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Cobb County, Georgia
Located in North Central Georgia and occupies the northwest quandrant of metro Atlanta.
Cities
 Acworth |
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Austell |
| Clarkdale |
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Fair Oaks |
| Kennesaw |
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Leland |
| Mableton |
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Marietta |
| Powder Springs |
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Smyrna |
| Vinings |
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| Year |
County |
GA (millions) |
U.S. (millions) |
| 2004 |
654,005 |
8.8 |
293 |
| 2003 |
651,027 |
8.7 |
290 |
| 2002 |
651,485 |
8.6 |
288 |
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| Year |
County |
GA |
U.S. |
| 2004 |
$37,827 |
$29,782 |
$33,050 |
| 2003 |
$36,175 |
$29,000 |
$31,472 |
| 2002 |
$36,357 |
$28,821 |
$30,906 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 96 county public schools with 6,432 teachers, 98,338 students, and 5,570 high school graduates in 2002; 30 private schools with 4,517 students in 2003; Marietta had 8 city public schools with 597 teachers, 7,491 students, and 282 high school graduates in 2002. |
HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Chattahoochee at Marietta (local) with 5,920 students.
2-yr: Atlanta Metropolitan College at Atlanta (20 miles) with 1,995 students.
4-yr: Kennesaw State University at Kennesaw (local) with 15,654 students; Southern Polytechnic State Univ. at Marietta (local) with 3,683 students.
Life College (undergraduate and chiropractic) at Marietta (15 miles) with 3600 students.There are 27 colleges and universities in the Atlanta area with a total enrollment of more than 100,000 students. |
| INNOVATION CENTERS: Augusta in Augusta. Life Sciences - center will focus on supporting joint industry-university applied research, providing incubation services to technology start-up companies, and providing entrepreneurial training and outreach to its region. |
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PROPERTY: Property taxes are determined by tax rates and assessment ratios which vary by location. The only realistic way to compare property taxes from different locations is to use 'effective tax rates' (tax rate multiplied by assessmen ratio). Effective tax rates combine city, county, school, and state tax rates into one convenient figure -- the annual tax for each $1000 of property at its fair market value. This rate applies to all property: land, buildings, machinery, equipment, and inventory.
| Effective Rates: |
| City |
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Year |
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Within City |
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Outside City |
| Acworth |
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2005 |
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$15.10 |
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$11.95 |
| Austell |
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2005 |
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$12.14 |
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$11.95 |
| Kennesaw |
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2005 |
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$15.25 |
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$11.95 |
| Marietta |
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2005 |
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$11.99 |
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$11.95 |
| Powder Springs |
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2005 |
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$15.35 |
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$11.95 |
| Smyrna |
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2005 |
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$14.72 |
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$11.95 |
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| SALES: Cobb County has 1% local sales tax in addition to the 4% state sales tax. |
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| INVENTORY (Freeport): Freeport is the general term used for the exemption of ad valorem tax on inventories as defined by Georgia law. The law offers manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and warehouse operations an attractive inventory tax exemption on three classes of property. |
| Cobb County exempts 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxation. |
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JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 4, Amount: $1,250 as of 2006
Tier refers to the economic well-being of a county. For more information go to
JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: Yes
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (20 miles) service by Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air France, Air Jamaica, AirTran, America West, American, ASA, British Airways, Continental, Comair, Corporate, Delta, Frontier, Hooters, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Midwest, Northwest, South African, United, US Airways. Home of Phoenix Air Group, an international light jet transport service.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (20 miles) with a 11,889 feet Bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway, VOR, ILS, NDB, 24-hour manned control tower; Kennesaw Airport (local) with a 6,340 feet bituminous runway, Control tower built in 1996 and operational from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangars, lighted runway, 2 full-service fixed base operators. |
| INTERSTATES AND HIGHWAYS: I-75 (10 miles). |
| RAIL: CSX piggyback - Atlanta (18 miles); CSX rail - Marietta (local); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Atlanta (18 miles); Norfolk Southern rail - Marietta (local). |
WATER:
Navigable River: Chattahoochee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Columbus (127 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (272 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Cobb County has excellent ability to supply industrial demands. Compared to 47% for the U.S., coal accounts for 84% of fuel used by the state's power generating plants. This assures long-term continuity. If demand exceeds 900kw, any supplier can step in and offer service.
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| NATURAL GAS: Supplied by Atlanta Gas Light Company and Austell Natural Gas System and available in industrial quantities on an interruptible basis. |
| WATER: Plant capacity: 130,000,000 gal/day. Consumption: 70,000,000 gal/day average, 113,000,000 gal/day maximum. Storage capacity: 31,000,000 gal. elevated, 6,000,000 gal. ground, 5,000,000 gal. repump station. Source: Lake Allatoona, Chattahoochee River. Average daily flow: 2,578 cu ft/sec. |
| SEWER: Plant Capacity: 82,000,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 55,500,000 gal/day; Advanced secondary treatment with nutrient removal. |
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