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Notice of Property Tax Increase: Property Tax Digest and 5 Year History

Notice of Property Tax Increase: Property Tax Digest and 5 Year History
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Notice of Property Tax Increase

The Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the Jessie Collier Deloach Board Room of the Whitney Administrative Complex, 2 Laura Avenue, Savannah, Georgia on July 15, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.

Current 2026 Property Tax Digest and 5 Year History of Levy

Value 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Real & Personal     19,345,249,423 22,570,601,830 25,759,920,249 29,534,722,346 31,777,198,988 33,419,607,703
Motor Vehicles     73,692,450 64,441,240 63,610,310 59,964,140 54,723,670 43,465,630
Mobile Homes 22,865,384 27,204,812 30,512,368 27,974,050 29,522,758 31,564,758
Timber - 100% 785,924 901,549 553,806 116,222 212,081 408,169
Heavy Duty Equipment 7,784,505 4,853,565 4,193,234 4,826,881 6,503,642 5,416,327
Gross Digest     19,450,377,686 22,668,002,996 25,858,789,967 29,627,603,639 31,868,161,139 33,500,462,587
Less Exemptions 3,780,141,354 4,519,388,731 5,690,292,634 7,216,369,008 7,877,658,880 8,784,026,349
Net Digest Value 15,670,236,332 18,148,614,265 20,168,497,333 22,411,234,631 23,990,502,259 24,716,436,238
Millage Rate 18.310 17.6310 17.6310 17.4810 17.3310 17.3310
Total M&O Taxes Levied $284,117,005 $319,978,218 $355,590,776 $391,770,793 $415,779,395 $428,360,556
Net Tax $ Increase $2,383,986 $35,861,163 $35,612,558 $36,180,016 $24,008,602 $12,581,162
Net Tax % Increase   12.62% 11.13% 10.17% 6.13% 3.03%