Gwinnett County Commissioners Set 2019 Millage Rate

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved keeping the 2019 property tax rate at the same level as 2018. The General Fund millage remains at 7.209 mills, the county said in a news release. The millage rates for special service districts and countywide levies for voter-approved debt and recreation also remain unchanged from last year, keeping the total rate for property owners in unincorporated Gwinnett County at 13.319 mills.

A mill is one dollar of tax for every $1,000 of assessed property value. The County's Tax Assessor calculates the total value of all property in the county, called the tax digest, by conducting annual updates of residential and commercial property, the release added.

The millage only applies to 40 percent of the total valuation of a piece of property. In addition, applying various homestead exemptions will reduce a residential property's tax bill.

Property tax bills also include school taxes, which are usually the larger portion of the total bill. For properties within certain cities, the tax bill may also include city taxes, the news release added.

Property owners can visit the County's website to see the value they receive in County services plus an estimate of County, school, and applicable city taxes. A pie chart shows how the County allocates its portion. Click on Where Your Property Taxes Go under the "Your Money" button at www.GwinnettCounty.com.