The median Fairfield Plantation homeowner pays $2,213/year in property taxes. That is 2.15% of median household income. See how Fairfield Plantation compares and check your savings potential.
Fairfield Plantation is not a typical Georgia town at all but a gated recreational community in eastern Carroll County, built around private lakes and a golf course, where retirees and Atlanta commuters share shoreline lots roughly 40 miles west of the city. That resort layout shows up in the numbers. The median home here is worth about $332,600, roughly 30 percent above the Carroll County median of $255,100, and with median household income at $102,984, residents carry one of the lighter tax loads in this part of the state, around 2.2 percent of income going to property taxes against Carroll's modest effective rate of about 0.95 percent. A low rate is not the same as a fair assessment, though, and gated lake communities are precisely where county mass appraisal struggles. Waterfront footage, dock access, golf frontage, and interior wooded lots create value differences the models flatten, and appraisers have limited ability to verify condition behind private gates. Across Carroll County, home values range from roughly $171,145 at the 25th percentile to $360,584 at the 75th, so a Fairfield Plantation home near the top of that spread is being priced by a system calibrated mostly on conventional subdivisions and rural acreage. If your notice assumes a lake premium your lot does not actually enjoy, that is worth contesting. Georgia's appeal window runs 45 days from the date printed on the assessment notice, and it is the only routine chance you get to correct the record.
Fairfield Plantation Appeal Quick Facts
The median home in Fairfield Plantation is valued at $332,600, and the typical homeowner pays about $2,213 per year in property tax (Census ACS 2024), based on Carroll County's 2.367% combined millage applied to 40% of fair market value after exemptions. That means the typical Fairfield Plantation homeowner spends 2.15% of household income on property taxes alone. Fairfield Plantation's premium home values come with a relatively moderate tax rate, but that does not mean your assessment is right. When home values are high, even a small percentage of overassessment translates to hundreds of dollars per year in excess taxes. At $332,600, Fairfield Plantation home values are 30% above the Carroll County median, 95% above Georgia's statewide median of $170,200, 4% above the national median of $318,000.
Check If Your Fairfield Plantation Home Is Overassessed
Fairfield Plantation's median home value is the highest among these Carroll County cities, which means overassessment costs more here than anywhere else in the county.
In a mid-size city like Fairfield Plantation, you should be able to find 3-5 comparable sales within Carroll 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 Carroll County Property Tax Guide.
Based on a combined tax rate of 2.367%. Your actual rate may vary by tax district.
A 10% reduction on the median Fairfield Plantation home ($332,600 down by $33,260) would save approximately $315 per year, or $945 over three years with the 299c value freeze.
At 2.15% of household income, even a modest reduction in your assessed value makes a real difference in your annual budget.
Property tax appeals in Fairfield Plantation are filed with the Carroll County Board of Assessors. You have 45 days from the date of your assessment notice to submit a PT-311A form.
Carroll County Board of Assessors: 423 College St., Carrollton, GA 30112 | 770-830-5812 For the full appeal process and deadline details, see our Carroll County Property Tax Guide.
Based on 2024 American Community Survey estimates and Carroll County millage rates.