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Oconee County Tax Assessor

Oconee County Courthouse
23 North Main Street
P.O. Box 145
Watkinsville, Ga. 30677

Allen Skinner, Chief Appraiser
D. Trent Crawford, Assistant Chief Appraiser
William A. Bruce, Senior Appraiser
Joanna H. Brooks, Tax Appraiser II
Carol N. Gurley, Tax Appraiser II
Shane Hix, Tax Appraiser II
Wayne Patrick, Tax Appraiser III
Diane Lilienthal, Administrative Secretary

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

For Additional information please contact:

Oconee County Tax Assessor's Office
(706)769-3921

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Mission:

The mission of the Tax Assessor/Appraiser office is to establish fair market values for all real and personal property in the county.  These fair market values are to be compiled into a tax digest for use in calculation of mill rates for the County Commission, Education Board and all city governments.  These mill rates are then used by the tax commissioner for determining the tax bills each year.

Primary Responsibilities & Programs:

  • Maintain a list of tax property parcels and ownership.

  • Continually update sales of property in the county in order to produce sales trends for appraisal.

  • Maintain conservation use covenants for landowners in the county.

  • Continually update the tax maps.

  • Measure and evaluate all new construction and changes to already constructed property.

  • Maintain lists and values for all mobile homes and marine vehicles in the county.

  • Compile values of all real and personal property into a tax digest.

  • Assist in receiving all applications for homestead exemptions in the county.

  • Assign addresses for the unincorporated portions of the county.

  • Provide assistance to tax payers by maintaining property record cards which are available for their study and use.

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P.O. Box 145, Watkinsville, GA 30677
phone: 706-769-5120