Town Hall · St. Pete Beach

St. Pete Beach, FL town hall & government

St. Pete Beach spent $42.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $4,429 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Pete Beach's money goes

Spent
$42.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,429
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$34.3 million
$3,603 per resident
Roads & transportation
$14.5 million34%
Fire
$6.1 million14%
Sewer & trash
$6 million14%
Police
$4.2 million10%
Parks & libraries
$3.8 million9%
Administration & buildings
$3.7 million9%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.4 million3%
Interest on debt
$941,0002%
Other
$1.8 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for St. Pete Beach

Full-time staff
91
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,500
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
22
on the town payroll
Fire
35 full-time
Parks & libraries
18 full-time21 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Housing & development
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
7 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pinellas County School District

St. Pete Beach'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 St. Pete Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$5,631
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$675,700
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 St. Pete Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitestpetebeach.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in St. Pete Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Pete Beach

St. Pete Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Anna Paulina Luna. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of St. Pete 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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