Tax Rates
Real Property (ad valorem) Tax Rates
| Jurisdiction | 2005 Millage Rate | 2006 Millage Rate | 2007 Millage Rate | 2008 Millage Rate | 2009 Millage Rate | 2010 Millage Rate | 2011 Millage Rate | 2012 Millage Rate |
| Gordon County Government |
7.57 | 10.67 | 10.17 | 9.52 | 8.81 | 8.91 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Gordon County School Board |
16.584 | 16.30 | 16.30 | 17.5 | 15.26 | 15.61 | 19.22 | 19.30 |
| City of Calhoun School Board |
13.66 | 14.58 | 14.08 | 14.08 | 13.86 | 13.86 | 16.01 | 17.76 |
| State Government | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.20 |
| City of Calhoun | 1.75 | 1.67 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.73 | 1.98 |
| City of Fairmount | 5.88 | 5.88 | 5.88 | 5.88 | 5.09 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| City of Plainville | 6.94 | 6.94 | 6.94 | 6.94 | 6.94 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| Town of Resaca | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| City of Ranger | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- Residents living in the unincorporated area of the county, Town of Resaca, or the City of Ranger will have a 2012 millage rate of 29.30 mills. This is the total of Gordon County Government, Gordon County School Board, and State Government in the above table.
- Residents living in the City of Calhoun will have a 2012 millage rate of 29.74 mills. This is the total of Gordon County Government, City of Calhoun School Board, State Government, and City of Calhoun in the above table.
- Residents living in the City of Fairmount will have a 2012 millage rate of 34.30 mills. This is the total of Gordon County Government, Gordon County School Board, State Government, and City of Fairmount in the above table.
- Residents living in the City of Plainville will have a 2012 millage rate of 34.80 mills. This is the total of Gordon County Government, Gordon County School Board, State Government, and City of Plainville in the above table.
How to Calculate a Millage Rate and the Property Taxes Owed
Once a resident has used the table above to calculate their 2012 millage rate on a piece of property, it is possible to estimate the property taxes owed. First, the millage rate must be divided by 1,000. For example, those residents living in the unincorporated areas of the county will take the 29.30 mills from the table above and divide it by 1,000 (or simply moving the decimal three places to the left) so that the millage rate is expressed as .02930.
To estimate the amount of property tax amount owed, simply multiply the assessed value of your property by the millage rate. In Georgia, property is assessed for taxes at 40% of the fair market value that is on file in the Tax Assessor’s Office.
| 2005 Taxes |
2006 Taxes |
2007 Taxes |
2008 Taxes |
2009 Taxes |
2010 Taxes |
2011 Taxes |
2012 Taxes |
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| 100% Fair Market Value | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| Assessed Value (40% of Fair Market Value) |
$40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 |
| Millage Rate (unincorporated area) | 0.024404 | 0.02722 | 0.02672 | 0.02727 | 0.0243 | 0.0247 | 0.02927 | 0.02930 |
| Total Property Taxes Owed | $976.16 | $1,088.80 | $1,068.80 | $1,090.80 | $972.00 | $988.00 | $1,170.80 | $1,172.00 |
Sales Tax Rates
Gordon County has a 7% sales tax rate distributed as follows:
- 4% is allocated to the state.
- 1% is allocated to Gordon County’s Local Option Sales Tax (LOST). The county receives 69.35%, City of Calhoun receives 28.35%, the City of Fairmount receives 1.30%, and the City of Resaca receives 1.00% of the LOST.
- 1% is allocated to Gordon County’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) that was voter approved during November 2011 for an additional six year period, April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2018, for specific construction projects.
- 1% is allocated to Gordon County’s Board of Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) that was voter approved during November 2010 for an additional five year period, July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017, for specific city (33.4%) and county (66.6%) school projects.