Among U.S. states, Georgia’s tax system ranks close to the middle of the pack for the burden its tax system places on taxpayers. Joint state and local sales taxes in the Peach State average 7.31%, and the state’s top marginal income tax rate is 5.75%. Likewise, its average property and gas taxes are both near the national averages. Of course, these various rates mean what individual taxpayers end up paying depends on their income among other factors. The good news is that Georgia has no estate tax! For the entire state of Georgia, the average effective property tax rate is 0.87%, which is less than the national average of 1.07%. That varies by county, however, and in Fulton County, the state’s most populous, the effective property tax rate is 1.00%.