Town Hall · Smyrna

Smyrna, GA town hall & government

Smyrna spent $100.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,790 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Smyrna

Derek NortonMayorSince 2019 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Smyrna's money goes

Spent
$100.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,790
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$70.3 million
$1,252 per resident
Administration & buildings
$24.1 million24%
Parks & libraries
$14.1 million14%
Sewer & trash
$13.1 million13%
Roads & transportation
$12.9 million13%
Fire
$9.4 million9%
Police
$8.9 million9%
Water & other utilities
$8.5 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.5 million4%
Interest on debt
$2.8 million3%
Paid to other governments
$350,000<1%
Other
$2.9 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • From other local governments 20%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Smyrna

Full-time staff
407
69 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
82
and 84 full-time firefighters
Police
110 full-time
Fire
88 full-time
Parks & libraries
31 full-time61 part
Sewer & trash
58 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
32 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
25 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
27 full-time
Housing & development
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Other
23 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

Cobb County School District

Smyrna's K–12 school district, shared with Acworth, Kennesaw, Mableton, Powder Springs and Austell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,151
Georgia: $15,800
Students
106,358
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 57%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,151 per pupil, $10,598 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 Smyrna pay

Typical tax bill
$3,600
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$449,500
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 Smyrna's government

🏛️ Official websitesmyrnacity.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Smyrna →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smyrna

Smyrna is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Lucy McBath. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Smyrna'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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