County M&O, Bond and Fire Millage Rates Adopted at a Combined Rate of 7.896 mills

During their Aug. 8 meeting, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners adopted all millage rates levied in the County, including rates adopted by the Board of Education. The County’s combined millage rate of 7.896 mills includes Maintenance & Operations (M&O), Bond, and Fire millage rates.

Below is a detailed breakdown of the adopted millage rates:                

- County Maintenance & Operations (M&O) - 4.791

- County Fire District - 2.805

- County Bond - 0.300  

*TOTAL COUNTY MILLAGE - 7.896

- School Maintenance & Operations (M&O) -15.208

- School Bonds - 1.418

*TOTAL SCHOOL MILLAGE - 16.626

TOTAL MILLAGE RATE  - 24.522

*Forsyth County Board of Commissioners adopted on 8/7/25

*Forsyth County Board of Education adopted on 7/29/25

Due to the growth in the tax digest, M&O property taxes levied by the County this year will increase by a net 5.88% over the rollback millage rate.

Homestead Exempted properties will not see a property tax increase with County M&O and will see a net decrease with County Bond and Fire combined. Additional details regarding property taxes can be found at www.forsythco.com/property-taxes. 

The County M&O rate remains unchanged at 4.791 mills. The Fire rate has increased from 2.505 mills to 2.805 mills. The proposed Bond rate has decreased from 0.600 mills to 0.300 mills. The combined County millage of the three rates remains at 7.896 combined mills. These rates will fund the County’s 2026 General Operating Budget, which is currently in the proposed stages of development.

Forsyth County continues to have millage rates among the lowest in metro Atlanta.

A growth of 9.54% in Forsyth County’s tax digest means that the anticipated total collections will increase. Of the 9.54% growth, 3.46% is due to new construction in 2025 and the remaining 6.08% is the result of increased values from reassessments.

Any change in an individual tax bill will depend on the change in assessed valuation for that property, and the value of any Homestead Exemption, which may also change with the assessed value.

The Board of Commissioners adoption of the millage rates was preceded by three public hearings held on July 22 and Aug. 7.