Milton property tax bills are out and due Jan. 7, 2027

Milton’s 2026 city property tax bills can be viewed online now, and paper copies are on their way by mail. Payment is due Thursday, Jan. 7, 2027.

The city announced the bills in a news release Wednesday. The due date is later than the city first signaled. Its Oct. 13 release had said bills would be due in mid to late December.

Key dates

A payment counts as on time if the city receives it, or it is postmarked, by Jan. 7, the release said.

How to pay

The city lists four ways to pay:

• Online by eCheck: $1.75 fee, at the city’s online payments site. Choose “Pay Property Taxes Now,” then search by parcel number or home address.
• Online by credit card: a 3% fee, on the same site.
• By mail: no fee. Send payment to Milton City Hall, 2006 Heritage Walk, ATTN: Property Taxes.
• In person: no fee. Drop it off at City Hall during business hours.

When searching by parcel number, leave a space after the first two digits, before the dash, the city said.

To print a bill before the paper copy arrives, find the parcel on the same site. Then select the arrow under “Open,” choose the report “Tax Statement Georgia MultiDist” and click “View Report.”

If your bill does not arrive

If no bill has arrived by Monday, Nov. 16, call the city’s Finance Department at 678-242-2511 or stop by City Hall. Staff can print a copy on the spot or email one, the city said.

The city’s property taxes page warns that not receiving a bill does not excuse a late payment.

What the bill is based on

The City Council kept the operating rate at 4.193 mills on Oct. 19, the lowest in city history. The greenspace bond rate fell to 0.309 mills, for a total of 4.502 mills. Our story on the vote has the full table.

A mill is $1 for every $1,000 of assessed value. Fulton County assesses property at 40% of fair market value, according to the property taxes page.

As a worked example, a home with a fair market value of $625,000 is assessed at $250,000. Before exemptions, that comes to about $1,048 in city operating tax and about $77 for the greenspace bond. The basic homestead exemption takes $15,000 off the assessed value for the operating portion. With it, the operating tax falls to about $985. Milton’s floating homestead exemption can lower it further.

This is the city bill only. Fulton County and Fulton County Schools taxes are billed separately by the county. The county board kept its rate at 8.87 mills.

Late payments

Accounts not paid by the due date build up interest every month, the city’s property taxes page says. A 5% penalty on the unpaid tax is added every 120 days after the due date. Penalties are capped at 20% of the original tax.

Owners who have appealed their assessment must still pay by the due date, the page says.

Exemptions for next year

It is too late to claim an exemption on this bill, the city said. Applications for the 2027 bill are due by April 1. The city’s property taxes page lists:

• Basic homestead: $15,000 off the assessed value. Apply through Fulton County.
• Floating homestead: caps the yearly rise in a home’s taxable value at 3% or inflation, whichever is lower. The city applies it automatically to homes with a basic homestead exemption.
• Senior: $25,000 for owners 65 or older before Jan. 1, with no income limit. Apply to the city.
• Full value, 70 and older: for owners 70 or older by Jan. 1, with a $100,000 income threshold. Apply to the city.
• Disability: a full-value exemption with an income limit and a Georgia doctor’s certification. Apply to the city.
• Disabled veterans: apply through Fulton County.

What it means for you

• You have until Jan. 7. Paying by mail or in person avoids any fee.
• Check your mailbox by Nov. 16. If nothing has come, call 678-242-2511.
• Already paid your county bill? That was a separate bill. This one is the city’s.
• Turning 65 or 70 before Jan. 1? File for the city’s senior exemption by April 1 to cut next year’s bill.
• Questions: the Finance Department is at 678-242-2511 or propertytaxes@miltonga.gov. The city’s 2026 Property Tax Guide explains each line of the bill.