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Virginia Gardens, FL town hall & government

Virginia Gardens spent $3.5 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,501 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Virginia Gardens's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,501
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$1.5 million43%
Roads & transportation
$516,00015%
Administration & buildings
$494,00014%
Water & other utilities
$370,00011%
Parks & libraries
$218,0006%
Sewer & trash
$175,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$41,0001%
Other
$206,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Virginia Gardens

Full-time staff
12
55 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time25 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dade County School District

Virginia Gardens's K–12 school district, shared with Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Biscayne Park, Coral Gables and Cutler Bay. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,931
Florida: $13,006
Students
335,500
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.9 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $13,931 per pupil, $8,844 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 Virginia Gardens pay

Typical tax bill
$3,140
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$457,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Virginia Gardens's government

🏛️ Official websitevirginiagardens-fl.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Virginia Gardens →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Virginia Gardens

Virginia Gardens is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Mario Diaz-Balart. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Virginia Gardens'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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