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Melbourne Beach, FL town hall & government

Melbourne Beach spent $3.8 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,149 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Melbourne Beach's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,149
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$696 per resident
Police
$1.5 million40%
Roads & transportation
$695,00018%
Administration & buildings
$404,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$243,0006%
Fire
$233,0006%
Parks & libraries
$129,0003%
Interest on debt
$91,0002%
Other
$470,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the state 7%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Melbourne Beach

Full-time staff
20
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Fire
1 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 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

Brevard County School District

Melbourne Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Cocoa, Grant-Valkaria, Indialantic and Indian Harbour Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,956
Florida: $13,006
Students
73,810
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$303.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,956 per pupil, $7,112 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 Melbourne Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$4,171
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$708,400
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 Melbourne Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitemelbournebeachfl.org ↗
Town hall phone(321) 723-7788

Town hall & decisions in Melbourne Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Melbourne Beach

Melbourne Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Mike Haridopolos. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Melbourne 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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