Town Hall · Newberry

Newberry, FL town hall & government

Newberry spent $14 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,192 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newberry's money goes

Spent
$14 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,192
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$263 per resident
Water & other utilities
$5.3 million38%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million13%
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million12%
Fire
$1.5 million11%
Parks & libraries
$1 million7%
Police
$868,0006%
Roads & transportation
$733,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$452,0003%
Housing & development
$100,0001%
Other
$489,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Newberry

Full-time staff
69
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,100
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
13
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
21 full-time6 part
Fire
14 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Other
12 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

Alachua County School District

Newberry's K–12 school district, shared with Alachua, Archer, Gainesville, Hawthorne, High Springs and La Crosse. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,908
Florida: $13,006
Students
28,749
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$88.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $11,908 per pupil, $6,363 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 Newberry pay

Typical tax bill
$2,896
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$288,100
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 Newberry's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.newberry.fl.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Newberry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newberry

Newberry is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Kat Cammack. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Newberry'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.

The coffee’s on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Newberry, FLView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Newberry is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01