Town Hall · Winter Park

Winter Park, FL town hall & government

Winter Park spent $166.2 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $5,575 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Winter Park

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Winter Park's money goes

Spent
$166.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,575
typical Florida cities: $3,112
Long-term debt
$114.6 million
$3,844 per resident
Water & other utilities
$39.3 million24%
Sewer & trash
$32.2 million19%
Administration & buildings
$27.9 million17%
Police
$16.6 million10%
Parks & libraries
$15.8 million10%
Health & welfare
$12.1 million7%
Roads & transportation
$2.9 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.7 million2%
Fire
$2.6 million2%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million1%
Other
$12.9 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 45%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Winter Park

Full-time staff
503
41 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
79
and 73 full-time firefighters
Police
107 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
92 full-time2 part
Fire
80 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
62 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
47 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
49 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
Other
48 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Winter Park didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Orange County School District

Winter Park's K–12 school district, shared with Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle, Eatonville, Edgewood and Lake Buena Vista. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,678
Florida: $13,006
Students
206,815
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$900.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $12,678 per pupil, $7,148 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 Winter Park pay

Typical tax bill
$5,401
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$731,400
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 Winter Park's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwinterpark.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winter Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winter Park

Winter Park is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Maxwell Frost. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Winter 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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