Town Hall · El Portal

El Portal, FL town hall & government

El Portal spent $2.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,137 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where El Portal's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,137
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$1.1 million39%
Administration & buildings
$873,00033%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$29,0001%
Parks & libraries
$13,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$708,00026%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 46%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • From the state 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

El Portal didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for El Portal

Full-time staff
15
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dade County School District

El Portal's K–12 school district, shared with Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Biscayne Park, Coral Gables and Cutler Bay. 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 El Portal pay

Typical tax bill
$5,544
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$723,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact El Portal's government

🏛️ Official websiteelportalvillage.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in El Portal →

Beyond town hall

Who represents El Portal

El Portal is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Frederica S. Wilson. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of El Portal'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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