Gwinnett County, Georgia
Located 24 miles northeast of Atlanta.
Cities
 Auburn |
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Berkeley Lake |
| Braselton |
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Buford |
| Dacula |
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Duluth |
| Gloster |
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Grayson |
| Lawrenceville |
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Lilburn |
| Loganville |
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Mountain Park |
| Norcross |
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Peachtree Corners |
| Rest Haven |
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Snellville |
| Sugar Hill |
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Suwanee |
| Year |
County |
GA (millions) |
U.S. (millions) |
| 2004 |
700,794 |
8.8 |
293 |
| 2003 |
673,345 |
8.7 |
290 |
| 2002 |
650,771 |
8.6 |
288 |
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County |
GA |
U.S. |
| 2004 |
$30,570 |
$29,782 |
$33,050 |
| 2003 |
$30,277 |
$29,000 |
$31,472 |
| 2002 |
$30,138 |
$28,821 |
$30,906 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 86 county public schools with 7,683 teachers, 116,339 students, and 6,390 high school graduates in 2002; 25 private schools with 6,450 students in 2003; Buford had 4 city public schools with 159 teachers, 2,247 students, and 101 high school graduates in 2002. |
HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Atlanta at Atlanta (24 miles) with 4,500 students; Gwinnett at Lawrenceville (local) with 3,900 students.
2-yr: Atlanta Metropolitan College at Atlanta (24 miles) with 1,995 students.
4-yr: Georgia Institute of Technology at Atlanta (24 miles) with 15,575 students; Georgia State University at Atlanta (24 miles) with 24,300 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.
| Effective Rates: |
| City |
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Year |
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Within City |
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Outside City |
| Buford |
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2005 |
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$10.03 |
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$12.91 |
| Norcross |
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2005 |
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$15.62 |
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$12.91 |
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| SALES: Cities and counties have 2% 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. |
| Gwinnett County exempts 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxation. |
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 (24 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 (24 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; Lawrenceville Airport (local) with a 4,000 feet bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway, VOR. |
| RAIL: CSX piggyback - Atlanta (24 miles); CSX rail - Gwinnett County (local); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Atlanta (24 miles); Norfolk Southern rail - Gwinnett County (local). |
WATER:
Navigable River: Chattahoochee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Columbus (130 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (267 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Gwinnett 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.
Gwinnett County is served by Georgia Power and 3 electric membership cooperatives, thus giving electricity users a very competitive market from which to choose. If demand exceeds 900kw, any supplier can step in and offer service.
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| NATURAL GAS: Majority of county is supplied by Atlanta Gas Light Co. Gas is available in industrial quantities on an interruptible basis. Lawrenceville and Buford have city-owned gas supplies. |
| WATER: Plant capacity: 100,000,000 gal/day. Consumption: 34,905,000 gal/day average, 66,750,000 gal/day maximum. Storage capacity: 28,500,000 gal. elevated, 8,500,000 gal. ground. Source: Lake Lanier. In addition, the Duluth Plant has 15,000,000 gal/day capacity. |
| SEWER: Plant Capacity: 47,000,000 gal/day; Advanced wastewater treatment plant. |
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