The Fayetteville City Council is preparing to set the 2025 property tax millage rate during a public hearing scheduled for Thursday next week. Council members are expected to retain the current millage rate of 5.646, which has remained unchanged since 2018. The goal is to keep tax bills consistent for homesteaded properties while accommodating an increase in city revenue resulting from community growth.
As per the City of Fayetteville, the decision aligns with Georgia’s House Bill 581, enacted in 2024, which froze tax values for homesteaded properties at their 2024 levels. Despite the freeze, the city projects a 3.6 percent revenue increase, or about $355,000, due to the addition of new homes and residents. Under state law, this increase must be advertised as a property tax increase, even though the millage rate remains the same.
Fayetteville Finance Director Mike Bush told the city’s official news outlet that homeowners with a $425,000 property value in 2024 will pay the same amount this year. He emphasized that residents with homestead exemptions will not see a rise in city property taxes.
Bush also noted that city property taxes are only one part of homeowners’ total tax bills, which include county and school district taxes. Public hearings on the proposed 2025 millage rate will be held at City Hall’s Council Chamber, 210 Stonewall Avenue West, on Thursday at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., and on Thursday next week at 6 p.m.
