Town Hall · Edgewater

Edgewater, FL town hall & government

Edgewater spent $34.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,418 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Edgewater

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Edgewater's money goes

Spent
$34.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,418
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$18.9 million
$782 per resident
Sewer & trash
$12.3 million36%
Administration & buildings
$7.3 million21%
Police
$4.8 million14%
Fire
$3.9 million11%
Parks & libraries
$1.4 million4%
Roads & transportation
$872,0003%
Water & other utilities
$326,0001%
Interest on debt
$190,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$131,000<1%
Other
$3 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Edgewater

Full-time staff
194
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
and 25 full-time firefighters
Police
34 full-time
Fire
32 full-time
Administration & buildings
31 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
28 full-time
Water & other utilities
26 full-time
Parks & libraries
21 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Other
18 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

Volusia County School District

Edgewater's K–12 school district, shared with Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, DeBary, DeLand, Deltona and Holly Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,204
Florida: $13,006
Students
62,742
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$255.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $11,204 per pupil, $6,273 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 Edgewater pay

Typical tax bill
$1,526
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$256,200
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 Edgewater's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofedgewater.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Edgewater →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Edgewater

Edgewater is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Cory Mills. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Edgewater'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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