McDuffie Property Records

McDuffie County, Georgia, has two municipalities: the City of Thomson and the Town of Dearing. In McDuffie County, GA, property records document details fundamental for conveying interests, development permissions, infrastructure maintenance, and collecting rates.

With the county's median household earnings of $52,752, McDuffie County property records show average home values around $140,200 and a median rent of $794. Regarding property taxes, the county collects 0.81% of a property's assessed fair market value on average.

Property records in McDuffie County, GA, are managed by the Clerk of Superior Court. This office, particularly its Real and Personal Property Division, receives, processes, indexes, and reproduces all realty-related documents, like deeds, mortgages, plats, liens, leases, and survey maps.

To secure perpetual upkeep and access, the Clerk of Superior Court indexes the documents physically and electronically on-site at 210 Railroad St., Room 1401, Thomson, GA 30824, by party names, recording dates, book/page information, legal descriptions, and document types.

The Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority website also holds the records online according to the UCC, Real Estate Deed, Lien, and Plat indices. Both means of access ensure that county citizens can conveniently exercise their rights to public information.

If copies are needed remotely, one can send a request via mail to the McDuffie County Clerk of Superior Court at P.O. Box 158, Thomson, GA 30824. Including the necessary document identifiers and settling the payments in advance is imperative.

The Clerk typically charges fees for property document copies. Since fee schedules were not publicly disclosed online, individuals should contact the office's hotline at (706) 595-2134 to learn about the cost breakdown and the associated payment procedures.

When verifying the zoning information of properties, contacting the Planning and Zoning Office of the Planning Commission at (706) 595-5355 is the best recourse. They enforce the McDuffie County Land Development Code and other ordinances and regulations related to zoning and subdivisions in the county, including the City of Thomson and the Town of Dearing.