Chicago vs. Atlanta Property Taxes: What Your Bill Actually Looks Like in Each City
How do Chicago vs. Atlanta property taxes compare on the same house? On a $400,000 home, a Chicago owner typically pays roughly $7,000 to $8,000 a year while an Atlanta owner in Fulton County typically pays roughly $4,000 to $5,500. The gap comes from the tax rate and the exemptions, not from the assessment ratio, […]
How to Avoid Overpricing or Underpricing Your Atlanta Home
How do you avoid overpricing or underpricing your Atlanta home? Pricing your Atlanta home well starts with recent comparable sales inside a half mile of your address, adjusted for the things that move value here: the county line, condition, and BeltLine access. Then price into a buyer search bracket rather than to a round number, […]
Moving From Chicago to Atlanta: A Step-by-Step Guide
Thinking about moving from Chicago to Atlanta? For most Chicagoans the move means much lower property taxes, a big range of metro neighborhoods to pick from, milder winters, and a closing process that will feel familiar. What it usually is not is a home-price bargain, because city-to-city, Atlanta can cost more than Chicago. Plan the […]
Buying in Metro Atlanta: How County Lines Change Your Monthly Payment
Does it really matter which county you buy in around Atlanta? Yes. Two homes at the same price in Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, or Gwinnett can carry different monthly payments, because each county taxes differently. The swing on a mid-priced home can run around $100 a month, so when you’re buying a home in metro Atlanta, […]