The median owner-occupied home in DeKalb County had a real-estate tax bill of $3,046 (± $80) a year, compared with $2,214 in Georgia and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $331,400 (± $5,275), compared with $272,900 in Georgia and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | DeKalb County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 762,105 | 10,822,590 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $3,046 ± $80 | $2,214 ± $14 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $331,400 ± $5,275 | $272,900 ± $1,058 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $77,683 ± $1,640 | $74,664 ± $431 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.92% ± 0.03 points | 0.81% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 58.5% ± 0.8 points | 65.4% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 29.2% ± 0.7 points | 29.5% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 22.8% ± 1.0 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 DeKalb County (13)
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.
- Atlanta (partly in this county)
- Avondale Estates
- Brookhaven
- Chamblee
- Clarkston
- Decatur
- Doraville
- Dunwoody
- Lithonia
- Pine Lake
- Stone Mountain
- Stonecrest
- Tucker
Census-designated places in DeKalb County (9)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Belvedere Park
- Candler-McAfee
- Druid Hills
- Gresham Park
- North Decatur
- North Druid Hills
- Panthersville
- Redan
- Scottdale
Other named communities in DeKalb County (162)
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.
- Arbor Ridge
- Belmont
- Benton Harbor
- Bermuda
- Blue Creek
- Blue Creek Forest
- Bramblewood
- Brentwood
- Briar Glen
- Brook Glen
- Brook Hollow
- Browns Mill Lake
- Brownwood
- Buchanan (historical)
- Burlington
- Cambridge Estates
- Cambridge Square
- Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove Acres
- Cedar Valley
- Chapel Hill
- Chapel Mill
- Chelsea Heights
- Cherokee Forest
- Cherry Ridge
- Cherrywood
- Chestnut Forest
- Chimney Ridge
- Clairmont Park
- Clifton
- Collinsville
- Comfort Hill
- Conley Downs
- Constitution
- Country Squire Acres
- Creekwood Hills
- Cumberland Green
- DeKalb Highlands
- Dogwood Forest
- Dogwood Hills
- Dunwoody Club Forest
- Dunwoody Corners
- Dunwoody Heights
- Dunwoody Knoll
- Dunwoody West
- East Atlanta
- East Glen
- East Lake
- East Lake Highlands
- Eastland Heights
- Edgewood
- Embry Hills
- Emory
- Emory Estates
- Emory Highlands
- Fairfield
- Fairington
- Fontainbleau Forest
- Forest Ridge
- Four Oaks
- Fox Hollow
- Glen Haven
- Glenwood Hills
- Goodwin Crossing (historical)
- Habersham
- Happy Hollow
- Henrico
- Hidden Branches
- Hidden Hills
- Humphries (historical)
- Hunters Glen
- Huntley Hill
- Idlewood Acres
- Ingleside
- Kings Mountain
- Kings Ridge
- Kings Row
- Kirkwood
- Klondike
- La Vista
- Leisure Woods
- Leslie Estates
- Lincolndale
- Littlebrooke Farm
- Manning Farms
- Meadowlake
- Mill Glen
- Miners Creek
- Miramar
- Montreal
- Moonlight Forest
- Mount Vernon Lake
- Mount Vernon Springs
- Mountain Woods
- North Atlanta
- North DeKalb
- North Kirkwood
- North Peachtree Woods
- North Point
- Northwoods
- Norton (historical)
- Oak Grove
- Oak Point
- Oakengate
- Oakhurst
- Panola
- Patriots Hill
- Peachtree
- Pine Mountain
- Pinehurst
- Pittsburg
- Plymouth Colony
- Pointe Bleue
- Raiders Ridge
- Redfield
- Rehoboth
- River Hills
- River Run
- Riverchase
- Riverside Station
- Rock Chapel
- Rovena Acres
- Royal Oaks
- Salem West
- Sara Lake Estates
- Sheffield Woods
- Shenandoah
- Silver Ridge
- Skyline Forest
- Smoke Rise
- Snapfinger
- South Kirkwood
- Springfield
- Sterling Acres
- Stone Mill Run
- Stonehenge
- Swift Creek
- Tamarack
- Tolliver Heights
- Trailridge
- Turner Village
- Valley View
- Verdon Forest
- Village Mill
- Village North
- Wallace (historical)
- Waterford
- Weather Wood
- Westover
- Whitehall Forest Estates
- Wickford
- Wicklow Acres
- Willowcreek
- Wilshire
- Windhaven
- Windwood
- Wishing Well Hills
- Withmere
- Woodcrest
- Woodland Hills
- Woodstream
- Wynterhall