Town Hall · Safety Harbor

Safety Harbor, FL town hall & government

Safety Harbor spent $28.8 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,602 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Safety Harbor's money goes

Spent
$28.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,602
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$12.1 million
$675 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6.7 million23%
Parks & libraries
$4.9 million17%
Fire
$4.3 million15%
Water & other utilities
$3.5 million12%
Administration & buildings
$3.4 million12%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million6%
Police
$1.5 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$784,0003%
Interest on debt
$107,000<1%
Other
$1.8 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Safety Harbor

Full-time staff
143
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,600
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
30
on the town payroll
Parks & libraries
34 full-time37 part
Fire
30 full-time
Sewer & trash
25 full-time
Administration & buildings
16 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Other
22 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pinellas County School District

Safety Harbor's K–12 school district, shared with Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs, Belleair Shore, Belleair, Clearwater and Dunedin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,166
Florida: $13,006
Students
91,021
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$121.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,166 per pupil, $7,569 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 Safety Harbor pay

Typical tax bill
$2,836
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$454,000
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 Safety Harbor's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofsafetyharbor.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Safety Harbor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Safety Harbor

Safety Harbor is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Anna Paulina Luna. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Safety Harbor'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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