Cedar Key, FL town hall & government
Cedar Key spent $2.4 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $3,299 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cedar Key's government.
Where Cedar Key's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 54%
- Fees & charges 17%
- From the federal government 16%
- Sales taxes 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 4%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From the state 3%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Cedar Key collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Cedar Key
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Levy County School District
Cedar Key's K–12 school district, shared with Bronson, Chiefland, Inglis, Otter Creek, Williston and Yankeetown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal
- Local 29%
- State 50%
- Federal 21%
Of the $11,940 per pupil, $6,112 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.
Which schools Cedar Key kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cedar Key pay
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Cedar Key's government
Who represents Cedar Key
Cedar Key is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Kat Cammack. Ron DeSantis is governor.
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.