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Jones County assessors approve 2025 value changes, raise building cost to $95 per square foot

3178907 · May 2, 2025
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At a May 1 meeting the Jones County Board of Assessors approved proposed value modifications for the 2025 tax digest, including increasing the building cost table to $95 per square foot and other land-model adjustments to bring the county's median sales ratio into the Georgia Department of Revenue target range.

The Jones County Board of Assessors voted May 1 to approve a package of value modifications for the 2025 tax digest that includes raising the building cost table to $95 per square foot and updating urban and rural land schedules. Board members and staff said the changes will move the county’s median sales ratio from about 27% to roughly 36%, placing the digest inside the Georgia Department of Revenue’s target range.

Acting chief Jay Davis of the Jones County Assessor’s Office said staff corrected hundreds of records, brought new-construction entries up to date and…

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