Town Hall · Tucker

Tucker, GA town hall & government

Tucker spent $96.6 million in the year to 2024, about $2,613 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tucker's money goes

Spent
$96.6 million
fiscal year to 2024
Per resident
$2,613
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$41.1 million
$1,112 per resident
Police
$14.4 million15%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13.5 million14%
Roads & transportation
$13.1 million14%
Sewer & trash
$8.6 million9%
Fire
$8.3 million9%
Administration & buildings
$6.5 million7%
Parks & libraries
$5 million5%
Health & welfare
$4.8 million5%
Water & other utilities
$4.8 million5%
Paid to other governments
$4.2 million4%
Housing & development
$1.3 million1%
Interest on debt
$818,0001%
Other
$11.4 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 23%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the state 3%

Tucker didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Tucker

Full-time staff
25
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
15 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time9 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time

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

Tucker's K–12 school district, shared with Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Lithonia and Pine Lake. 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 Tucker pay

Typical tax bill
$3,572
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$384,500
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 Tucker's government

🏛️ Official websitetuckerga.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tucker →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tucker

Tucker is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representatives Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. and Nikema Williams. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Tucker'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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