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.
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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Winter Park's money goes
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%
Who works for Winter Park
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.
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.
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.
Which schools Winter Park kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Winter Park pay
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.
Contact Winter Park's government
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.
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.