What a Statesboro home costs each year
Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.
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Starts at the typical market value, $197,900; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.
- Property tax$2,256
1.160% of $197,900, less $5,000 standard homestead exemption
- Electricity$2,037
1074 kWh a month $2,037
- Water and sewer$773
7,000 gallons a month on City of Statesboro: water $26, sewer $33, stormwater fee (single-family home) $6 a month
- Trash$277
Residential polycart with yard waste, $23 a month
- Home insurance$1,773
Typical premium $1,773
A Statesboro house at the typical market value ($197,900) costs about $7,100 a year: $2,260 property tax and charges, $770 water and sewer, $280 trash, $2,040 electricity, $1,770 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Rates checked Oct 28, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Ways to pay less
One change saves this house about $850 a year:
Natural gas appliance rebates
$850 a yearRebates can be earned for replacing gas or electric water heaters, gas furnaces and for a new or replacement natural gas dryer, up to $850.00 per residential customer per year.
How: Rebate applications must be submitted within 60 days of installation, with proof of purchase and/or installation receipt.
Worth checking
Standard homestead exemption
A Georgia owner who lives in the home as a primary residence may be granted a $2,000 exemption from state, county and school taxes, except for school taxes levied by municipalities and except to pay interest on and to retire bonded indebtedness.
How: Apply with the Bulloch County Tax Assessors; for example, if you buy a home in May, you can apply from the date of purchase through April 1st of the following year.
Free low-flow showerheads and $50 toilet credit
Owner-occupied single-family homes on City water may qualify for free low-flow showerheads and a one-time $50 utility bill credit for a qualifying low-flow commode.
How: See the City's Water Conservation Program on the water and sewer page.
Money dates
- Dec 21in 46 daysCity property taxes are billed in the fall and the due date is December 21.
- Apr 1If you buy a home in May, you can apply for homestead from the date of purchase through April 1st of the following year.
Who serves this house
- Water
- City of Statesboro
- Residential customers inside city limits.
- Property tax
- 1.16% of value
- 2026 tax year: Bulloch County, Bulloch County Schools and City of Statesboro
- Garbage
- City of Statesboro Sanitation
- Residential polycart collection once a week
- Gas
- Statesboro Natural Gas
- City is a member of the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia
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How these numbers are made
- Property tax: Georgia assesses homes at 40% of fair market value. Rates used: Bulloch County 10.260 mills, Bulloch County Schools 10.125 mills, City of Statesboro 8.625 mills. The county fire district (3 mills) is not included because the City runs its own fire department inside city limits.
- The starting value is the Census median value of owner-occupied housing units in Statesboro (2020-2024), a market value. The $2,000 standard homestead exemption is applied to the county and school parts only.
- Water and sewer use the City's FY 2027 rates (unchanged since July 1, 2025) for residential customers inside city limits; sewer is priced at the first-tier $3.60 per 1,000 gallons. The stormwater fee is $5.50 for single-family homes.
- Trash is the residential polycart sanitation fee ($15.51), tippage ($5.12) and yard waste ($2.48), summed to $23.11.
- Electricity uses Georgia Power's R-31 rate with riders, eight months at the October-May rate and four at the June-September tiers, at EIA's 2024 Georgia average of 1,074 kWh. The Georgia Power franchise fee percentage was not found. Natural gas is left out of the totals: the City's residential gas charges are a $7.50 monthly base charge and a $4.40 per mcf distribution charge (FY 2027 schedule), but the cost of the gas itself (a 12-month average of spot prices) and pipeline transport are set by formula and not published per unit, and the city prices gas per mcf, not per therm, so a bill cannot be computed from published figures.
- Insurance is the NAIC 2023 Georgia average premium across dwelling fire and owner-occupied homeowners policies; premiums may have risen since.
- The state standard exemption is stated by Georgia DOR as applying to county and school taxes; no City of Statesboro homestead exemption is published (the city says exemption questions go to the Bulloch County Tax Assessor), so it is applied only to the county and school parts, not the city part.
- Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
- City of Statesboro FY 2027 Schedule of Rates, Fees and Fines
- City water and sewer rate schedule (Aug 2025)
- City water and sewer page
- City property tax page
- Bulloch County tax exemptions
- Grice Connect: Bulloch County adopts 2026 millage
- WTOC: Bulloch schools 2026 millage
- Census QuickFacts Statesboro
- City natural gas page
- City customer service
- City sanitation
- City stormwater FAQ
- City utility accounts
- Georgia Power R-31
- Georgia Power FCR
- Georgia Power ECCR
- Georgia Power DSM-R
- EIA average monthly bill 2024
- Grice Connect: Statesboro data center and franchise fees
- EPA water system boundaries: Statesboro
- NAIC 2023 Homeowners Report
- Georgia DOR property tax homestead exemptions
How Statesboro compares
A typical Statesboro house against the 1000 cities we cover nationwide, using the same default numbers as the total above.
| Per year | Statesboro | Median | Where it falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax rate | 1.16% | 1.36% | lower than 641 of the other 982 cities we cover nationwide |
| Water | $308 | $681 | lower than 936 of the other 999 cities we cover nationwide |
| Sewer and utility-bill fees | $465 | $692 | lower than 700 of the other 882 cities we cover nationwide |
| Trash | $277 | $336 | lower than 549 of the other 819 cities we cover nationwide |
| Electricity and gas | $2,037 | $2,439 | lower than 741 of the other 999 cities we cover nationwide |
| Home insurance | $1,773 | $1,492 | higher than 546 of the other 766 cities we cover nationwide |
| Total | $7,116 | $10,827 | lower than 882 of the other 999 cities we cover nationwide |
Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.
Questions to ask your candidates
Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.
1. Water
The fact: Water here costs about $308 a year at typical use, lower than 936 of the other 999 cities we cover nationwide.
Ask: "Water here costs about $308 a year at typical use, lower than 936 of the other 999 cities we cover nationwide. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"
2. Sewer and utility-bill fees
The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $465 a year, lower than 700 of the other 882 cities we cover nationwide. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.
Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $465 a year, lower than 700 of the other 882 cities we cover nationwide. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"
Common questions about Statesboro house costs
What is the property tax rate in Statesboro?
About 1.16% of the value before exemptions a year (2026 tax year: Bulloch County, Bulloch County Schools and City of Statesboro), plus flat charges on the same bill.
How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Statesboro?
About $5,761 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the standard homestead exemption.
How much is the water bill in Statesboro?
About $64 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on City of Statesboro.
How much does trash pickup cost in Statesboro?
$23 a month for a house.
When is property tax due in Statesboro?
Dec 21: City property taxes are billed in the fall and the due date is December 21.
How much does a house in Statesboro cost to run each year?
A Statesboro house at the typical market value ($197,900) costs about $7,100 a year: $2,260 property tax and charges, $770 water and sewer, $280 trash, $2,040 electricity, $1,770 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.