The median Moreland homeowner pays $1,377/year in property taxes. That is 1.46% of median household income. See how Moreland compares and check your savings potential.
With fewer than 700 residents, Moreland is small even by small-town standards, yet this Coweta County community south of Newnan produced two of Georgia's best-known writers, Erskine Caldwell and the humorist Lewis Grizzard, who made his hometown famous in a hundred columns. The town itself remains a quiet crossroads surrounded by countryside, and its housing numbers tell an interesting story. The typical Moreland home is worth about $290,100, about 19 percent below the Coweta County median of $357,500, while the median household income here is a healthy $94,500. Combine that with Coweta's low effective property tax rate of roughly 0.93 percent and the typical homeowner spends only about 1.5 percent of income on property taxes, one of the lighter burdens in the metro Atlanta orbit. Light, however, is not the same as accurate. A Coweta County home at the 25th percentile runs roughly $245,853 while one at the 75th tops $483,337, and a town of 685 people generates so few home sales that the county's appraisal models have almost nothing local to calibrate against. Values in Moreland are effectively inferred from sales elsewhere in Coweta, often from Newnan subdivisions appreciating on a different trajectory than an older home on a large lot here. That inference is where over-assessment hides. It is worth an hour to compare your notice against actual nearby sales. Georgia grants 45 days from the date printed on the annual assessment notice to file an appeal, and the clock starts whether or not you are watching.
Moreland Appeal Quick Facts
The median home in Moreland is valued at $290,100, and the typical homeowner pays about $1,377 per year in property tax (Census ACS 2024), based on Coweta County's 2.321% combined millage applied to 40% of fair market value after exemptions. That means the typical Moreland homeowner spends 1.46% of household income on property taxes alone. Moreland has modest home values and a moderate tax burden, but every dollar counts. If the county has overestimated your home's fair market value, you are paying more than you should. The appeal process is free and carries no risk of a higher assessment. At $290,100, Moreland home values are 19% below the Coweta County median, 70% above Georgia's statewide median of $170,200, 8% below the national median of $318,000.
Check If Your Moreland Home Is Overassessed
Turin leads Coweta County in home values, but your individual assessment could still be too high regardless of where Moreland falls in the county ranking.
In smaller communities like Moreland, finding comparable sales can be harder. Expand your search to other parts of Coweta 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 Coweta County Property Tax Guide.
Based on a combined tax rate of 2.321%. Your actual rate may vary by tax district.
A 10% reduction on the median Moreland home ($290,100 down by $29,010) would save approximately $269 per year, or $807 over three years with the 299c value freeze.
At 1.46% of household income, even a modest reduction in your assessed value makes a real difference in your annual budget.
Property tax appeals in Moreland are filed with the Coweta County Board of Assessors. You have 45 days from the date of your assessment notice to submit a PT-311A form.
Coweta County Board of Assessors: 37 Perry St., Newnan, GA 30263 | 770-254-2680 For the full appeal process and deadline details, see our Coweta County Property Tax Guide.
Based on 2024 American Community Survey estimates and Coweta County millage rates.