Fulton County’s General Fund property tax rate will remain steady at 8.87 mills for the fourth year in a row, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners decided during its regular meeting on August 6, 2025.

This rate is projected to yield revenue of $930 million for 2025. Mid-year projections estimate a savings of $54 million compared to the 2025 budget, due largely to vacant positions.

“I’m pleased that we can provide first-class services without having to raise taxes,” said Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts. “Along with our AAA bond rating, today’s vote is a testament to the strong financial leadership of our County Manager and Finance team.”

Fulton County’s property tax rate declined steadily from 10.5 mills in 2015 to 8.87 mills in 2022, where it has remained – a net decrease of 16% in a decade.

Property taxes are the primary source of revenue for Fulton County and pay for a wide range of constituent services. Some of those include:

• Healthcare: services including support for Grady Health System, Morehouse School of Medicine
• Behavioral Health: including free mental health services for children and adults and the new Behavioral Health Crisis Center on Metropolitan Parkway in Atlanta, with another planned for the County’s north end
• Senior Services: including transportation and operation of 14 neighborhood senior centers and four larger multipurpose senior centers
• Justice & public safety: including five courts – Superior and Magistrate Courts, State Court, Probate Court, and Juvenile Court – the District Attorney, Solicitor General, Public Defender, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, including all jail facilities
• Election management
• Library system
• Animal Services
• Arts funding
• Support for more than 100 nonprofits
• Regional economic development

Fulton County is closely monitoring federal budgets for possible direct and indirect impact on Fulton County programs and partners.

Budget pressures include possible costs related to the federal consent decree on the operation and improvement of the Fulton County Jail.

Fulton County offers many property tax relief measures for residents, including two floating homestead exemptions and other exemptions for seniors and other special populations.