Program
Georgia senior property-tax break
Property-tax exemptions for Georgia homeowners 62 and older, with more at higher ages.
What it can pay for
- property tax relief
- Official name
- Georgia senior property-tax exemption stack (O.C.G.A. 48-5-47, 48-5-52, 48-5-47.1, plus local exemptions and the floating homestead cap)
- Where
- Georgia
- Status
- Program running
- Most it pays
- $10,000 none
- About the amount
- $4,000 off county taxes at 65+ (48-5-47); up to $10,000 off SCHOOL taxes at 62+ (48-5-52); the 62+ floating $30,000-income exemption (48-5-47.1, 'in lieu of' other county exemptions); PLUS local exemptions that are often far bigger (e.g., Gwinnett 65+ full school-tax exemption up to $124,648 income; Coweta 65+/71+/75+ tiers up to full school exemption, no income test).
- Housing rules
- Owner-occupied homestead on Jan 1. HB 581 floating exemption limited to 5 acres of surrounding land; Gwinnett's L5A covers up to 1 acre.
- How long it takes
- File once by April 1; auto-renews after that; shows on that fall's tax bill.
- How to apply
- File with your county tax commissioner by April 1 the first time (each county uses its own application form); it auto-renews unless you become ineligible, which you must then report.
- Does not pay for
- Property-tax reduction only; pays for no repairs, home mods, or care. Never touches school taxes under 48-5-47 (county only); 48-5-52 IS the school-tax version, up to $10,000.
- Official source
- dor.georgia.gov
- Last checked
- September 28, 2026