Seaboard Airline Railroad Station · Photo: Jhw57 · CC BY-SA 3.0Palm Beach Gardens spent more per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Palm Beach Gardens’ city government spent $129.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,151 per resident.
What stands out about how Palm Beach Gardens is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,813 per resident in 2022: more than 66% of them
Palm Beach Gardens’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,813 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 35 Florida cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,676, and the middle half spent $1,296–$2,315. Palm Beach Gardens spent more than 66% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Florida cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Palm Beach Gardens itself left out).
About $2,151 per resident a year, or $5.89 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 30%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 23% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Palm Beach Gardens 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: $1,813 · 2023: $1,922 · 2024: $2,151.
full-time in March 2025, up from 532 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,772 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% 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 Palm Beach Gardens’ 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 Palm Beach Gardens’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Palm Beach Gardens →
Who’s in charge in Palm Beach Gardens
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 106 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (60,175).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Palm Beach County School District
Palm Beach Gardens’ K–12 school district, shared with Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,224 per pupil, $9,697 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.
Palm Beach Gardens’ votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Palm Beach Gardens alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Palm Beach County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.8%372,512 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.0%366,836 votesOthers: 1.2% (9,141 votes).
Most votes in Palm Beach County: Kamala D Harris
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Palm Beach Gardens lies in Palm Beach County. Every 2024 race in Palm Beach County is on the county’s page.
Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach Gardens.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Florida HousePalm Beach Gardens is split between 2 districts
- 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 Palm Beach Gardens compares with the towns next door
Palm Beach Gardens spent $1,813 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $850 to $3,624. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | $850 | $5,160 |
| Lake Park | $1,762 | $3,312 |
| North Palm Beach | $2,265 | $4,398 |
| West Palm Beach | $3,548 | $3,862 |
| Riviera Beach | $3,624 | $3,224 |
| Palm Beach Gardens | $1,813 | $5,772 |
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 Palm Beach Gardens’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Palm Beach Gardens’ government
How much does Palm Beach Gardens spend per resident?
About $2,151 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,813 was more than 66% of 35 Florida cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Palm Beach Gardens?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,772 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.95% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Palm Beach Gardens’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Palm Beach Gardens yet.
How did Palm Beach Gardens vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Palm Beach Gardens alone. Palm Beach County, where 100% of Palm Beach Gardens lies, voted Harris 49.8%, Trump 49.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Palm Beach Gardens?
568 full-time and 125 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $4.8M (about $57.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Palm Beach Gardens in the state legislature?
Palm Beach Gardens is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Florida Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Palm Beach Gardens’ 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 →