Taxes & Insurance in Statesboro
Georgia's flat state income tax applies here as statewide, and Bulloch County's 2025 property tax picture included two real, contested increases worth understanding directly rather than assuming a single flat rate.
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Learn moreGeorgia's Flat State Income Tax Applies
Georgia levies a flat 4.99% state income tax for 2026 (down from 5.19% in 2025). Georgia's retirement income exclusion (up to $65,000 per person 65 and older, Social Security fully exempt) is of limited relevance to Statesboro's dramatically young population (median age 22.6) but remains a real statewide benefit for any retiree-age household that does relocate here.
Two Real, Contested 2025 Millage Increases
Bulloch County's 2025 maintenance-and-operations millage rate is 11.35 mills -- a 6.5% tax increase above the state-calculated 10.657-mill rollback rate. More sharply, the Bulloch County Board of Education voted 6-2 (a non-unanimous, contested vote) to raise its own millage rate to 10.400 mills, a 39.67% increase over its own rollback rate. A consolidated countywide fire district millage of 3 mills applies on top -- summed, these three portions run 24.75 mills for county land. A City of Statesboro-specific additional municipal millage for in-city properties was not independently confirmed this session -- confirm directly with the Bulloch County Tax Commissioner or City of Statesboro for a specific address. As statewide, assessed value for tax purposes is set at 40% of fair market value.
No Coastal Wind-Pool Structure Here
As an inland southeast Georgia city, Statesboro carries no exposure to the Georgia Underwriting Association's coastal Windstorm and Hail Area and no coastal wind/hail deductible structure -- a meaningfully different insurance picture than Georgia's coastal markets (Savannah, St. Simons Island) covered elsewhere in this dataset. A specific, current average homeowners insurance premium figure for Statesboro was not independently confirmed this session.
Key takeaways
- Georgia's flat 4.99% state income tax (2026) applies statewide; the retirement income exclusion is of limited relevance given Statesboro's very young population but remains a real benefit for any retiree-age household.
- Bulloch County's 2025 county M&O millage (11.35 mills) and school-board millage (10.4 mills, a contested 39.67% increase approved 6-2) both represent real, disclosed tax increases; a 3-mill fire district levy applies on top.
- A City of Statesboro-specific additional municipal millage for in-city properties was not independently confirmed this session -- confirm directly for a specific address.
- Statesboro carries no coastal wind-pool insurance structure, unlike Georgia's coastal markets covered elsewhere in this dataset.
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