Woodstock's 2025 tax rate on a home was 28.928 mills, against 31.196 in Holly Springs and about 39 in Kennesaw and Acworth. Schools, values, commutes.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the Georgia Department of Revenue’s 2025 millage digest (PDF), the Cherokee County and Cobb County tax commissioners, each city’s website, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, Zillow Research and the Census Bureau.
Woodstock’s three nearest neighbors that are cities, by the distance between city centers, are Holly Springs, about 5 miles north, and Kennesaw and Acworth, about 8 and 10 miles southwest. Holly Springs shares Woodstock’s county and school district. Kennesaw and Acworth are across the line in Cobb County, with a different county government, school district and tax bill. This page sets the official figures side by side, one table per topic, with the same year for all four.
What this means for you
- Taxes: the county line matters most. Cobb County homes pay higher county, school and fire levies than Cherokee County homes.
- Schools: Woodstock and Holly Springs are in the Cherokee County School District; Kennesaw and Acworth in the Cobb County School District. Zones do not follow city limits.
- Check one address: the county parcel search, the district’s zone maps and the tax estimators are listed at the end.
Property taxes
Rates are in mills: $1 of tax for every $1,000 of taxable value, which in Georgia is 40% of fair market value, before exemptions. These are the 2025 rates from the state Department of Revenue’s millage digest, the latest year published for all four cities. The state levy is zero.
| Levy, 2025 | Woodstock | Holly Springs | Kennesaw | Acworth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County, with bond | 5.413 | 5.413 | 8.460 | 8.460 |
| Fire district | None: city fire department | 2.888 | 2.970 | 2.970 |
| School, with bond | 17.950 | 17.950 | 18.700 | 18.700 |
| City, with bond | 5.565 | 4.945 | 9.150 | 8.950 |
| Total | 28.928 | 31.196 | 39.280 | 39.080 |
For 2026, the Cherokee County Tax Commissioner’s millage table puts the county and school levies inside its cities at 23.926 mills, and the Woodstock City Council adopted 5.65 mills, for a Woodstock total of 29.576. The Cobb County Tax Commissioner’s 2026 chart keeps Kennesaw at 39.28 and Acworth at 39.08. More in our property tax guide.
Homestead exemptions
- Woodstock: exemptions are filed with the Cherokee County Tax Assessors’ Office, the city’s property tax page says.
- Holly Springs: a homestead freeze on city taxes, which holds the assessed value at its base year, and an exemption of $409,900 of fair market value on city taxes for homeowners 62 and older, according to the city’s tax information page.
- Kennesaw: a city exemption for homeowners 65 and older, applied for by April 1, according to the city’s property tax page.
- Acworth: a floating homestead exemption granted automatically with the Cobb County homestead exemption, and a $4,000 exemption for homeowners 62 and older with net income under $10,000, according to the city’s exemptions page.
Schools
High schools with a mailing address in each city, from the federal NCES school directory, with 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores from the state’s School Grades data. A mailing address is not a zone: many of these schools serve homes outside the city, and some city homes are zoned elsewhere.
| City | High school | 2025 CCRPI |
|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | Woodstock High (report card) | 89.6 |
| Woodstock | River Ridge High (report card) | 90.9 |
| Woodstock | Etowah High (report card) | 90.6 |
| Kennesaw | Harrison High (report card) | 95.3 |
| Kennesaw | Kennesaw Mountain High (report card) | 89.3 |
| Kennesaw | North Cobb High (report card) | 81.7 |
| Acworth | Allatoona High (report card) | 84.8 |
No high school has a Holly Springs mailing address. The Cherokee County School District’s geographic assignment chart sends Holly Springs Elementary students to Dean Rusk Middle and Sequoyah High, which scored 89.8. Inside Woodstock, about 53% of buildings are zoned for Woodstock High and 47% for River Ridge High, by our neighborhood mapping. For high schools, the Cherokee County School District scored 89.8, the Cobb County School District 84.6 and the state 76.9.
Home values
The Zillow Home Value Index by city for August 2026, a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price:
| City | August 2026 | August 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | $456,827 | $465,444 | Down 1.9% |
| Holly Springs | $431,817 | $437,287 | Down 1.3% |
| Kennesaw | $401,829 | $412,924 | Down 2.7% |
| Acworth | $406,860 | $415,222 | Down 2.0% |
More in our home prices guide.
People, incomes and commutes
From the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates, the same tables for each city (Woodstock, Holly Springs, Kennesaw, Acworth; summaries on QuickFacts):
| Woodstock | Holly Springs | Kennesaw | Acworth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 37,381 | 18,627 | 34,605 | 22,473 |
| Median household income | $103,496 | $113,992 | $83,356 | $83,539 |
| Median home value (owners’ estimate) | $436,500 | $448,400 | $335,400 | $339,900 |
| Mean travel time to work | 29.9 minutes | 32.5 minutes | 28.6 minutes | 30.1 minutes |
The Census figures are averages over five years and are not the same measure as Zillow’s.
City services
| Service | Woodstock | Holly Springs | Kennesaw | Acworth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police | Woodstock Police Department | Holly Springs Police Department | Kennesaw Police Department | Acworth Police Department |
| Fire | City fire department | Cherokee County Fire, by contract | Cobb County fire district | Cobb County fire district |
| County | Cherokee | Cherokee | Cobb | Cobb |
| School district | Cherokee County | Cherokee County | Cobb County | Cobb County |
Sources: the cities’ Woodstock fire, Holly Springs fire, Kennesaw police and Acworth pages and the Cobb County Tax Commissioner’s 2026 chart, which bills the county fire levy in both Cobb cities.
Trash: Woodstock’s only residential hauler is Red Oak Sanitation, under a city franchise, since July 1, 2026 (see our trash and recycling guide). The City of Kennesaw provides trash collection once a week, with recycling by Republic Services, according to its sanitation page. Acworth runs its own sanitation and electric service, according to its utility page. We found no Holly Springs city trash page.
How to check an address
City limits, school zones and ZIP codes do not line up, so check the parcel itself:
- Which city and which tax district: the Cherokee County Tax Commissioner’s search or the Cobb County Board of Tax Assessors.
- Which schools: the Cherokee County School District’s boundary maps or 770-479-1871; the Cobb County School District for Kennesaw and Acworth.
- What the bill would be: the Cobb County Tax Commissioner’s tax estimator, and in Cherokee County the rates above applied to the assessor’s value, after exemptions.
- Exemptions: filed with the county assessor by April 1 in both counties.
For each Woodstock area’s ZIP code, schools and home values, see our Woodstock neighborhoods guide.
Frequently asked questions
Which has lower property taxes, Woodstock or Kennesaw?
Woodstock’s total 2025 rate on a home inside the city was 28.928 mills, against 39.28 in Kennesaw, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue’s 2025 millage digest. The gap is mostly Cobb County’s higher county, school and fire levies.
What county are Woodstock, Holly Springs, Kennesaw and Acworth in?
Woodstock and Holly Springs are in Cherokee County and the Cherokee County School District. Kennesaw and Acworth are in Cobb County and the Cobb County School District.
Does Woodstock have its own fire department?
Yes. Woodstock runs its own fire department, so homes in the city do not pay the Cherokee County fire levy. Holly Springs contracts with Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services, and Kennesaw and Acworth homes pay Cobb County’s fire district levy.
What is the typical home value in Woodstock compared with Holly Springs?
In August 2026 the Zillow Home Value Index was $456,827 for Woodstock and $431,817 for Holly Springs. It was $401,829 for Kennesaw and $406,860 for Acworth. The index is a modeled typical value, not a sale price.
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