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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.

Town budget

Where Avondale Estates's money goes

Spent
$5.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,712
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$432,000
$139 per resident
Police
$1.5 million28%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million20%
Sewer & trash
$782,00015%
Roads & transportation
$510,00010%
Parks & libraries
$449,0008%
Housing & development
$419,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$236,0004%
Water & other utilities
$68,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$260,0005%

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%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Avondale Estates

Full-time staff
36
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

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.

Spending per pupil
$17,739
Georgia: $15,800
Students
91,398
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.4 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Avondale Estates pay

Typical tax bill
$6,661
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$553,900
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Avondale Estates's government

🏛️ Official websiteavondaleestates.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Avondale Estates →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Avondale Estates's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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