Town Hall · Madeira Beach

Madeira Beach, FL town hall & government

Madeira Beach spent $16 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,736 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Madeira Beach's money goes

Spent
$16 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,736
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$22 million
$5,150 per resident
Parks & libraries
$3.9 million24%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million15%
Fire
$1.8 million11%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million9%
Police
$1.4 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.2 million8%
Interest on debt
$791,0005%
Roads & transportation
$429,0003%
Other
$2.7 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 45%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Madeira Beach

Full-time staff
47
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,500
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
13
on the town payroll
Fire
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Other
8 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

Pinellas County School District

Madeira Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs, Belleair Shore, Belleair, Clearwater and Dunedin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,166
Florida: $13,006
Students
91,021
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$121.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,166 per pupil, $7,569 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 Madeira Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$6,052
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$722,800
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.

Local

Contact Madeira Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitemadeirabeachfl.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Madeira Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Madeira Beach

Madeira Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Anna Paulina Luna. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Madeira 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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