Town Hall · Suwanee

Suwanee, GA town hall & government

Suwanee spent $24.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,105 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Suwanee

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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

Spent
$24.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,105
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$32.1 million
$1,474 per resident
Roads & transportation
$5.7 million24%
Police
$5.4 million22%
Administration & buildings
$4.2 million18%
Paid to other governments
$2.8 million12%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$968,0004%
Other
$2.4 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • From other local governments 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Suwanee

Full-time staff
110
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
36
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
47 full-time
Administration & buildings
29 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
21 full-time13 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time8 part
Housing & development
5 full-time
Other
4 full-time2 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

Suwanee'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 Suwanee pay

Typical tax bill
$4,900
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$480,600
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 Suwanee's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Suwanee

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

All of Suwanee'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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