Fulton County kept its tax rate at 8.87 mills on Oct. 7, a fifth flat year. No new bills: the interim bill due Oct. 15 stands. About $10.56 more on a $625,000 home.

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Oct. 7 to keep the county’s general fund property tax rate at 8.87 mills. It is the fifth year in a row at that rate, according to the county’s Oct. 8 release. Every Milton property owner pays that rate on top of the city and school taxes.

Updated Oct. 15: the board adopted 8.87 mills at its Oct. 7 meeting. The county says no additional bills will be issued, so the interim bill due Oct. 15 is the bill.

“Now is not the time for a tax increase,” Chairman Robb Pitts said in the release.

The rate itself did not change. Under Georgia law, though, it still counts as a tax increase, because home values went up. The county had to advertise it that way and held three public hearings before the vote, according to the county’s Sept. 21 announcement.

The numbers

The county’s notice of property tax increase, published Sept. 23, sets out the figures:

Mills
Proposed 2026 rate 8.87
Rollback rate 8.822
Difference 0.048

The rollback rate is the one that would bring in the same revenue as last year once reassessments are stripped out. Keeping 8.87 mills raises county general fund property taxes 0.54% above that level, according to the county’s press release.

The notice gives two examples of what that costs:

  • A home with a fair market value of $625,000: about $10.56 more
  • A non-homestead property worth $437,500: about $8.40 more

Those figures cover the county general fund part of the bill only.

How the rate got here

The county’s rate fell from 10.5 mills in 2015 to 8.87 mills in 2022 and has stayed there since, according to the county’s 2025 release. Commissioners voted Aug. 6, 2025, to keep it for a fourth year. The county said then that the rate would raise about $930 million in 2025.

This year the board proposed 8.87 mills again at its Sept. 16 meeting. The county said a delay in finalizing the countywide tax digest meant the tax commissioner’s office sent interim property tax bills on Aug. 15.

Where Milton’s bill goes

A Milton tax bill carries three main rates: the City of Milton, Fulton County and Fulton County Schools. Our Milton, Alpharetta, Roswell and Johns Creek comparison breaks down each one, with sources. The Oct. 7 vote set only the county’s general fund rate.

What it means for you

  • No second county bill. The tax commissioner sent interim bills earlier this year with a due date of Oct. 15. Because the rate is unchanged, the county said no additional bills will be issued.
  • The county part of a typical homestead bill moves by a few dollars, by the county’s own examples. Changes in your home’s assessed value matter far more than the rate.
  • The city and school rates are set separately by the Milton City Council and the Fulton County Board of Education. Our city comparison shows how the bill is built.
  • Questions about your bill: Fulton County’s customer service line is 404-612-4000.