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.