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Sugar Hill, GA town hall & government

Sugar Hill spent $35.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,407 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sugar Hill's money goes

Spent
$35.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,407
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$35.3 million
$1,388 per resident
Parks & libraries
$10.5 million29%
Water & other utilities
$5.7 million16%
Roads & transportation
$4.5 million13%
Administration & buildings
$3.5 million10%
Interest on debt
$2.5 million7%
Housing & development
$1.8 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million3%
Police
$1.1 million3%
Sewer & trash
$22,000<1%
Other
$5 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 27%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From other local governments 20%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sugar Hill

Full-time staff
85
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,700
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
21 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
17 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
13 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Police
3 full-time
Housing & development
0 full-time1 part
Other
14 full-time5 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

Gwinnett County School District

Sugar Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Berkeley Lake, Dacula, Duluth, Grayson, Lawrenceville and Lilburn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,623
Georgia: $15,800
Students
182,214
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,623 per pupil, $9,481 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 Sugar Hill pay

Typical tax bill
$3,993
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$413,400
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 Sugar Hill's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofsugarhill.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sugar Hill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Andrew S. Clyde. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Sugar Hill'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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