Metro County General Information
COUNTIES AT A GLANCE
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| COUNTY |
CO. SEAT |
CO. POPULATION |
TAXES (UNINC) |
AVG. HOME PRICE |
| Barrow |
Winder |
53,479 |
$28.06 |
$113,500 |
| Bartow |
Cartersville |
84.730 |
$28.93 |
$101,300 |
| Carroll |
Carrollton |
101,577 |
$20.86 |
$98,932 |
| Cherokee |
Canton |
166,639 |
$27.28 |
$154,900 |
| Clayton |
Jonesboro |
259,736 |
$29.95 |
$108,000 |
| Cobb |
Marietta |
651,027 |
$29.87 |
$158,000 |
| Coweta |
Newnan |
150,850 |
$25.29 |
$131,900 |
| Dawson |
Dawsonville |
18,575 |
$23.44 |
$154,200 |
| Dekalb |
Decatur |
674,334 |
$38.31 |
$150,000 |
| Douglas |
Douglasville |
102,015 |
$28.77 |
$120,000 |
| Fayette |
Fayetteville |
98,914 |
$32.21 |
$183,400 |
| Forsyth |
Cumming |
123,811 |
$24.23 |
$194,250 |
| Fulton |
Atlanta |
818,322 |
$34.93 |
$182,150 |
| Gilmer |
Ellijay |
19,943 |
$18.81 |
$86,200 |
| Gwinett |
Lawerenceville |
673,345 |
$32.05 |
$151,000 |
| Hall |
Gainseville |
156,101 |
$22.80 |
$121,000 |
| Henry |
McDonough |
150,003 |
$36.45 |
$127,950 |
| Jackson |
Jefferson |
46,998 |
$29.62 |
$135,000 |
| Lumpkin |
Dahlonega |
23,185 |
$20.98 |
$127,800 |
| Newton |
Covington |
76,144 |
$30.61 |
$110,000 |
| Paulding |
Dallas |
100,071 |
$24.88 |
$119,900 |
| Pickens |
Jasper |
26,905 |
$21.09 |
$116,400 |
| Rockdale |
Conyers |
74,951 |
$35.69 |
$124,050 |
| Walton |
Monroe |
68,381 |
$28.23 |
$122,500 |
Education Information
By law children must be five years old on or before September 1 to enter kindergarten and six years old on
or before Sept.1 to enter the first grade. You will need the following documentation for your kindergarten
or first-grade child: a certified birth certificate from your state department of vital statistics; a vision, hearing
and dental screening from a family practitioner or local health clinic; immunization records on Georgia State
Form 3032.
The HOPE Scholarship Program
The Georgia Student Finance Commission handles all matters pertaining to the HOPE Scholarship Program
and the PROMISE Teacher Scholarship Program. For more information visit the Student Finance Commission
at www.gsfc.org. For more information contact the Student Finance Commission at: Georgia Student Finance
Commission, 2082 East Exchange Place, Tucker, GA 30084 (770) 724-9000.
Daycare Details
There are approximately 650 daycare centers in the metropolitan Atlanta area. All centers must be licensed
through the state and meet state requirements. For information call the Georgia Department of Human
Resources at (404) 657-7660.
Childcare Resources Referral of Atlanta, part of Quality Care for Children, is a private not-for-profit telephone
referral service which assists parents looking for child care in the metropolitan Atlanta area.
Call (404) 885-1585 or (404) 479-4240.
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