Town Hall · Chamblee

Chamblee, GA town hall & government

Chamblee spent $41.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,392 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Chamblee's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Chamblee

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Chamblee's money goes

Spent
$41.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,392
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$37.8 million
$1,266 per resident
Police
$12.8 million31%
Administration & buildings
$9.6 million23%
Roads & transportation
$7.8 million19%
Sewer & trash
$2.4 million6%
Parks & libraries
$2 million5%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$958,0002%
Paid to other governments
$914,0002%
Other
$3.6 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chamblee

Full-time staff
161
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$66,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
50
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
76 full-time
Sewer & trash
20 full-time
Administration & buildings
17 full-time
Housing & development
10 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Other
10 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

DeKalb County School District

Chamblee's K–12 school district, shared with Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, 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 Chamblee pay

Typical tax bill
$4,379
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$432,800
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 Chamblee's government

🏛️ Official websitechambleega.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Chamblee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chamblee

Chamblee is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Chamblee'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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