Taxes in Winter Park
Florida has no state personal income tax -- a statewide fact -- and Orange County's combined sales tax rate is 6.5%. On property tax specifically, Winter Park's own city millage has stayed essentially flat for close to two decades, but the effective, all-in property tax rate here (1.08% of assessed value, per Ownwell) runs close to both the Florida and national medians, with real variation by ZIP code inside the city itself.
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Learn moreNo State Income Tax and Orange County's Sales Tax Rate
Florida is one of a small number of states with no state personal income tax, a statewide fact that applies to Winter Park like anywhere else in Florida. Orange County's combined sales tax rate is 6.5% (Florida's base 6% plus a 0.5% county discretionary surtax dedicated to Orange County Public Schools' capital construction program) -- notably lower than several neighboring Florida counties.
Winter Park's Own Municipal Millage: Flat for Close to Two Decades
The City of Winter Park's municipal millage rate is 4.0923 mills, and the City Commission voted to hold that rate flat for the 18th consecutive year as of a July 2026 vote covered by MyNews13 -- with a separate city data-packet source describing it as unchanged for 19 years. That one-year discrepancy likely reflects different starting points for the count (e.g., counting from the first flat year vs. counting total years including the initial-adoption year) rather than a real disagreement about the rate itself, which both sources agree is 4.0923 mills. This is a notably lower municipal rate than the City of Orlando's own 6.65-mill levy.
Effective Property Tax Rate and Typical Bill
Ownwell's analysis puts Winter Park's median effective property tax rate (total tax bill as a share of assessed value, combining city, county, school-district, and any special-district levies) at 1.08% -- slightly above the national median of 1.02% and slightly below the Florida state median of 1.10%. The median annual Winter Park tax bill is $4,597, versus a $2,400 national median. Bills vary substantially by ZIP code within the city, from a median of $2,846 in ZIP 32792 to $6,236 in ZIP 32789, per Ownwell -- driven mainly by differences in property values and overlapping special-assessment or school-district-levy boundaries, not a different municipal rate.
Homestead Exemption and Save Our Homes -- Statewide, But Consequential Here
Florida's standard homestead exemption reduces a primary residence's assessed value by up to $50,000, and the Save Our Homes amendment caps annual assessed-value growth for homesteaded owners at the lower of 3% or the change in the Consumer Price Index, regardless of actual market-value appreciation. Given how much Winter Park's median sale price has moved even within recent readings (see the housing-market page), this cap can create a substantial, real gap over time between a long-tenured homesteaded owner's assessed value and a new buyer's -- confirm current exemption figures with the Orange County Property Appraiser (ocpafl.org) for any specific address.
Key takeaways
- No Florida state income tax (statewide); Orange County's combined sales tax rate is 6.5%.
- Winter Park's own municipal millage is 4.0923 mills, held flat for 18 (or 19, per a differing source) consecutive years -- notably lower than the City of Orlando's 6.65-mill levy.
- Ownwell puts Winter Park's median effective property tax rate at 1.08% (between the 1.02% national and 1.10% Florida medians), with a median annual bill of $4,597 -- ranging from $2,846 (ZIP 32792) to $6,236 (ZIP 32789) depending on location within the city.
- Florida's homestead exemption and Save Our Homes assessed-value cap apply the same way here as statewide -- confirm current figures with the Orange County Property Appraiser for a specific address.
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