Town Hall · Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach, NC town hall & government

Atlantic Beach spent $13.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $9,153 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Atlantic Beach

Danny NaveyMayorSince 2023 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Atlantic Beach's money goes

Spent
$13.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$9,153
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
$4,361 per resident
Administration & buildings
$6.9 million50%
Police
$1.9 million14%
Fire
$1.5 million11%
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million10%
Roads & transportation
$609,0004%
Sewer & trash
$567,0004%
Parks & libraries
$328,0002%
Housing & development
$198,0001%
Interest on debt
$173,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$125,0001%
Health & welfare
$14,000<1%
Other
$95,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Atlantic Beach

Full-time staff
56
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
and 14 full-time firefighters
Police
18 full-time
Fire
14 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
11 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Carteret County Schools

Atlantic Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Beaufort, Bogue, Cape Carteret, Cedar Point, Emerald Isle and Indian Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,751
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
8,035
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$49.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal

  • Local 31%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,751 per pupil, $8,015 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 Atlantic Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$2,110
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.42%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$498,400
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 Atlantic Beach's government

🏛️ Official websiteatlanticbeach-nc.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Atlantic Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Gregory F. Murphy. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Atlantic 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.

We left the porch light on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Atlantic Beach, NCView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Atlantic Beach is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01