Camden County commissioners plan to raise property taxes by more than 18%

Property owners in Camden County could soon be paying significantly higher property taxes.

The Camden County Board of Commissioners announced last week that it has tentatively agreed to adopt new millage rates for 2025 that would increase property taxes.

The tentative countywide rate would increase by 18.2% (2.171 mills above the rollback rate), and the Unincorporated Service District rate would increase by 131.5% (1.477 mills above the rollback rate).

A “mill” means $1 of tax for every $1,000 of a property’s taxable value.

Georgia law also requires counties to calculate a “rollback rate,” which is the rate that would generate the same amount of tax revenue as the previous year if property values remain the same.

Each year, the Camden County Board of Tax Assessors reviews property val