How Deerfield Beach is run
Deerfield Beach spent $219 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,524 per resident.
What stands out about how Deerfield Beach is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
1 upcoming meeting at town hall
From Deerfield Beach’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.
- Oct6GeneralTuesday · 7:00 pmRegular City Commission Meeting Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗Add to calendar
Recent meetings
- Sep14GeneralMonday · 7:00 pmRegular City Commission Meeting Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep9GeneralWednesday · 7:00 pmRegular City Commission Meeting Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep9GeneralWednesday · 6:30 pmCommunity Redevelopment Agency Meeting Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep3GeneralThursday · 7:00 pmPlanning & Zoning Board Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Aug25GeneralTuesday · 7:00 pmCommunity Redevelopment Agency Meeting Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.
Agenda portal ↗Who runs Deerfield Beach
From public records, which can lag behind an election. Tell us if a name is out of date.
About $2,524 per resident a year, or $6.92 a day
The biggest line: fire, at 18% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Broward County School District
Deerfield Beach’s K–12 school district, shared with Coconut Creek, Cooper City, Coral Springs, Dania Beach, Davie and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,412 per pupil, $8,250 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Per resident, spending is up 21% since 2022
Spending per resident, by fiscal year. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Spending per resident by year
full-time in 2025, up from 288 in 2022.
* A Census Bureau estimate for that year (the town didn’t report most of its figures).
One full-time town employee for every 282 residents
On the payroll in March 2025 (a Census Bureau estimate).
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
The typical homeowner pays $2,825 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.91% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Deerfield Beach’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
How Deerfield Beach’s budget compares
Deerfield Beach spends the least per resident of the 5 towns here. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Beach | $2,524 | $821 | $2,825 |
| Lighthouse Point | $2,816 | $1,537 | $5,844 |
| Pompano Beach | $3,693 | $2,307 | $3,193 |
| Hillsboro Beach | $3,801 | $4,161 | $6,162 |
| Boca Raton | $4,543 | $607 | $6,063 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Deerfield Beach.
- 1Your cityMayor & council
- 2Florida HouseDeerfield Beach is split between 2 districts
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Deerfield Beach’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Deerfield Beach is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Meetings: the town’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Officials: Open States and Wikidata. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.