Town Hall · Auburndale

Auburndale, FL town hall & government

Auburndale spent $41.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,426 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Auburndale's government.

Town budget

Where Auburndale's money goes

Spent
$41.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,426
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$48.8 million
$2,835 per resident
Sewer & trash
$11.6 million28%
Administration & buildings
$10.7 million26%
Police
$5.2 million12%
Parks & libraries
$5.1 million12%
Fire
$2.5 million6%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million5%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$942,0002%
Interest on debt
$572,0001%
Other
$2.1 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 25%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From the state 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Auburndale

Full-time staff
173
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
33
and 19 full-time firefighters
Police
43 full-time
Parks & libraries
29 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
22 full-time2 part
Fire
21 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
20 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
16 full-time
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Housing & development
7 full-time
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Polk County School District

Auburndale's K–12 school district, shared with Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Fort Meade and Frostproof. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,447
Florida: $13,006
Students
111,041
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$263.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal

  • Local 37%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $12,447 per pupil, $7,619 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Auburndale pay

Typical tax bill
$1,865
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$296,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Auburndale's government

🏛️ Official websiteauburndalefl.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Auburndale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Auburndale

Auburndale is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Scott Franklin. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Auburndale's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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