Notice of Property Tax Increase
The City of Riceboro, GA has tentatively adopted a 2026 millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 100 percent.
All concerned citizens are invited to the three public hearings on the tax increase, to be held at the City of Riceboro, located at 4614 S. Coastal Hwy., Riceboro, GA, on the following dates and times:
- October 22, 2026 – 6:00 PM
- October 29, 2026 – 11:00 AM
- October 29, 2026 – 6:00 PM
This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 6.50 mills, an increase of 6.50 mills. Without this tentative increase, the millage rate will be no more than 0.00 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $100,000 is approximately $247.00, and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $125,000 is approximately $325.00.
About the Rollback Rate
Each year, the board of tax assessors is required to review the assessed value for property tax purposes of taxable property in the county. When the trend of prices on properties that have recently sold in the county indicate there has been an increase in the fair market value of any specific property, the board of tax assessors is required by law to re-determine the value of such property and adjust the assessment. This is called a reassessment.
When the total digest of taxable property is prepared, Georgia Law requires that a rollback millage rate must be computed that will produce the same total revenue on the current year’s new digest that last year’s millage rate would have produced had no reassessments occurred. The budget tentatively adopted by the City of Riceboro requires a millage rate higher than the rollback rate. Therefore, before the City may finalize the tentative budget and set a final millage rate, Georgia Law requires that three public hearings be held to allow the public an opportunity to express their opinions on this increase.
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