The median Clermont homeowner pays $2,274/year in property taxes. That is 1.68% of median household income. See how Clermont compares and check your savings potential.
With about 1,243 residents, Clermont is one of Hall County's smallest incorporated towns, up in the northern end of the county where Gainesville's subdivisions thin out into poultry farms, pasture, and the first rises of the mountain foothills. Small does not mean modest. Clermont's median household income of $135,500 is exceptional for a rural town, and the median home is worth about $321,500, only about 8 percent below Hall County's median of $350,400. Across Hall County, home values run from roughly $227,184 at the 25th percentile to $491,745 at the 75th, a spread that covers Lake Lanier waterfront at one end and aging in-town bungalows at the other, and Clermont's mix of homesteads and newer builds lands in the broad middle of it. The tax picture looks favorable on paper: Hall's effective property tax rate is around 0.98 percent, and the typical Clermont homeowner commits about 1.7 percent of household income to property tax, light by metro standards. But rural and semi-rural properties are stubbornly hard to mass-appraise. Acreage and outbuildings, with few nearby comparable sales to anchor them, force the assessor's office to estimate, and estimates drift high about as often as they drift low. The only way to know which side of the drift your house landed on is to compare the notice against real sales. Georgia law sets the appeal deadline at 45 days from the date of your assessment notice. The date printed on your notice controls. Confirm with your county before you file.
Clermont Appeal Quick Facts
The median home in Clermont is valued at $321,500, and the typical homeowner pays about $2,274 per year in property tax (Census ACS 2024), based on Hall County's 2.453% combined millage applied to 40% of fair market value after exemptions. That means the typical Clermont homeowner spends 1.68% of household income on property taxes alone. If Hall County has overestimated your home's fair market value, you are paying more than you should. Filing is free, and the Board of Equalization can lower your value but cannot raise it above the county assessors' figure, except on a value already frozen by an earlier appeal. At $321,500, Clermont home values are 8% below the Hall County median, 88% above Georgia's statewide median of $170,200, 1% above the national median of $318,000.
Check If Your Clermont Home Is Overassessed
Flowery Branch leads Hall County in home values, but your individual assessment could still be too high regardless of where Clermont falls in the county ranking.
In smaller communities like Clermont, finding comparable sales can be harder. Expand your search to other parts of Hall County. The Board of Equalization understands limited inventory in small towns. Focus on homes with similar square footage and condition, even if they are several miles away. For the full evidence strategy, exemption details, and step-by-step filing instructions, see our Hall County Property Tax Guide.
Based on a combined tax rate of 2.453%. Your actual rate may vary by tax district. Three-year figures are estimates and apply only if your value is reduced; you can then keep saving for up to three years, subject to the statutory exceptions.
A 10% reduction on the median Clermont home ($321,500 down by $32,150) would save approximately $315 per year, or $945 over three years (estimated, subject to the statutory exceptions) with the 299c value freeze.
At 1.68% of household income, even a modest reduction in your assessed value makes a real difference in your annual budget.
Property tax appeals in Clermont are filed with the Hall County Board of Assessors. To appeal, submit a PT-311A form. Georgia law sets the appeal deadline at 45 days from the date of your assessment notice. The date printed on your notice controls. Confirm with your county before you file.
Hall County Board of Assessors: 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30504 | 770-531-6720 For the full appeal process and deadline details, see our Hall County Property Tax Guide.
Based on 2024 American Community Survey estimates and Hall County millage rates.