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Key Colony Beach, FL town hall & government

Key Colony Beach spent $5.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $6,426 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Key Colony Beach's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$6,426
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
$6,726 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million26%
Administration & buildings
$726,00014%
Police
$654,00013%
Fire
$575,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$418,0008%
Parks & libraries
$234,0005%
Interest on debt
$222,0004%
Roads & transportation
$96,0002%
Other
$831,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Key Colony Beach

Full-time staff
8
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Police
4 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

Monroe County School District

Key Colony Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Islamorada, Village of Islands, Key West, Layton and Marathon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,845
Florida: $13,006
Students
8,908
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$115.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 85%
  • State 7%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $18,845 per pupil, $11,017 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 Key Colony Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$5,640
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$919,800
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 Key Colony Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitekeycolonybeach.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Key Colony Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Key Colony Beach

Key Colony Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Carlos A. Gimenez. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Key Colony Beach'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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