At their meeting on Sept. 28, Roswell City Council approved a property tax rate, also known as a millage rate, for tax year 2026 of 5.232 mills. The rate maintains the Maintenance and Operations (M&O) millage rate of 4.049 at the 2025 level while increasing the Debt Service component for the voter-approved bonds to 1.183 mills. Council adopted the rate after hearing input from the community over the course of several meetings and public hearings throughout September.
The M & O component of 4.049 goes toward supporting the City’s General Fund, which includes services and programs such as Public Safety (Fire and Police), Recreation and Parks, Transportation, and those offered by other City departments. The 2026 M & O millage rate is unchanged from the previous year and remains at its lowest level in 18 years.
The Debt Service component accounts for 1.183 mills of the rate and is applied to the repayment of voter-approved bond debt. Property taxes paid this year will go toward the repayment of the City’s Bond Program, which includes issuances of $86.2 million (approved in May 2023) and $93.4 million (approved in April 2025). The 2026 Debt Service rate of 1.183 has increased 0.283 mills from the 2025 rate (0.9 mills) as a direct result of the issuance of the April 2025 second bond tranche.
Approved by voters in 2022, Roswell’s Bond Program provides critical funding for transformative capital projects across the City, including investments in parks, trails, and sidewalks; Police and Fire facilities and technology; and the construction of Roswell’s downtown public parking deck, which opened in May 2026. For more information about the City’s Bond Program and to view a project dashboard, visit www.RoswellGov.com/Bond.
Tax Breakdown
Each year, Roswell residents pay property taxes to three different government agencies (each with their own millage rate): Fulton County, Fulton County School District, and the City of Roswell. Out of the total property tax that a Roswell resident pays, City taxes are equal to approximately 16.3 percent of their total bill. Taxes paid to Fulton County Schools and Fulton County account for approximately 56.2 percent and 27.6 percent, respectively.
One mill equates to $1 for every $1,000 of assessed property value. A person’s taxes are calculated by multiplying the millage rate by 40% of a property’s assessed “fair market” value.
With the City of Roswell’s 5.232 millage rate, a Roswell homeowner who has a property with a fair market value of $575,000 (assessed value of $230,000 or 40%) will pay about $1,203 in property taxes to the City of Roswell. Property owners with homestead exemptions would pay less. Approximately $272 of that homeowner’s City property tax goes directly towards investments in the community through the Bond Program.
Property Tax Bill Schedule
Roswell property owners can expect to receive their tax bill in the mail before the end of October, with a payment deadline 60 days after the date of billing (no later than December 31, 2026).
For more information about property taxes, as well as available Homestead Exemptions, visit www.Roswellgov.com/PropertyTaxInfo.