Town government · Miami-Dade County, FL

Surfside's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Surfside took in $30.8 million and spent $25.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money3.4%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

22%

of Surfside's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes65%

Property tax
43%$13.2 million
Other taxes
22%$6.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$910 thousand
  • Other licenses$763 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$620 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Parking$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$266 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$1.0 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$1.6 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$179 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$663 thousand
Fines
0.8%$252 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Environment and natural resources8.8%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

8.8%

of Surfside's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$629 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$826 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$762 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Environment and natural resources
8.8%$2.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$1.1 million
  • Roads and highways$212 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$412 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$309 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Surfside. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Surfside 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.