Town Hall · Marietta

Marietta, GA town hall & government

Marietta spent $353.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,643 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Marietta

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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 Marietta's money goes

Spent
$353.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,643
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$56.6 million
$904 per resident
Water & other utilities
$167.9 million48%
Sewer & trash
$80.4 million23%
Roads & transportation
$33.1 million9%
Police
$22.3 million6%
Administration & buildings
$19.9 million6%
Fire
$16.6 million5%
Parks & libraries
$4.1 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.8 million<1%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million<1%
Health & welfare
$644,000<1%
Other
$5 million1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 47%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marietta

Full-time staff
682
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
140
and 131 full-time firefighters
Police
188 full-time7 part
Fire
135 full-time
Water & other utilities
120 full-time
Administration & buildings
103 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
67 full-time
Parks & libraries
33 full-time17 part
Roads & transportation
28 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marietta City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$20,339
Georgia: $15,800
Students
8,642
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $20,339 per pupil, $12,025 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 Marietta pay

Typical tax bill
$2,697
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$448,500
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 Marietta's government

🏛️ Official websitemariettaga.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Marietta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marietta

Marietta is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representatives Barry Loudermilk and Lucy McBath. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Marietta'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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