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Miami Lakes, FL town hall & government

Miami Lakes spent $26 million in the year to 2022, about $823 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Miami Lakes's money goes

Spent
$26 million
fiscal year to 2022
Per resident
$823
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$25.5 million
$809 per resident
Police
$8.6 million33%
Administration & buildings
$4.8 million18%
Roads & transportation
$3.3 million13%
Parks & libraries
$3.1 million12%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.3 million9%
Interest on debt
$588,0002%
Other
$3.3 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Other taxes & licenses 18%
  • From the state 18%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Miami Lakes

Full-time staff
38
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
15 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
11 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
10 full-time9 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Miami Lakes didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dade County School District

Miami Lakes'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 Miami Lakes pay

Typical tax bill
$4,965
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$626,400
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 Miami Lakes's government

🏛️ Official websitemiamilakes-fl.gov ↗
Town hall phone(305) 558-6066

Town hall & decisions in Miami Lakes →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Miami Lakes

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

All of Miami Lakes'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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