Town Hall · Lithonia

Lithonia, GA town hall & government

Lithonia spent $742,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $320 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lithonia's money goes

Spent
$742,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$320
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$507,000
$218 per resident
Administration & buildings
$490,00066%
Police
$151,00020%
Roads & transportation
$62,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$25,0003%
Interest on debt
$14,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 34%
  • Interest, fines & other 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 7%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lithonia

Full-time staff
16
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

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

Typical tax bill
$2,617
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$223,000
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 Lithonia's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoflithoniaga.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lithonia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lithonia

Lithonia 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 Lithonia'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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