The median College Park homeowner pays $2,611/year in property taxes. That is 5.06% of median household income. See how College Park compares and check your savings potential.
College Park keeps a Main Street older than the airport that now defines its southern edge, with one of Georgia's larger historic districts and its own MARTA rail station a short ride from downtown Atlanta. For homeowners on the Fulton County side of the city, the math cuts in an uncomfortable direction. The typical home is worth about $325,800, some 29 percent below the Fulton County median of $458,800, yet the burden lands harder here than in the county's wealthier corners: with a median household income of $51,635, property taxes consume roughly 5.1 percent of what a typical household earns. Fulton's effective tax rate of about 1.42 percent applies across a county where home values stretch from roughly $286,572 at the 25th percentile to $735,809 at the 75th, so College Park's 14,712 residents are assessed by a system calibrated to far pricier markets. That mismatch matters because appreciation near the airport and Woodward Academy has been uneven block by block. Countywide valuation models tend to smear a hot pocket's gains across streets that never saw them, and a bungalow untouched since the 1990s can inherit the value of flipped houses around the corner. When income is tight, an inflated assessment is not an abstraction, it is groceries. Set your notice beside recent sales of homes genuinely like yours before deciding it is correct. Georgia's appeal window is 45 days from the date printed on the notice, and no filing is accepted once it closes.
College Park Appeal Quick Facts
The median home in College Park is valued at $325,800, and the typical homeowner pays about $2,611 per year in property tax (Census ACS 2024), based on Fulton County's 3.553% combined millage applied to 40% of fair market value after exemptions. That means the typical College Park homeowner spends 5.06% of household income on property taxes alone. Even though College Park home values fall below the Fulton County average, the tax burden here is significant relative to household income. A lower home value does not mean your assessment is automatically correct. Overassessments happen at every price point, and correcting one can meaningfully reduce your annual bill. At $325,800, College Park home values are 29% below the Fulton County median, 91% above Georgia's statewide median of $170,200, 2% above the national median of $318,000.
Check If Your College Park Home Is Overassessed
Johns Creek leads Fulton County in home values, but your individual assessment could still be too high regardless of where College Park falls in the county ranking.
In a mid-size city like College Park, you should be able to find 3-5 comparable sales within Fulton County. Look for homes that sold in the last 12 months with similar square footage, age, and condition. If local sales are limited, expand your search to neighboring areas within the county. For the full evidence strategy, exemption details, and step-by-step filing instructions, see our Fulton County Property Tax Guide.
Based on a combined tax rate of 3.553%. Your actual rate may vary by tax district.
A 10% reduction on the median College Park home ($325,800 down by $32,580) would save approximately $463 per year, or $1,389 over three years with the 299c value freeze.
At 5.06% of household income, even a modest reduction in your assessed value makes a real difference in your annual budget.
Property tax appeals in College Park are filed with the Fulton County Board of Assessors. You have 45 days from the date of your assessment notice to submit a PT-311A form.
Fulton County Board of Assessors: 141 Pryor St., Suite 2052, Atlanta, GA 30303 | 404-730-6440 For the full appeal process and deadline details, see our Fulton County Property Tax Guide.
Based on 2024 American Community Survey estimates and Fulton County millage rates.