Warner Robins, GA - The City of Warner Robins has tentatively approved holding its 2025 property tax millage rate flat at last year’s levels of 8.953 mills for its Houston County property owners and 8.175 mills for its Peach County property owners. The City will hold three public hearings to provide the public with opportunities to express their opinions on the proposed millage rates.
The public hearings will be held at Warner Robins City Hall located at 700 Watson Boulevard on the following dates and times:
Monday, December 1 at 3:00 PM
Monday, December 1 Immediately following the conclusion of the Council Meeting but not before 6:00 PM
Monday, December 15 at 4:00 PM
When the current total digest of taxable property is prepared, Georgia law requires local governments to calculate a roll back millage rate that will produce the same total revenue on the current year’s digest that the previous year’s digest produced had no property reassessments occurred. If the local government proposes to adopt a millage rate above this rollback millage rate, the law requires that a property tax increase be advertised.
For 2025, the rollback millage rate for the City of Warner Robins is calculated at 7.772 mills for properties in the Houston County portion of the city and 7.215 mills for properties in the Peach County portion. The proposed millage rate of 8.953 mills for the Houston County portion is 1.181mills above the rollback rate, and the proposed rate of 8.175 mills for the Peach County portion is 0.960 mills above the rollback rate. Therefore, in accordance with Georgia law, a property tax increase is announced.
The property tax increase results from increases in the assessed values of properties in the city as calculated by the Houston County and Peach County Boards of Tax Assessors. Each year, the Boards of Tax Assessors are required to review the assessed value of taxable property in their respective counties. When the trends 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