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Instant Access to Wayne County, Georgia Property Records

Wayne County, Georgia, houses the  three incorporated municipalities of Jesup, Odum, and Screven. In Wayne County, GA, property records are vital for obtaining real estate specifics. They uncover the property's past details and promote informed activities.

Recent Wayne County property records show a median home value of $120,550 and a median rent cost of $835 against the median household earning of $51,262. The records also reveal that the county levies a median property tax of 0.85% of a property's assessed fair market value.

Property records in Wayne County, GA, are managed by the  Property Division under the supervision of the Clerk of Superior Court. This division is responsible for receiving, recording, indexing, and reproducing real estate records in the county, such as mortgages, deeds, liens, UCC filings, agreements, declarations, and plats.

To make property documents easily accessible, the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority has established an online  Search program for the public. This system simplifies searching for property records by categorizing them into specific index types such as Real Estate, Plat, Lien, and UCC. Records can be searched primarily using name, book/page, and instrument type criteria in these indices.

Deeds found in the online platform are from 1999, while plats and liens are dated 2004 onwards.

Individuals who prefer on-site document review and retrieval can drop by the Clerk of Superior Court at Brunswick St., Jesup, GA, and be assisted by the Property Division staff during office hours.

The Clerk of Court levies fees for each property document copy obtained from their office. To learn about the detailed fee schedule and payment procedures, contact the Clerk's office at (912) 427-5930 or email elouise.ogden@wayne.gsccca.org.

If zoning verification is needed, contact the planning or zoning office of the locality with jurisdiction over the property. They can provide the most comprehensive and updated zoning data.

Wayne County Property Statistics

For an easier overview of the difference in tax rates between counties, explore the charts below. You can also get additional insights on median home values, income levels and homeownership rates in your area.

Median Rent

Wayne County
$835
Georgia
$877
National
$991

Median Property Tax Rate

Wayne County
0.85%
Georgia
0.92%
National
0.94%

Median Home Value

Wayne County
$120,550
Georgia
$162,694
National
$250,246

Median Income

Wayne County
$51,262
Georgia
$58,079
National
$69,646

Unemployment Rate (%)

Wayne County
3.51%
Georgia
3.15 %
National
3.44 %

Renter Occupied Housing (%)

Wayne County
33.03%
Georgia
27.87 %
National
25.65 %
Wayne

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 18,526
  • Commercial Parcels: 746
  • Residential Parcels: 15,387
  • Other Parcels: 2,393
  • Tax Amount Population: 94.35%
  • Tax Year: 2022
  • Last Assr Update: 2022-12-14
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2022-07-01
  • Assessment Year: 2022
  • FIPS Code: 13305

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 2006-01-02
  • Deed Max: 2023-03-22
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 5,001
  • Residential Deed Docs: 18,885
  • Mortgage Min: 2006-01-03
  • Mortgage Max: 2023-03-22
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 3,846
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 9,903
  • FIPS Code: 13305
  • Deed Docs: 23,886
  • Mortgage Docs: 13,749

AVM

  • County Population: 18526
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 7,984
  • Residential Parcels: 7,984
  • FIPS Code: 13305

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 18,314
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 17,294
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 414
  • Other Geocodes: 606
  • FIPS Code: 13305

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 13
  • County FIPs: 305
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Non-Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 2006-11-26
  • NOD Document Count: 0
  • NOD Max Recording Date: N/A
  • NTS Document Count: 2444
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2023-03-23
  • LP Document Count: 0
  • LP MaxRecording Date: N/A
  • NOS Document Count: 0
  • NOS Max Recording Date: N/A

Assignment and Release

  • FIPs: 13305
  • Total Records: 21582
  • Assignment Min Recording Date: 2005-01-04
  • Assignment Max Recording Date: 2023-02-06
  • Assignment Doc Count: 3218
  • Release Min Recording Date: 2005-01-04
  • Release Max Recording Date: 2023-03-31
  • Release Doc Count: 17845
  • Other Min Recording Date: 2006-05-18
  • Other Max Recording Date: 2020-10-29
  • Other Doc Count: 519

Wayne County Registrar of Deeds

Wayne County Superior Court Clerk

Address: 174 N Brunswick St.
Phone: 912-427-5930
Fax: 912-427-5939
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Website: https://waynecountyclerkofcourt.com/
Official Records Search: https://waynecountyclerkofcourt.com/real-estate-deed-search/
eRecording: https://waynecountyclerkofcourt.com/real-estate-e-filing/

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