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Town Hall · Ocoee

How is Ocoee run?

Ocoee’s city government spent $59.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,217 per resident.

Town website
Election Day

Tomorrow

General election in Florida.

Register or check: vote.gov ↗
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$59.8M
year to September 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$1,217
In 2022: $1,217, less than 62% of 39 similar cities
Long-term debt
$71.9M
end of FY2022, reported
City staff, 2022
387
full-time · 21 part-time · March payroll $1.9M
Typical tax bill
$3,275
0.81% of home value · FL 0.76%

What stands out about how Ocoee is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer26% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2022).A shared school districtShares Orange County School District with 6+ other towns.Split between districts4 State House districts cover Ocoee; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Ocoee’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,217 per resident a year, or $3.33 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 30%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 22%Utility sales 18%Property taxes 18%From the federal government 12%From the state 12%Interest, fines & other 7%Other taxes & licenses 6%Sales taxes 5%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $19.1 million; interest on debt $3.1 million. With these, the whole budget was $82 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,217 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Ocoee’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,217 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 39 Florida cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,398, and the middle half spent $928–$1,890. Ocoee spent less than 62% of them.

Middle half of the group, $928–$1,890Median $1,398Ocoee

Includes sewer and trash ($15.4 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
39

Florida cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ocoee itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

Ocoee reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,275 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Lake Butler$8,220
Gotha$5,763
Winter Garden$3,527
Ocoee$3,275
Florida$2,730
Clarcona$2,295
Pine Hills$1,567
$3,275
typical bill a year
0.81%
effective rate
$406,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ocoee’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 Ocoee’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ocoee →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Ocoee

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See ocoee.org for Ocoee’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Ocoee yet.ocoee.org ↗
Who works for Ocoee

One full-time city employee for every 127 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (49,168).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police117
Fire67
Administration & buildings58 + 5 pt
Sewer & trash44
Parks & libraries30 + 15 pt
Water & other utilities28
Roads & transportation10
Other33 + 1 pt
387
full-time
21
part-time
$1.9M
payroll for March 2022
$22.5M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$57,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
87
sworn police officers
56
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Ocoee had 7.9 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 31 of the 39 Florida cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 7.9: Ocoee had more than 52% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Orange County School District

Ocoee’s K–12 school district, shared with Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle, Eatonville, Edgewood and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Ocoee →
$12,678
per pupil · FL $13,006
206,815
students
$900.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,678 per pupil, $7,148 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 59%State 26%Federal 14%

Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Ocoee’s votes are counted by county

Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ocoee alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Orange County’s results.

President · Orange County’s results609,607 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat55.9%340,807 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican42.4%258,279 votes

Others: 1.7% (10,521 votes).

Most votes in Orange County: Kamala D Harris

Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%

The county’s page

100% of Ocoee lies in Orange County. Every 2024 race in Orange County is on the county’s page.

Orange County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Ocoee

From town hall to Washington

Ocoee sends 4 representatives to the Florida House alone.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: ocoee.org ↗
  2. 2
    Florida HouseOcoee is split between 4 districts
    RaShon YoungDoug BanksonLeonard SpencerBruce Antone
  3. 3
    Florida SenateState senator
    LaVon Bracy DavisKeith Truenow
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Ron DeSantis
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Daniel Webster
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
    Rick ScottAshley Moody
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Ocoee compares with the towns next door

Ocoee spent $1,217 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,295. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Clarcona: unincorporated, no town budgetGotha: unincorporated, no town budgetWinter Garden: $1,295 per resident (2022)Lake Butler: unincorporated, no town budgetParadise Heights: unincorporated, no town budgetPine Hills: unincorporated, no town budgetClarconaGothaWinter GardenLake ButlerParadise HeightsPine HillsOcoee
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Winter Garden$1,295$3,527
Ocoee$1,217$3,275

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 Ocoee’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websiteocoee.org ↗

Questions about Ocoee’s government

How much does Ocoee spend per resident?

About $1,217 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,217 was less than 62% of 39 Florida cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Ocoee?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,275 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ocoee.org.

Who runs Ocoee’s government?

See ocoee.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ocoee yet.

How did Ocoee vote in 2024?

Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ocoee alone. Orange County, where 100% of Ocoee lies, voted Harris 55.9%, Trump 42.4% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Ocoee?

387 full-time and 21 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.9M (about $22.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Ocoee in the state legislature?

Ocoee is split among 4 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Florida Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Ocoee?

The next posted meeting is City Commission on Tuesday, November 3, at 6:15 pm in 1 N. Bluford Ave., from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Ocoee’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 →