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.
Where Safety Harbor's money goes
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%
Who works for Safety Harbor
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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.
Which schools Safety Harbor kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Safety Harbor 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 Safety Harbor's government
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.
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.