Town Hall · Brooksville

Brooksville, FL town hall & government

Brooksville spent $14.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,607 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brooksville's money goes

Spent
$14.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,607
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
$700 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.1 million36%
Fire
$2.8 million20%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million14%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million11%
Police
$1.1 million8%
Parks & libraries
$808,0006%
Water & other utilities
$180,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$103,0001%
Interest on debt
$79,0001%
Other
$465,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 32%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brooksville

Full-time staff
99
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$53,400
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
19
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
21 full-time
Fire
21 full-time
Sewer & trash
16 full-time
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time
Other
14 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hernando County School District

Brooksville's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,535
Florida: $13,006
Students
24,015
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$91.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $11,535 per pupil, $6,449 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 Brooksville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,496
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$141,000
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 Brooksville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbrooksville.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brooksville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brooksville

Brooksville is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Gus M. Bilirakis. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Brooksville'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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