The median Dallas homeowner pays $2,333/year in property taxes. That is 3.09% of median household income. See how Dallas compares and check your savings potential.
Dallas, the seat of Paulding County, wraps around an old courthouse square in one of the fastest-growing exurban counties in Georgia, where subdivisions have multiplied across former pastureland for two decades and the Civil War battlefield at Pickett's Mill, among the best preserved in the country, lies a few miles northeast of town. About 14,714 people live in Dallas proper, and the typical home is worth around $251,800, about 23 percent below the Paulding County median of $326,300, a gap that reflects the older, more modest housing inside the city limits compared with the newer subdivisions outside them. That contrast is exactly what makes assessments here worth checking. Half of Paulding County's homes carry values between roughly $227,598 and $423,524, and an appraisal model calibrated to a county dominated by newer construction can quietly assign new-construction assumptions to the older homes in town. Paulding's effective property tax rate is modest at about 1.02 percent, but with the median household earning $75,545, the typical Dallas homeowner still commits about 3.1 percent of household income to property taxes. On a budget like that, an assessment inflated by even a small percentage matters year after year, because the error repeats with every digest until someone corrects it. The check is simple: compare the value on your annual notice with what houses like yours, in town, have actually sold for. If they do not match, move quickly, because the 45 days Georgia allows for an appeal begin on the date shown on the notice.
Dallas Appeal Quick Facts
The median home in Dallas is valued at $251,800, and the typical homeowner pays about $2,333 per year in property tax (Census ACS 2024), based on Paulding County's 2.539% combined millage applied to 40% of fair market value after exemptions. That means the typical Dallas homeowner spends 3.09% of household income on property taxes alone. Even though Dallas home values fall below the Paulding 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 $251,800, Dallas home values are 23% below the Paulding County median, 47% above Georgia's statewide median of $170,200, 20% below the national median of $318,000.
Check If Your Dallas Home Is Overassessed
Hiram leads Paulding County in home values, but your individual assessment could still be too high regardless of where Dallas falls in the county ranking.
In a mid-size city like Dallas, you should be able to find 3-5 comparable sales within Paulding 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 Paulding County Property Tax Guide.
Based on a combined tax rate of 2.539%. Your actual rate may vary by tax district.
A 10% reduction on the median Dallas home ($251,800 down by $25,180) would save approximately $256 per year, or $768 over three years with the 299c value freeze.
At 3.09% of household income, even a modest reduction in your assessed value makes a real difference in your annual budget.
Property tax appeals in Dallas are filed with the Paulding County Board of Assessors. You have 45 days from the date of your assessment notice to submit a PT-311A form.
Paulding County Board of Assessors: 240 Constitution Blvd., Dallas, GA 30132 | 770-443-7606 For the full appeal process and deadline details, see our Paulding County Property Tax Guide.
Based on 2024 American Community Survey estimates and Paulding County millage rates.