Avondale Estates, GA town hall & government
Avondale Estates spent $5.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,712 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Avondale Estates's government.
Where Avondale Estates's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 37%
- From other local governments 17%
- Fees & charges 15%
- Sales taxes 10%
- From the federal government 8%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- From the state 1%
Who works for Avondale Estates
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Avondale Estates didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
DeKalb County School District
Avondale Estates's K–12 school district, shared with Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Lithonia, Pine Lake and Stone Mountain. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal
- Local 58%
- State 28%
- Federal 14%
Of the $17,739 per pupil, $10,348 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Avondale Estates kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Avondale Estates pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Avondale Estates's government
Who represents Avondale Estates
Avondale Estates is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Nikema Williams. Brian Kemp is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.