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Tattnall County, Georgia

Tattnall County land: flood and parcels

12,851 parcels

On the county tax roll

  • Acres on the roll306,068
  • In a FEMA flood zone13%special flood hazard area

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No zoning layer for Tattnall County yet. Zoning here is set town by town.

Around Tattnall County

Towns in Tattnall County

Flood zones and wetlands

  • FEMA flood zone (A or V)13%
  • Parcels at least 25% wetland14%

Recorded flood claims in Tattnall County

26 insured flood claims were recorded in Tattnall County from 1978 to Sep 2026; fewer than 10 were on buildings rated outside the mapped flood zone (zone X, B or C). FEMA paid $399,000 on them in total.

YearsClaims
1978–79Fewer than 10
1980–89Fewer than 10
1990–99Fewer than 10
2000–09Fewer than 10
2010–19Fewer than 10
2020–2615

Area statistics for buildings with NFIP flood insurance, not any one parcel: a lot that never had an insured building has no claims to count. OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026.

What flood insurance costs in Tattnall County

What NFIP policyholders in Tattnall County pay a year for a single-family home, by flood zone: the middle half of premiums on policies that took effect Sep 2025–Sep 2026. It is what insured homes here pay, not a quote for any one building.

Flood zonePoliciesMiddle halfFull-risk median
A zones (special flood hazard area)24$640–$1,290$1,290
X zone (outside the mapped flood zone)Fewer than 10Not shownNot shown

Full-risk premium: the median of FEMA's own full-risk premium for the same policies (Risk Rating 2.0). A discounted policy rises toward it a step each year, within the law's cap on yearly increases. Zones are the flood zone each policy is rated in. OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3, as of Sep 2026.

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.

Farmland rent in Tattnall County

Cropland in Tattnall County rents for about $61 an acre a year (USDA, 2026).

Cropland rent
$61 an acrenon-irrigated, 2026; $65.50 in 2022
Irrigated cropland rent
$220 an acre2026; $181 in 2022
Pasture rent
$49 an acre2024; $36 in 2020

No rent-to-price figure for Georgia yet.

Rent: USDA NASS county cash rents survey, 2026 (released August 21, 2026), public domain. Farmland rent in every Georgia county →

What land here is worth and produces

Published land values, crops, forest and farm programs for Tattnall County

Farmland value (Census of Agriculture)
$3,656 an acreAverage value of land and buildings on the county's farms, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
Farms
514 farms on 128,240 acresAverage 249 acres, median 86; 58,327 acres of cropland; 13,835 of pasture; 44,714 of woodland, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
What the farms sell
poultry and eggs 69% · vegetables 21%Share of the $514 million of farm products sold in 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
Crops grown
pecans 23% · peanuts 18% · cotton 16% · corn 12%Share of the county's 51,727 acres of crops and hay, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
Land cover
cropland 15% · grass, hay and pasture 14% · forest 24% · shrubland 7% · wetlands 30% · developed 7% · water 1%Share of the county's 312,466 acres of land and water, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
Forest
76,331 acres, 24% of the countyEvergreen 97% of the forest; woody wetlands counted apart · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
Conservation Reserve (CRP)
835 acres, average $66 an acre a yearAcres under contract at the end of fiscal year 2025, paid a yearly rent to keep them in grass or trees instead of crops; a new contract's county average soil rental rate is $65 an acre for 2026 · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics
Timber price (softwood sawtimber)
$27.88 a tonStumpage, the county's row, 2026; softwood chip-n-saw $20.79; softwood pulpwood $10.96; hardwood sawtimber $39.31 · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, Georgia Department of Revenue, Local Government Services Division
Farm and forest tax program
Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA)A 10-year covenant taxes farm and timber land on its current-use value, up to 2,000 acres an owner; breaking the covenant repays twice the tax saved. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.4
Large forest tax program
Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA)200 or more acres of forest (parcels of 100+ acres) under a 10-year covenant are assessed at 40% of the forest land conservation use value. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.7

Sources: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture (2022) · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer (2025) · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics (2025) · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, 2026 · Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) · Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA). Published survey and census figures for the area, not an appraisal of any parcel.

People and new homes in Tattnall County

  • Population24,376July 2025 estimate, +0.2% since 2020
  • Median household income$50,7472020–2024 average, ±$6,658
  • New homes permitted742025, 74 single-family; 37 in 2021
  • Permitted so far in 202644Jan–Aug, against 32 a year earlier

U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 (May 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year (B19013) (Jan 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (Sep 2026).

Georgia land market report

Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll

The median parcel in Tattnall County is 1.64 acres (12,851 parcels with a size).

Acres from the county roll (DeKalb County's open layer publishes none, so its acres are the parcel outline's); where the roll and the outline disagree by more than three times, the parcel page names both. Condominium units that share one point (each carrying the whole complex's acres) are left out of the lot sizes.

Land parcels in Tattnall CountyFarm and timber parcels to start with
Questions about Tattnall County landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in Tattnall County, GA?

12,851 parcels on the Tattnall County tax roll (as of Sep 2026), covering 306,068 acres.

How much vacant land is in Tattnall County, GA?

Tattnall County's vacant-land class has not been through our aerial check yet, so we don't call any parcel here vacant land.

What is the typical lot size in Tattnall County?

The median parcel is 1.64 acres, from 12,851 parcels with a recorded size.

How much of Tattnall County is in a flood zone?

13% of parcels are in a FEMA special flood hazard area (National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Sep 2026). Check each parcel's own flood line before you buy.

Are there wetlands in Tattnall County?

14% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.

Are there land prices for Tattnall County?

No land prices for Tattnall County yet. Area prices print only where Georgia's own price test passed for the county, and it has not for Tattnall County.

How many people live in Tattnall County?

About 24,376 (Census estimate for July 1, 2025), +0.2% since 2020.

How many new homes are being built in Tattnall County?

Building permits authorized 74 new housing units in 2025 and 44 from January to Aug 2026 (against 32 a year earlier) (Census Building Permits Survey).

Where does this data come from?

Parcels: Tattnall County parcels: a copy published by the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (layer as of Sep 2026). Flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory. Towns: U.S. Census places. Every figure is counted from those files on our map.

About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built

What Groundwork can price in Tattnall County

Facts only: no price estimate on any parcel here.

Land sale prices

This county publishes no bulk sale prices we may use, and Georgia has no statewide sale-price file.

Sources

Parcels: Tattnall County parcels: a copy published by the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (layer as of Sep 2026) (roll as of Sep 2026); flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (as of Sep 2026); wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (as of Oct 2026); counted on our map built Oct 2026.

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