Photo: Excel23 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Neptune Beach run?
Neptune Beach’s city government spent $11.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,538 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Neptune Beach didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Neptune Beach is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,538 per resident a year, or $4.21 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Neptune Beach didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Neptune Beach yet
Every year of Neptune Beach’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $4,269 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% 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 Neptune Beach’s 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 Neptune Beach’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Neptune Beach →
Who’s in charge in Neptune Beach
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Neptune Beach’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.neptune-beach.fl.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 109 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (7,217).
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.
Duval County School District
Neptune Beach’s K–12 school district, shared with Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Jacksonville Beach, Jacksonville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,290 per pupil, $7,256 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.
Neptune Beach’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Neptune Beach alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Duval County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.9%236,285 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.5%229,365 votesOthers: 1.6% (7,683 votes).
Most votes in Duval County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Neptune Beach lies in Duval County. Every 2024 race in Duval County is on the county’s page.
Duval 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 Neptune Beach.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.neptune-beach.fl.us ↗
- 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.
How Neptune Beach compares with the towns next door
Neptune Beach’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,702 to $2,797 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Beach | $1,702 | $4,163 |
| Jacksonville Beach | $2,302 | $4,088 |
| Jacksonville | $2,797 | $2,176 |
| Neptune Beach | estimate | $4,269 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Neptune Beach’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Neptune Beach’s government
How much does Neptune Beach spend per resident?
About $1,538 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Neptune Beach didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $12.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Neptune Beach?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,269 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.neptune-beach.fl.us.
Who runs Neptune Beach’s government?
See ci.neptune-beach.fl.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Neptune Beach yet.
How did Neptune Beach vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Neptune Beach alone. Duval County, where 100% of Neptune Beach lies, voted Trump 49.9%, Harris 48.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Neptune Beach?
66 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $399,460 (about $4.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Neptune Beach in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Clay Yarborough) and State House District 16 (Kiyan Michael). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Neptune Beach’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Neptune Beach, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →