Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Paxton run?
Paxton’s city government spent $860,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $968 per resident. Water and other utilities ($454,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Paxton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $968 per resident a year, or $2.65 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 76%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$968 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Paxton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($968 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,114, and the middle half spent $538–$1,752. Paxton spent less than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($173,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Paxton itself left out).
No trend yet
Paxton reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $682 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.40% 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 Paxton’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Paxton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Paxton →
Who’s in charge in Paxton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 148 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (888).
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.
Walton County School District
Paxton’s K–12 school district, shared with DeFuniak Springs, Freeport. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,247 per pupil, $9,476 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.
Paxton’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Paxton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Walton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.2%38,970 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.7%10,287 votesOthers: 1.1% (545 votes).
Most votes in Walton County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Paxton lies in Walton County. Every 2024 race in Walton County is on the county’s page.
Walton 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 Paxton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Paxton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Paxton’s government
How much does Paxton spend per resident?
About $968 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $968 was less than 54% of 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Paxton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $682 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.40% 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 Paxton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Paxton yet.
How did Paxton vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Paxton alone. Walton County, where 100% of Paxton lies, voted Trump 78.2%, Harris 20.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Paxton?
6 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $22,842 (about $274,104 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Paxton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Jay Trumbull) and State House District 5 (Shane Abbott). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →