Town Hall · Orange Park

Orange Park, FL town hall & government

Orange Park spent $18 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $2,064 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Orange Park's money goes

Spent
$18 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,064
typical Florida cities: $2,814
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$4.9 million27%
Fire
$3.1 million17%
Sewer & trash
$2.4 million13%
Water & other utilities
$2.4 million13%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million8%
Health & welfare
$1.3 million7%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million6%
Parks & libraries
$699,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$116,0001%
Other
$524,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Orange Park

Full-time staff
98
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 18 full-time firefighters
Police
31 full-time9 part
Fire
19 full-time
Administration & buildings
16 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Other
2 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

Clay County School District

Orange Park's K–12 school district, shared with Green Cove Springs, Keystone Heights and Penney Farms. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,782
Florida: $13,006
Students
39,362
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$48.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $10,782 per pupil, $6,522 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 Orange Park pay

Typical tax bill
$1,907
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$313,100
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 Orange Park's government

🏛️ Official websitetownoforangepark.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Orange Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Orange Park

Orange Park is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Aaron Bean. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Orange Park'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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