City Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) is a city in Georgia, in Clarke County.
The median owner-occupied home in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) had a real-estate tax bill of $2,431 (± $77) a year, compared with $2,214 in Georgia and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $271,800 (± $8,486), compared with $272,900 in Georgia and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 126,987 ± 688 | 10,822,590 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,431 ± $77 | $2,214 ± $14 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $271,800 ± $8,486 | $272,900 ± $1,058 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $51,655 ± $1,834 | $74,664 ± $431 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.89% ± 0.04 points | 0.81% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 40.5% ± 1.3 points | 65.4% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 32.7% ± 1.8 points | 29.5% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 21.5% ± 2.4 points | 20.3% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Georgia
How it works. County/city tax execution and public tax sale followed by statutory redemption and foreclosure/barment of redemption
Excess sale money. Excess tax-sale funds are separately administered; Georgia DOR directs claimants to county-level tax-sale overage lists. Historical legislation provides transfer of unclaimed excess funds after statutory period
These rules are set by Georgia, not by Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Georgia entry with statute links.