Cost of Doing Business

Cost of Doing Business Comparison

Bartow County vs. Comparison Areas (Metro Atlanta Area, Georgia and the United States)

Overall Cost of Doing Business Index Comparisons include Labor Costs, Real Estate Costs, Utility Costs, & Overall Taxation.

Cost of Doing Business Factor	Bartow County Index vs. Comparison Area	Average Costs Percentage Difference (%): Bartow County vs. Comparison Area
Bartow County Index vs. Atlanta Metro Area	79.44	Bartow County's Overall Cost of Doing Business is 21% Lower than the Atlanta Metro Area
Bartow County Index vs. Georgia	83.49	Bartow County's Overall Cost of Doing Business is 17% Lower than the State of Georgia
Bartow County Index vs. United States	72.83	Bartow County's Overall Cost of Doing Business is 27% Lower than the National Average

 

Bartow County vs. the comparison area Cost of Doing Business Comparison: Completed in March 2024.

Index Note: With the Atlanta Metro Area average set to 100 as the basis for the scale, a Bartow County index value below 100 means that Bartow County’s costs are relatively cheaper/lower than the Atlanta Metro Area average. A Bartow County index value above 100 means that Bartow County’s costs are relatively more expensive/higher than the Atlanta Metro Area average. The same repeats for the Georgia and United States averages set to 100.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CoStar, Georgia Department of Revenue, U.S. Census Bureau.

 

 

The following is a breakdown of locally assessed taxes:

PROPERTY TAXES

2024  Effective Property Taxes

Real and personal property in Bartow County is assessed on 40 percent (40%) assessed value.  The assessed value is then multiplied by the total mill rate for the jurisdiction to calculate the tax bill.

 

Step 1:  Sample Tax Calculation:  $1,000 Assessed Value x 40% = $400

Step 2: Using unincorporated Bartow:  $400 x 0.024300 = $9.72

• Bartow County Unincorporated, 0.024300 mills = $9.72

• City of Cartersville, 0.025066 mills = $10.02

• City of Adairsville, 0.026817 mills = $10.72

• City of Emerson, 0.028417 mills = $11.36
• City of Euharlee, 0.026360 mills = $10.54
• Cities of Kingston, Taylorsville, & White, 0.024830 mills = $9.93

SALES TAX

Bartow County's sales tax rate is 7%:

• 4% State
• 1% Local E-SPLOST (Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax)
• 1% Local SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax)
• 1% Local LOST (Local Option Sales Tax)

Sales tax is not applicable to water or sewer services.

The State's 4% sales tax on energy used in the manufacturing process has been eliminated, made possible by Georgia HB386.

 

Hotel / Motel Tax

Overnight visitors to Bartow County will pay sales tax, and Hotel/Motel Tax.

• City of Cartersville – Hotel/Motel Tax: 8%

• Bartow County – Hotel/Motel Tax: 8%

• City of Adairsville – Hotel/Motel Tax: 8%

• City of Emerson – Hotel/Motel Tax: 8%