Chatham County property tax appeals
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Georgia assesses your home at 40 percent of market value and gives you 45 days from your annual notice to appeal to the board of tax assessors. The board of equalization is free. An appeal makes sense when comparable sales show your value is too high; it will not fix a bill that rose because of the tax rate.
- Recent comparable sales show your home's market value is below your assessed value.
- Your home is assessed higher than similar homes nearby.
- The record has wrong facts about your home.
- Your bill went up but your value is fair. The tax rate is set by your county and city, not the assessors.
- You missed the 45 day window. The board cannot take a late appeal.
Read the full explanation
In Georgia, your county board of tax assessors sets your home's value each year at 40 percent of fair market value, and you appeal that assessed value, not your tax bill. You file a written appeal within 45 days of the date on your annual notice of assessment, and you can pick the board of equalization, which is free, a hearing officer, or arbitration. An appeal helps when recent comparable sales show your value is too high, or when your home is assessed unevenly against similar homes. It usually will not help just because your bill went up, since the tax rate is set separately by your county and city. This is general information, not tax advice.
Source: Georgia Department of Revenue (property tax appeals) · checked 2026-07-17. We're preparing coverage here and will publish Chatham County's own verified schedule once our review of the county's records is complete.
- Filing window:
- You file an appeal in writing with your county board of tax assessors within 45 days of the date on your annual notice of assessment. You can choose the board of equalization, a hearing officer, or arbitration. The board of equalization is free.
- Where to file:
- Chatham County Board of Tax Assessors (then the Board of Equalization)
- Filing fee:
- Filing to the board of equalization is free.
- Phone:
- 912-652-7271
- County portal:
- boa.chathamcountyga.gov
Verified against official sources, approved 2026-07-17.