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DeKalb County, Georgia
Located in North Central Georgia and forms the eastern boundary of Atlanta.
Cities
 Atlanta |
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Avondale Estates |
| Belvedere Park |
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Candler-McAfee |
| Chamblee |
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Clarkston |
| Decatur |
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Doraville |
| Druid Hills |
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Dunwoody |
| Gresham Park |
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Lithonia |
| North Atlanta |
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North Decatur |
| North Druid Hills |
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Panthersville |
| Pine Lake |
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Redan |
| Scottdale |
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Stone Mountain |
| Tucker |
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| Year |
County |
GA (millions) |
U.S. (millions) |
| 2004 |
675,725 |
8.8 |
293 |
| 2003 |
674,334 |
8.7 |
290 |
| 2002 |
676,996 |
8.6 |
288 |
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County |
GA |
U.S. |
| 2004 |
$35,837 |
$29,782 |
$33,050 |
| 2003 |
$34,745 |
$29,000 |
$31,472 |
| 2002 |
$34,118 |
$28,821 |
$30,906 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 129 county public schools with 6,488 teachers, 97,501 students, and 4,777 high school graduates in 2002; 49 private schools with 6,563 students in 2003. |
HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: DeKalb at Clarkston (local) with 4,500 students.
2-yr: Georgia Perimeter College at Decatur (local) with 17,573 students.
4-yr: Agnes Scott College at Decatur (local) with 900 students; Oglethorpe University at Atlanta (local) with 1,243 students; Columbia Theological Seminary at Decatur (local) with 640 students; Emory University at Atlanta (local) with 11,000 students; Mercer University-Atlanta at Atlanta (local) with 2,095 students.
There are 27 colleges and universities in the Atlanta area with a total enrollment of more than 100,000 students. |
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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. Rates vary within the 8 municipalities of DeKalb County from $16.21 to $21.24.
1950 Effective Rate for properties located outside of the city:
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| SALES: Cities and county have 3% 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. |
| DeKalb County exempts 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxation |
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JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 3, Amount: $1,750 as of 2006
Tier refers to the economic well-being of a county.
JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: Yes
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (6 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 (6 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; Chamblee Airport (local) with a 5,000 feet concrete runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, lighted runway, hangar, VOR, ILS. |
| RAIL: CSX piggyback - Atlanta (6 miles); CSX rail - DeKalb County (local); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Atlanta (6 miles); Norfolk Southern rail - DeKalb County (local). |
WATER:
Navigable River: Chattahoochee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Columbus (115 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (248 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, DeKalb 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 available in industrial quantities on an interruptible basis. |
| WATER: Plant capacity: 128,000,000 gal/day. Consumption: 62,400,000 gal/day average. Ground storage capacity: 49,500,000 gal. Source: Chattahoochee River. |
| SEWER: Plant Capacity: 28,750,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 20,330,000 gal/day; All secondary generating plants, thereby assuring long-term continuity. |
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