Town Hall · Neptune Beach

Neptune Beach, FL town hall & government

Neptune Beach spent $12.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,707 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Neptune Beach's money goes

Spent
$12.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,707
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
$749 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4 million33%
Police
$3.8 million31%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million11%
Water & other utilities
$1 million8%
Administration & buildings
$795,0006%
Parks & libraries
$560,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$170,0001%
Other
$598,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • From other local governments 23%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Neptune Beach didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Neptune Beach

Full-time staff
66
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
26 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Duval County School District

Neptune Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Jacksonville Beach and Jacksonville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,290
Florida: $13,006
Students
127,971
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$905.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,290 per pupil, $7,256 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 Neptune Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$4,269
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$670,900
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 Neptune Beach's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.neptune-beach.fl.us ↗

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Neptune Beach

Neptune Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative John H. Rutherford. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Neptune 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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