Dunwoody, GA – May 28, 2021 – The City of Dunwoody will consider setting the millage rate for real estate at a maximum of 2.74 mills following the recent revaluation of real property tax assessments, preserving the same millage rate since incorporation in 2008.
The city received notice of its year-over-year increase in the real and personal tax digest for 2021 as a result of the revaluation of real property tax assessments performed by the DeKalb County Tax Commissioner’s office. Each year, the board of tax assessors is required to review the assessed value for property tax purposes of taxable property in the county. When the trend of prices on properties that have recently sold in the county indicate there has been an increase in the fair market value of any specific property, the board of tax assessors is required by law to re‐determine the value of such property and adjust the assessment. This is called a reassessment. When a reassessment results in a decrease in property values, Georgia law requires the City to advertise the property tax rate, even if the millage rate remains the same.
Dunwoody homeowners who filed and qualified for a homestead exemption will pay no more in city taxes than the amount paid in 2009 based on the residential property assessment freeze exemption effective since the city’s inception. This exemption is in addition to the one (1) mill exemption also in place granting homeowners in Dunwoody an effective millage rate of just 1.74 mills. Homeowners in Dunwoody average a 49% exemption in assessed values.
At the anticipated millage rate of 2.74 mills since incorporation, one of the lowest millage rates of any similarly-sized city within the immediate Atlanta metro area, Dunwoody property owners may see an increase or a decrease in their real estate taxes in 2021, depending on whether individual property gained or lost value this year. The City of Dunwoody does not have direct control or influence over the valuations of the tax assessor’s office.
In accordance with state law requirements, the City of Dunwoody will hold three public hearings to receive comment from taxpayers on this subject. The public is invited to attend information meetings at Dunwoody City Hall, located at 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody on:
- June 14, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
- June 28, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.
The City Council will have a third and final public hearing followed by a vote on a tax rate for FY 2021 at a Special Called Council Meeting on June 28, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
All meetings will also be available virtually, and a link to each meeting will be posted on the city’s website the day of the meeting.
