Fulton County votes Wednesday on keeping its 8.87-mill rate, a 0.54% increase over rollback, about $10.56 on a $625,000 home. County bills are due Oct. 15.

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners votes Wednesday, Oct. 7, on the county’s 2026 property tax rate. It plans to keep its General Fund rate at 8.87 mills for a fifth straight year.

Because property values rose, a flat rate counts as a tax increase under Georgia law. The county said so in its notice of property tax increase, published Sept. 23.

The numbers

The rollback rate, the rate that would raise the same money as last year, is 8.822 mills. Keeping 8.87 mills is 0.048 mills higher. The county puts that at a 0.54% increase.

The county’s own examples of the extra tax:

Property Value used by the county Extra county tax
A home $625,000 about $10.56
A non-homestead property $437,500 about $8.40

That is the increase over rollback, not the whole county bill. It covers only the county’s General Fund levy. The city of Atlanta and Atlanta Public Schools set their own rates.

The last hearing and the vote

Georgia law requires three public hearings before a county sets a rate above rollback, the county said in its press release on the proposed increase. Two were held Sept. 30. The third is Wednesday:

  • When: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7
  • Where: Government Center Assembly Hall, 141 Pryor St. SW, downtown
  • Online: a Zoom link for the Oct. 7 hearing is in the county’s notice

The final vote follows the 10 a.m. hearing, the county said when it proposed the flat rate at the board’s Sept. 16 meeting. Questions go to the county at 404-612-4000 or customerservice@fultoncountyga.gov.

How it fits with this year’s bills

Atlanta homeowners in Fulton County already have their 2026 bills. They went out Aug. 15 and are temporary, because the countywide tax digest was late.

The temporary bills use each government’s 2025 rate. Fulton County’s 2025 General Fund rate was also 8.87 mills, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue’s 2025 millage list. The county has said a revised bill or a refund will follow only where it is needed once final rates are set.

Homes in the DeKalb County part of Atlanta are billed by DeKalb, not Fulton, and this vote does not set their county rate.

What it means for you

  • The county and school share of your 2026 Fulton bill is still due Thursday, Oct. 15. Interest starts the next day.
  • The county’s own example puts the cost of keeping 8.87 mills at about $10.56 a year on a $625,000 home.
  • Wednesday’s 10 a.m. hearing is the last chance to comment before commissioners vote. You can speak in person or join online.
  • If you think your assessed value is wrong, that is a separate appeal to the Fulton County Board of Assessors. Our property taxes page has the rates, exemptions, appeal steps and phone numbers.

We will report the commissioners’ decision after Wednesday’s vote.