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.
Where Tucker's money goes
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.
Who works for Tucker
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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.
Which schools Tucker kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Tucker pay
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.
Contact Tucker's government
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.
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.