Photo: Jimmy Baikovicius · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Sunny Isles Beach run?
Sunny Isles Beach’s city government spent $42.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,914 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Sunny Isles Beach is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Dade County School District
Sunny Isles Beach’s K–12 school district, shared with Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Biscayne Park, Coral Gables and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,931 per pupil, $8,844 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.
About $1,914 per resident a year, or $5.24 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,525 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Sunny Isles Beach’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,525 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 67 Florida cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,556, and the middle half spent $1,160–$2,204. Sunny Isles Beach spent less than 51% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Florida cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Sunny Isles Beach itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 28% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Sunny Isles Beach 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: $1,525 · 2024: $1,914.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,989 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.09% 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 Sunny Isles 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 Sunny Isles Beach’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sunny Isles Beach →
Who’s in charge in Sunny Isles Beach
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sunny Isles Beach’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on sibfl.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 99 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (21,996).
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.
Sunny Isles 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 Sunny Isles Beach alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Miami-Dade County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.2%605,590 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.8%480,355 votesOthers: 1.0% (11,264 votes).
Most votes in Miami-Dade County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Sunny Isles Beach lies in Miami-Dade County. Every 2024 race in Miami-Dade County is on the county’s page.
Miami-Dade 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 Sunny Isles Beach.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: sibfl.net ↗
- 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 Sunny Isles Beach compares with the towns next door
Sunny Isles Beach spent $1,525 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,530 to $2,473. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Aventura | $1,530 runs schools | $3,844 |
| North Miami | $1,640 | $2,464 |
| North Miami Beach | $2,473 | $2,474 |
| Sunny Isles Beach | $1,525 | $5,989 |
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 Sunny Isles Beach’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Sunny Isles Beach’s government
How much does Sunny Isles Beach spend per resident?
About $1,914 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 $1,525 was less than 51% of 67 Florida cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Sunny Isles Beach?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,989 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.09% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see sibfl.net.
Who runs Sunny Isles Beach’s government?
See sibfl.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sunny Isles Beach yet.
How did Sunny Isles Beach vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sunny Isles Beach alone. Miami-Dade County, where 100% of Sunny Isles Beach lies, voted Trump 55.2%, Harris 43.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sunny Isles Beach?
223 full-time and 48 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.4M (about $17.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Sunny Isles Beach in the state legislature?
State Senate District 37 (Jason Pizzo) and State House District 106 (Fabián Basabe). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sunny Isles 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; 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 →