Town Hall · Winter Springs

Winter Springs, FL town hall & government

Winter Springs spent $39.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,050 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Winter Springs

Kevin McCannMayorSince 2022 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Winter Springs's money goes

Spent
$39.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,050
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$14.5 million
$387 per resident
Sewer & trash
$11.8 million30%
Administration & buildings
$8.8 million23%
Police
$6.9 million18%
Roads & transportation
$3.9 million10%
Parks & libraries
$2.3 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.6 million4%
Interest on debt
$918,0002%
Fire
$279,0001%
Water & other utilities
$132,000<1%
Other
$2.6 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winter Springs

Full-time staff
166
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
48
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
58 full-time
Administration & buildings
38 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
13 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
19 full-time
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Housing & development
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time1 part
Other
9 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Seminole County School District

Winter Springs's K–12 school district, shared with Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Lake Mary, Longwood, Oviedo and Sanford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,857
Florida: $13,006
Students
65,443
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$68.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $10,857 per pupil, $6,184 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 Springs pay

Typical tax bill
$2,446
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$378,700
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 Springs's government

🏛️ Official websitewinterspringsfl.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winter Springs →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winter Springs

Winter Springs is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Cory Mills. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Winter Springs'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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