Miami, FL town hall & government
Miami spent $1.6 billion in the year to September 30, 2024, about $3,525 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Miami's government.
Where Miami's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 43%
- Fees & charges 12%
- Other taxes & licenses 11%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- From the federal government 9%
- From other local governments 8%
- Sales taxes 6%
- From the state 1%
- Utility sales <1%
Who works for Miami
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Dade County School District
Miami'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.
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.
Which schools Miami kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Miami pay
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.
Contact Miami's government
Who represents Miami
Miami is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar, Frederica S. Wilson and Mario Diaz-Balart. Ron DeSantis is governor.
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.