Town Hall · Coral Gables

Coral Gables, FL town hall & government

Coral Gables spent $288.9 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $5,873 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Coral Gables

Vince C. LagoMayorSince 2021 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Coral Gables's money goes

Spent
$288.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,873
typical Florida cities: $3,112
Long-term debt
$111.2 million
$2,261 per resident
Administration & buildings
$63 million22%
Police
$54.3 million19%
Fire
$33 million11%
Parks & libraries
$25.6 million9%
Sewer & trash
$22.7 million8%
Roads & transportation
$18.3 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10.5 million4%
Interest on debt
$5.4 million2%
Other
$56 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Coral Gables

Full-time staff
852
170 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$101,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
191
and 147 full-time firefighters
Police
265 full-time12 part
Fire
158 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
92 full-time26 part
Sewer & trash
89 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
42 full-time96 part
Roads & transportation
69 full-time9 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
6 full-time1 part
Other
131 full-time20 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dade County School District

Coral Gables's K–12 school district, shared with Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Biscayne Park, Cutler Bay and Doral. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,931
Florida: $13,006
Students
335,500
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.9 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $13,931 per pupil, $8,844 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 Coral Gables pay

Typical tax bill
$9,124
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$1,089,900
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 Coral Gables's government

🏛️ Official websitecoralgables.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Coral Gables →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coral Gables

Coral Gables is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Maria Elvira Salazar. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Coral Gables'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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