Town Hall · Cumming

Cumming, GA town hall & government

Cumming spent $53.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $6,951 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cumming's money goes

Spent
$53.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$6,951
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$27.3 million
$3,561 per resident
Sewer & trash
$16.4 million31%
Water & other utilities
$14.6 million27%
Roads & transportation
$8 million15%
Parks & libraries
$6.1 million11%
Police
$3.1 million6%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million4%
Interest on debt
$672,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$394,0001%
Other
$1.9 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 52%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Property taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cumming

Full-time staff
147
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$58,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
41 full-time
Administration & buildings
26 full-time
Parks & libraries
26 full-time
Police
21 full-time
Sewer & trash
17 full-time
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 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

Forsyth County School District

Cumming's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,015
Georgia: $15,800
Students
54,984
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$382.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 57%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,015 per pupil, $9,039 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 Cumming pay

Typical tax bill
$2,426
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$382,900
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 Cumming's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcumming.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cumming →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cumming

Cumming is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Richard McCormick. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Cumming'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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