0194 to the assessed value. This is the amount of property tax to the Douglas County School Board M&O funds.
| Douglas County School Board Bond Repayments
| 0.0009 | $72.00 | Multiply 0.9 mills or 0.0009 to the assessed value. This is the amount of property tax to the Douglas County School Board for bond repayments and indebtedness. | City of Douglasville
| 0.003854 | $308.32
| Multiply 3.854 mills or 0.003854 to the assessed value. This is the amount of property tax to the City of Douglasville.
| City of Austell
| 0.003123 | $249.84 | Multiply 3.854 mills or 0.003123 to the assessed value. This is the amount of property tax to the City of Austell.
| City of Villa Rica
| 0.006012 | $480.96
| Multiply 6.012 mills or 0.006012 to the assessed value. This is the amount of property tax to the City of Villa Rica.
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You then add the taxes based on the location of your property. Property Tax Total
| Tax Type
| Location of a $200,000 Property | Unincorporated Douglas County
| % of Tax
| City of Douglasville | % of Tax | City of Austell | % of Tax
| City of Villa Rica | % of Tax | Georgia State Property Tax
| $20.00
| 0.8%
| $20.00
| 0.8%
| $20.00
| 0.8%
| $20.00
| 0.8%
| Douglas County M&O
| $659.20
| 28.6%
| $659.20
| 25.2%
| $659.20
| 25.8%
| $659.20
| 23.7%
| | Douglas County Bonds | $0 | | $0
| | $0
| | $0
| | Douglas County School Board M&O | $1552.00
| 67.4%
| $1552.00
| 59.4%
| $1552.00
| 60.8%
| $1552.00
| 55.7%
| Douglas County School Board Bonds
| $72.00
| 3.1%
| $72.00
| 2.8%
| $72.00
| 2.8%
| $72.00
| 2.6%
| City Municipal Tax
| $0
| | $308.32
| 11.8%
| $249.84
| 9.8%
| $480.96
| 17.3%
| Total
| $2303.20
| | $2611.52
| | $2553.04
| | $2784.16
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This explains how to calculate your property taxes. You can use the online calculator to estimate your taxes here.
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