Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Fruitland Park spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Fruitland Park’s city government spent $7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $814 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fruitland Park is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$596 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Fruitland Park’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($596 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 67 Florida cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,556, and the middle half spent $1,174–$2,204. Fruitland Park spent less than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($578,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Florida cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Fruitland Park itself left out).
About $814 per resident a year, or $2.23 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Day-to-day spending is up 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Fruitland Park reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $596 · 2023: $814. Per resident it went from $596 to $814 (up 37%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 11,011 to 8,605.
full-time in March 2025, up from 59 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,523 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.18% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fruitland Park’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Fruitland Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fruitland Park →
Who’s in charge in Fruitland Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fruitland Park’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on fruitlandpark.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 116 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (8,605).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Lake County School District
Fruitland Park’s K–12 school district, shared with Astatula, Clermont, Eustis, Groveland, Howey-in-the-Hills and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,288 per pupil, $6,588 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Fruitland Park’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fruitland Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lake County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.8%140,500 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.2%84,546 votesOthers: 1.1% (2,468 votes).
Most votes in Lake County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Fruitland Park lies in Lake County. Every 2024 race in Lake County is on the county’s page.
Lake County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Fruitland Park.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: fruitlandpark.org ↗
- 2Florida HouseState representatives
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Fruitland Park compares with the towns next door
Fruitland Park spent $596 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $896 to $1,802. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Fruitland Park’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Fruitland Park’s government
How much does Fruitland Park spend per resident?
About $814 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $596 was less than 100% of 67 Florida cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Fruitland Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,523 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.18% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see fruitlandpark.org.
Who runs Fruitland Park’s government?
See fruitlandpark.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fruitland Park yet.
How did Fruitland Park vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fruitland Park alone. Lake County, where 100% of Fruitland Park lies, voted Trump 61.8%, Harris 37.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fruitland Park?
74 full-time and 22 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $335,855 (about $4.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fruitland Park in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Keith Truenow) and State House District 26 (Nan Cobb). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fruitland Park’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →