Town Hall · Hialeah Gardens

Hialeah Gardens, FL town hall & government

Hialeah Gardens spent $21.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $908 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hialeah Gardens's money goes

Spent
$21.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$908
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$68 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6.6 million32%
Police
$6 million29%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million11%
Parks & libraries
$1.8 million8%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$644,0003%
Interest on debt
$54,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$21,000<1%
Other
$2.4 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hialeah Gardens

Full-time staff
164
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
44
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
61 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
24 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
22 full-time
Roads & transportation
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
17 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Health & welfare
3 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
9 full-time2 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

Hialeah Gardens'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 Hialeah Gardens pay

Typical tax bill
$2,225
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$342,000
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 Hialeah Gardens's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofhialeahgardens.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hialeah Gardens →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hialeah Gardens

Hialeah Gardens is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Mario Diaz-Balart. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Hialeah Gardens'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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