Fulton County kept its rate at 8.87 mills on Oct. 7, so no new county bills go out. It is 0.54% over rollback, about $10.56 a year on a $625,000 home.

Updated Oct. 17: commissioners kept the rate at 8.87 mills on Oct. 7, and the county says no additional bills will be issued. The original story, published before the vote, follows.

The decision

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Oct. 7 to keep its General Fund rate at 8.87 mills. It is the fifth straight year at that rate. The county announced the decision in an Oct. 8 release. The release did not give the vote count.

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

The county also said:

  • Temporary bills went out earlier this year with an Oct. 15 due date.
  • Because the rate did not change, no additional bills will be issued.
  • The rate has fallen from 10.5 mills in 2015 to 8.87 mills, a 16% drop.

Before the vote

The board had planned to keep the rate flat, as reported below.

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 hearings

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 was Oct. 7:

  • When: 10 a.m. Oct. 7
  • Where: Government Center Assembly Hall, 141 Pryor St. SW, downtown

The vote followed that hearing, as the county planned 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. Because the final county rate matches the 2025 rate, the county said no additional county bills will be issued.

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 was due Thursday, Oct. 15. If it is still unpaid, interest is now running, so pay it as soon as you can.
  • No second county bill is coming. The bill you already have is the bill.
  • The county’s own example puts the cost of keeping 8.87 mills at about $10.56 a year on a $625,000 home.
  • 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.