The median owner-occupied home in Cherokee County had a real-estate tax bill of $2,734 (± $75) a year, compared with $2,214 in Georgia and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $389,800 (± $6,347), compared with $272,900 in Georgia and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Cherokee County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 274,539 | 10,822,590 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,734 ± $75 | $2,214 ± $14 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $389,800 ± $6,347 | $272,900 ± $1,058 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $105,442 ± $1,697 | $74,664 ± $431 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.70% ± 0.02 points | 0.81% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 77.4% ± 1.0 points | 65.4% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 27.2% ± 1.0 points | 29.5% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 17.3% ± 1.3 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.
Cities, towns and villages in Cherokee County (6)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Ball Ground
- Canton
- Holly Springs
- Mountain Park (city) (partly in this county)
- Nelson (partly in this county)
- Woodstock
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (1)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Cherokee County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Waleska city
Other named communities in Cherokee County (146)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Allatoona Pass
- Andersonville
- Ansley Forest
- Applewood
- Arnold Mill
- Ashley Forest
- Audubon Forest
- Avery
- Bascombs Springs
- Batesville
- Beasley Gap
- Bells Ferry Place
- Bluff Creek
- Bramble Oak
- Breeze Hill Estates
- Brookwood Estates
- Buffington
- Burris Crossroads
- Cardinal Woods
- Carmichael Crossroads
- Cedar Mill Crossing
- Centerville (historical)
- Cherecobb Estates
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Estates
- Cherokee Forest
- Cherokee South
- Colemans Bluff
- Colemans Landing
- Colony Center
- Colony Springs
- Colony Woods
- Creek Hollow South
- Creek View
- Creighton (historical)
- Cross Creek
- Deerchase
- Dobbs Estates
- Driftwood Forest
- Driftwood Station
- Emerald Forest
- Etowah Mills
- Farmington
- Fields Landing
- Free Home
- Gibson Acres
- Glenell
- Gober
- Greely
- Hardman Place
- Harmony
- Heritage Place
- Hickory Flat
- Hills-A-Rolling
- Holbrook
- Hunters Mill
- Independence Walk
- Indian Valley Estates
- Joshua Landing
- Keithsburg
- Kellogg Creek
- Kellogg Creek North
- Kingridge Estates
- Kingridge North
- Kingridge West
- Knotts Landing
- Knotts Pointe
- Laffingal
- Lake Forest
- Lake Pointe
- Land of Lakes
- Lathemtown
- Lebanon
- Little River Crossing
- Little River Landing
- Little River North
- Little River South
- Macedonia
- McCollum Acres
- Mica
- Mill Creek Crossing
- Misty Mountain
- Motes Hill
- Mountain Ridge
- North Canton
- Northridge Estates
- Nowlin Estates
- Nowlin Hall
- Nowlin Station
- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove Estates
- Old Cedar Creek
- Ophir
- Orange
- Park Place Estates
- Payne
- Pine Hill
- Pioneer Crossing
- Plantation Walk
- Ridgewood Estates
- River Oaks
- Riverchase
- Rocky Creek
- Rocky Springs
- Salacoa
- Salem Woods
- Savanna Place
- Shadowbrook
- Sharp Top
- Sherwood Forest
- Skyridge
- South Canton
- Southern Oaks
- Southfork
- Springfield
- Stir Up Manor
- Stockwood Estates
- Sturbridge
- Sumpter Ridge
- Sunny Brook
- Sutallee
- The Arbors
- The Crossroads
- The Woodlands
- The Woods at Colony Crossing
- Timberlake North
- Tomahawk
- Trickum Hills
- Twin Pines
- Tyson Estates
- Union Hill
- Univeter
- Upland Estates
- Vestavia Estates
- Victoria
- Victoria Landing
- Village Green
- Westwood Station
- White City
- Wiley Bridge Junction
- Willow Tree
- Wood Glen
- Woodstock Station
- Woodwind Station
- Worley Crossroads
- Yacht Club Estates