The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is considering keeping the general fund millage rate the same as last year, at 6.950 mills, and will hold three public hearings for residents to comment.

The public hearings will be held in the auditorium of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center located at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville on the following dates:

• Thursday, July 23 at 11:00am and 6:30pm
• Tuesday, August 4 at 11:00am

Gwinnett County homeowners who qualify for the regular homestead exemption also benefit from the Value Offset Exemption, which keeps the assessed value of a property constant for the County portion of the homeowner’s tax bill by setting and holding a base year value. This means that even if there is an increase in a property’s value, the County tax amount will not increase if the millage rate is held steady. The VOE applies to a home and up to five acres of land, and it is specific to the county government portion of the bill. The VOE does not apply to the other taxing jurisdictions such as schools or cities.

The Board of Commissioners lowered the general fund millage rate to 6.950 in 2020 and has held it steady since.

“In a time when families are feeling the pressures of inflation, holding the millage rate steady means most Gwinnett homeowners would go a sixth straight year without an increase in the County portion of their tax bill,” said Gwinnett County Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson. “We can deliver that relief while maintaining the superior services and infrastructure our residents and businesses count on. Disciplined and intentional budgeting, voter-approved SPLOST funds, the highest credit ratings, and employees who treat every taxpayer dollar with care have put us in a position to keep the millage rate stable for the homeowners who need relief most.”

When the total digest of taxable property is prepared, Georgia law requires that a rollback millage rate be computed to produce the same total revenue on the current year’s digest that last year’s millage rate would have produced had no reassessments occurred.

For 2026, Gwinnett County’s rollback millage rate is calculated at 6.792 mills for the general fund. The Board of Commissioners is considering a 2026 general fund millage rate of 6.950, or 0.158 mills above the rollback millage rate. Therefore, state law requires commissioners to announce a property tax increase. Required notices for the millage rate adoption will be published in the Gwinnett Daily Post, the County’s legal organ, on Wednesday, July 15.

The Board of Commissioners adopted the 2026 budget assuming the current millage rate. The revenue raised from property taxes will fund essential County services and Board initiatives.

Commissioners will also consider holding the millage rates steady for the County’s police, fire and emergency services, development and code enforcement, recreation and economic development funds.

In addition to holding public hearings, the Board of Commissioners is accepting online comments about the proposed millage rate for 2026. Residents can submit their comments using the online comment form and learn more about their Property Taxes on the County’s website. The online comment period closes Monday, August 3 at 9:00pm.

Millage rates will be considered during the Board of Commissioners' regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 4 at 2:00pm.

Additional Resources:
Value Offset Exemption