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Sunny Isles Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sunny Isles Beach took in $64.2 million and spent $55.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (parking, transit fares)13%Fines and other11%Federal tax money7.2%State tax money3.8%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

22%

of Sunny Isles Beach's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes63%

Property tax
41%$26.4 million
Other taxes
22%$14.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$6.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.2 million
  • Other licenses$3.8 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$320 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parking$2.1 million
  • Transit fares$1.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.2%$4.6 million

State tax money3.8%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
3.8%$2.4 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$948 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$6.3 million
Fines
1.5%$983 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Environment and natural resources12%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Sunny Isles Beach's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$16.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$15.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$13.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$209 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
  • Public transit$1.7 million
  • Parking$773 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$8.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.4 million
Environment and natural resources
12%$6.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.7 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$451 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sunny Isles Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Sunny Isles Beach itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.