Town Hall · Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach, FL town hall & government

Atlantic Beach spent $27.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,968 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Atlantic Beach's government.

Town budget

Where Atlantic Beach's money goes

Spent
$27.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,968
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$11.4 million
$826 per resident
Sewer & trash
$7 million26%
Police
$5.4 million20%
Administration & buildings
$4.4 million16%
Water & other utilities
$3 million11%
Fire
$1.6 million6%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million6%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$790,0003%
Health & welfare
$112,000<1%
Interest on debt
$82,000<1%
Other
$2.3 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the state 10%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Atlantic Beach

Full-time staff
126
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
42 full-time16 part
Administration & buildings
30 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
12 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
11 full-time
Water & other utilities
11 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Other
12 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Duval County School District

Atlantic Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Baldwin, Jacksonville Beach, Jacksonville and Neptune Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,290
Florida: $13,006
Students
127,971
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$905.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal

  • Local 47%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,290 per pupil, $7,256 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Atlantic Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$4,163
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$630,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Atlantic Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitecoab.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Atlantic Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative John H. Rutherford. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Atlantic Beach's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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