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Columbus Property Tax Calculator

Estimate a Muscogee County bill with or without the homestead exemption.

Estimate a Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County) property tax bill with or without the homestead exemption. Georgia taxes 40% of a home's fair market value, and the bill is that assessed value, minus exemptions, times the millage rates. Everything is worked out on this page from the numbers you enter, and nothing you type is saved.

Find your district and your home's value

Type your address to set your Urban Service District below. The address is matched with the free U.S. Census geocoder and the Columbus Board of Tax Assessors' public map, and it is not saved.

For the home's value, look up your address or parcel number on the county's free property sites, copy the value, and enter it below. Both sites are provided to the public by the Muscogee County Board of Assessors.

Muscogee County property search (qPublic): search by owner, address or parcel number and see the assessed value and building details.
Columbus Public Access: search by address, with tax bill and appeal information.

On those pages, use the number labeled fair market value or appraised value, or the assessed value, and pick which one it is in the box below. Georgia's assessed value is 40% of fair market value.

Your numbers

The value on your annual assessment notice, mailed in May, or on your tax bill. Choose above whether it is the fair market value or the assessed value. The starting number is only an example.
The Columbus government's net maintenance and operations rate for 2026, from its five-year property tax history: 15.15, 9.17 and 8.27 mills. Your bill lists your district.
Muscogee County School District's rate is on your tax bill and assessment notice. We could not confirm the current rate from a public source, so we leave it for you to enter.
The homestead exemption does not apply to bond millage. Leave at 0 if your bill has none.

Your estimate

Estimated annual property tax

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Fair market value
$0
Assessed value (40%)
$0
Taxable value for operations taxes
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Taxable value for bond taxes
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Columbus government tax
$0
School tax
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Bond tax
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Exemptions save you about
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When it is due

Bills are mailed Sept. 1. You can pay 40% by Oct. 1 and the rest by Dec. 1, or pay it all by Oct. 1. Columbus has no early-payment discount. Unpaid taxes are delinquent after the due date and add penalties and interest.

40% installment
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Remaining balance
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Estimate only. Your real bill comes from the Tax Commissioner.

How the estimate works

Georgia taxes property at 40% of fair market value as of Jan. 1. A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of taxable value. The calculator takes the assessed value, subtracts the homestead exemption and the 2026 relief grant, and multiplies by your rates. The standard homestead exemption is taken from maintenance and operations taxes, not from bond taxes, so the calculator keeps bond millage separate.

This calculator does not include other exemptions, such as the elderly, disabled veteran, floating homestead or surviving spouse exemptions, or any limit on how fast your assessed value can rise. If you have one, your bill will be lower. The Board of Tax Assessors lists them all on its homestead exemptions page.

Where to find your numbers

Your fair market value is on the assessment notice mailed in May. Each tax line and rate is on the bill mailed Sept. 1. To file for homestead or ask about your bill:

Tax Commissioner: property tax (706-653-4211, 3111 Citizens Way)
Board of Tax Assessors: homestead exemptions (706-653-4398)
Important property tax dates

Columbus Times is not a tax advisor, and this tool is not the Tax Commissioner's bill. For a decision about your own taxes, check with the Tax Commissioner or the Board of Tax Assessors. Use the county's free search above to find your own parcel.

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