Clay County Courthouse · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Green Cove Springs run?
Green Cove Springs’ city government spent $12.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,243 per resident. Water and other utilities ($18.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Green Cove Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,243 per resident a year, or $3.41 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 29%.
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$1,350 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Green Cove Springs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,350 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 97 Florida cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,451, and the middle half spent $1,034–$2,140. Green Cove Springs spent less than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Florida cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Green Cove Springs itself left out).
Day-to-day spending has held about steady since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Green Cove Springs reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,350 · 2023: $1,243. Per resident it went from $1,350 to $1,243 (down 8%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 8,920 to 9,784.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,698 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.73% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Green Cove Springs’ rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Green Cove Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Green Cove Springs →
Who’s in charge in Green Cove Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Green Cove Springs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on greencovesprings.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 97 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (9,784).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Clay County School District
Green Cove Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Keystone Heights, Orange Park, Penney Farms. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,782 per pupil, $6,522 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Green Cove Springs’ votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Green Cove Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clay County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.9%87,711 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.8%37,926 votesOthers: 1.3% (1,665 votes).
Most votes in Clay County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Green Cove Springs lies in Clay County. Every 2024 race in Clay County is on the county’s page.
Clay County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Green Cove Springs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: greencovesprings.com ↗
- 2Florida HouseState representatives
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Green Cove Springs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Green Cove Springs’ government
How much does Green Cove Springs spend per resident?
About $1,243 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,350 was less than 59% of 97 Florida cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Green Cove Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,698 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see greencovesprings.com.
Who runs Green Cove Springs’ government?
See greencovesprings.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Green Cove Springs yet.
How did Green Cove Springs vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Green Cove Springs alone. Clay County, where 100% of Green Cove Springs lies, voted Trump 68.9%, Harris 29.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Green Cove Springs?
101 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $482,712 (about $5.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Green Cove Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Jennifer Bradley) and State House District 20 (Judson Sapp). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Green Cove Springs’ government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →