Murray County, Georgia – County Clerk/Recorder Database
Duties of the County Clerk:
The County Clerk functions as a link between citizens and their local government officials. The County Clerk also handles administrative services for the Board of Commissioners and is responsible for managing the records and documents of the county.
Duties of the County Recorder:
The Clerk of Court functions as the recorder for land and property records in Georgia. These records include deeds, mortgages, transfers of property, foreclosures, and probate documents.
Records Search and Public Records Requests
To obtain property records from Murray County, you can contact the Tax Assessors Office. You can also search records online.
Contact Information:
Tax Assessors Office
121 North 4th Ae.
Chatsworth, GA 30705
706-517-1400
Statistics – Crime, Birth, Death, Property, Marriage, Divorce
Murray County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 715
Per 1,000 population: 17.6
Deaths (2007): 322
Per 1,000 population: 7.9
Infant Deaths (2007): 5
Per 1,000 population: 7
Murray County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 57
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 4
Robbery: 4
Aggravated Assault: 49
Property Crimes (2008): 797
Burglary: 149
Larceny-Theft: 584
Motor Vehicle Theft: 64
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,052 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $504 (0.5%)
Households: 40,539
Male householders: 7,939 (1,363 living alone)
Female householders: 6,808 (1,832 living alone)
8,296 spouses (8,195 opposite-sex spouses)
824 unmarried partners, (824 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.9
Housing
Total HU (Housing Units) 16,782 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 10,240 (61.0%)
Renter Occupied HU 4,470 (26.6%)
Vacant Housing Units 2,072 (12.3%)
Median Home Value $148,972
Average Home Value $176,824
Housing Affordability Index 194