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Fulton County, Georgia
Located in North Central Georgia with an average elevation of 1,000 feet above sea level.
Cities
 Alpharetta |
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Atlanta |
| Bolton |
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College Park |
| Crabapple |
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East Point |
| Fairburn |
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Hapeville |
| Mountain Park |
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Palmetto |
| Red Oak |
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Roswell |
| Sandy Springs |
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Stonewall |
| Union City |
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| Year |
County |
GA (millions) |
U.S. (millions) |
| 2004 |
814,438 |
8.8 |
293 |
| 2003 |
818,322 |
8.7 |
290 |
| 2002 |
825,431 |
8.6 |
288 |
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| Year |
County |
GA |
U.S. |
| 2004 |
$46,699 |
$29,782 |
$33,050 |
| 2003 |
$48,647 |
$29,000 |
$31,472 |
| 2002 |
$47,478 |
$28,821 |
$30,906 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 77 county public schools with 4,684 teachers, 69,841 students, and 3,559 high school graduates in 2002; 78 private schools with 16,714 students in 2003; Atlanta had 97 city public schools with 3,942 teachers, 56,586 students, and 2,365 high school graduates in 2002. |
HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Atlanta at Atlanta (local) with 4,500 students.
2-yr: Atlanta Metropolitan College at Atlanta (local) with 1,995 students.
4-yr: Spelman College at Atlanta (local) with 2,121 students; Clark Atlanta University at Atlanta (local) with 4,813 students; Georgia Institute of Technology at Atlanta (local) with 15,575 students; Georgia State University at Atlanta (local) with 24,300 students.
There are 27 colleges and universities in the Atlanta area with a total enrollment of more than 100,000 students. |
| OTHER FACILITIES: 8 schools/hospitals of nursing education in metro area and schools of medicine at Emory University and Morehouse College. |
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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 |
| Alpharetta |
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2005 |
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$14.80 |
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$13.89 |
| Atlanta |
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2005 |
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$16.80 |
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$13.89 |
| College Park |
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2005 |
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$15.82 |
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$13.89 |
| East Point |
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2005 |
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$16.95 |
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$13.89 |
| Palmetto |
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2005 |
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$13.80 |
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$13.89 |
| Roswell |
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2005 |
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$14.44 |
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$13.89 |
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| SALES: In addition to the 4% sales tax statewide, Atlanta and Fulton County have an additional 1% local sales tax, 1% education tax and 1% sales tax to be used for MARTA (Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority). |
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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. |
| Atlanta exempts 20%; Fulton County, East Point, Alpharetta, Fairburn and Roswell exempt 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxation. |
JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 2, Amount: $3,000 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 (local) 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 (local) with a 11,889 feet Bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway, VOR, ILS, NDB, 24-hour manned control tower. |
| RAIL: CSX piggyback - Atlanta (local); CSX rail - Atlanta (local); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Atlanta (local); Norfolk Southern rail - Atlanta (local). |
WATER:
Navigable River: Chattahoochee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Columbus (109 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (254 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Fulton 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: The Atlanta Water Works Department serves most of unincorporated Fulton County. Plant capacity: 160,000,000 gal/day. Consumption: 112,000,000 gal/day average; 160,000,000 gal/day maximum. Storage capacity: 6,000,000 gal. elevated; 19,500,000 gal. above ground; 47,000,000 gal. underground. Source: Chattahoochee River. Daily flow: 4,800 cu ft/sec average; 750 cu ft/sec minimum. |
| SEWER: Plant Capacity: 217,000,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 167,000,000 gal/day; Sewage treatment provided at 4 Atlanta and 6 Fulton County plants. Major expansions in progress. |
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