Dunwoody keeps the tax rate flat for 2026

Dunwoody, GA - May 28, 2026 - Today, the City of Dunwoody issued a state-required press release in the format prescribed by the Georgia Department of Revenue. The city is issuing this separate press release (linked here) concurrent with the required one to give context that the state one does not allow.

The City of Dunwoody is proposing to keep its millage rate the same at 3.040 mills for 2026. The tax rate for 2026 will also continue to include a one-mill reduction for all homestead properties, lowering the effective rate to 2.040. The city will continue to freeze assessed values for those same properties.

These combined exemptions mean that no homestead property will see a city tax bill increase this year. The state press release infers that there will be a tax increase for these properties. Tax increases will happen for commercial properties and non-homesteaded residential properties, such as rental properties, with higher assessed values.

The City of Dunwoody has scheduled three public hearings on the 2026 millage rate at Dunwoody City Hall, 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Rd:
Monday, June 15, 2026, at 8 a.m.
Monday, June 15, 2026, at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 6 p.m.

State law requires the value of assessments to be shown against last year's values even if the City has a hard property assessment freeze. Due to an increase in DeKalb County's reevaluation of real property tax assessments, the City has filed a notice of a 0.50 percent increase in property taxes using the same 3.040 millage rate as recent years. The proposed tax increase for a home with a basic homestead exemption and a fair market value of $650,000, not factoring in an assessment freeze, is approximately $3.75.

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For more information regarding the City of Dunwoody, please contact Jennifer Boettcher, Communications Director: 678.382.6881, email.