Palm Beach, FL town hall & government
Palm Beach spent $133.7 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $14,451 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Palm Beach's government.
Where Palm Beach's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 48%
- Fees & charges 18%
- Other taxes & licenses 14%
- Interest, fines & other 12%
- Sales taxes 5%
- From the state 2%
- From the federal government 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Palm Beach
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Palm Beach County School District
Palm Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes and Cloud Lake. 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 69%
- State 18%
- Federal 13%
Of the $15,224 per pupil, $9,697 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 Palm Beach kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach's government
Who represents Palm Beach
Palm Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Lois Frankel. 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.