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Houston County commissioners adopt 2025 tax levy; unincorporated fire millage increases
Summary
The Houston County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 26 to set the countywide tax levy for 2025 and a higher fire millage for unincorporated areas. The vote follows a presentation on property-tax calculations and a brief public hearing.
The Houston County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 adopted the countyand unincorporated 2025 tax levies, approving final millage rates of 20.169 mills in incorporated areas and 21.846 mills in unincorporated areas.
Chairman Perdue presented the proposed rates and explained how assessed values, exemptions and state rules such as House Bill 581 affect property tax calculations. "The new proposed millage rate is 8.45, down from 8.501, and the new Fire Millage for unincorporated Houston County will be 1.677, up from 1.177," Chairman Perdue said during the presentation.
The formal resolution read into the record lists the 2025 tax digest aggregate net value as $7,059,462,684, including public utilities, and allocates levies for general government, public safety, public works, health and welfare, libraries and other county purposes. The resolution also reiterates a school tax of 11.719 mills for the 2025-2026 school year.
Motion to approve the resolutions was made by Commissioner Robinson, seconded by Commissioner Byrd, and carried unanimously by the five commissioners present: Chairman Perdue and Commissioners Byrd, Gottwals, Robinson and Talton. The meeting adjourned later that morning.
Why this matters: the approved levies set the tax burden for county services and school funding for the next fiscal year and reflect both state statutory requirements and local revenue decisions, including an unincorporated fire millage increase.
