
Chattooga County property owners who want to appeal their 2026 property assessment can pick up a free appeal form in downtown Summerville today.

Chattooga County property owners who want to appeal their 2026 property assessment can pick up a free appeal form in downtown Summerville today.

Chattooga County property owners seeing major increases on their 2026 assessment notices should not assume their property tax bills will increase by the same percentage.

Chattooga County is paying a private company more than $158,000 per year for property assessment services, according to information obtained through an open records request and reported by AllOnGeorgia.

Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton is addressing concerns from property owners who are seeing higher or unexpected values on their assessment notices, while also explaining how upcoming tax relief measures and FLOST sales tax revenue will affect final tax bills.

Chattooga County Sole Commissioner Andy Allen is asking residents to remain patient after many property owners recently received their annual property assessment notices showing increases in assessed values.

The Chattooga County Board of Assessors is notifying property owners that 2026 Notices of Assessment were mailed July 31 for each parcel in the county.

The housing market in Chattooga County continued to show steady activity during May 2026 as the spring home-buying season remained in full swing across Northwest Georgia.

The housing market in Chattooga County remained active during April 2026 as buyers and sellers continued to take advantage of the busy spring real estate season.

The housing market in Chattooga County remained steady in February, with modest price increases and continued low sales volume reflecting broader trends seen across Northwest Georgia and the nation.

The housing market in Chattooga County remained relatively stable in January 2026, with local home values showing mixed trends but overall moderate activity for both buyers and sellers.