Cobb County residents have until Oct. 16 to pay their property taxes.

Payments received or U.S. postmarked after Oct. 16 will incur a five percent late penalty and a monthly interest on the unpaid balance, according to Cobb Tax Commissioner Carla Jackson.

These payments may be made online at CobbTax.org, by automated IVR at 1-866-PAY-COBB or by mail to P.O. Box 100127, Marietta, GA 30061-7027.

In-person payments are accepted at the:

  • Property Tax office, 736 Whitlock Ave., Marietta;
  • East Cobb Government Service Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta and
  • South Cobb Government Service Center, 4700 Austell Road, Austell.

Payment drop boxes are inside and outside the Whitlock Avenue location and inside both Government Service Centers.

Payments by check also are accepted at any Motor Vehicle office.

More than 261,500 bills, representing $729,711,039 in 2017 property taxes, have been mailed.

The breakdown is 245,942 bills, resulting in $674,891,143, for real property and 15,582 bills, resulting in $54,819,896, for personal property.

Totaling the $729,711,039, the property taxes will come from:

  • Cobb County Government: $270,697,744
  • Cobb County Board of Education: $442,724,334
  • Cumberland Community Improvement District (CID): $6,567,316
  • Town Center CID: $3,228,681
  • Cumberland Special Services District (SSD): $5,681,507
  • Six Flags SSD: $811,457

All six of Cobb’s cities bill and collect their own property taxes.