FCIAAO Summer 2023 Newsletter

SPOTLIGHT

used to explore a v i r tual repl ica of the area. Addi t ional ly , the largest research park in F lor ida and one of the top f i ve largest in the count ry , Cent ral F lor ida Research Park , i s al so located in Orange County . Orange County ’ s env iable cent ral i zed locat ion places i t on t rack for cont inued growth and v i s i tat ion. Based on the most recent Census data, F lor ida i s number one in the Uni ted States for both net migrat ion and dai ly rates of people mov ing in, and Orange County i s cur rent ly home to more than 1 .43 mi l l ion res idents and welcomes more than 75 mi l l ion v i s i tors each year . Addi t ional ly , Orange County i s excel lent for bus iness , wi th a var iety of profess ional sectors represented in our communi ty , such as hospi tal i ty , heal thcare, educat ion, and tech. According to Census data, Orange County i s the second most di verse county in the state of F lor ida. At the Orange County Proper ty Apprai ser ' s Of f ice—of which Amy Mercado i s serv ing as the f i rst Lat ina proper ty apprai ser in the state’ s hi story— we prov ide rel iable and preci se proper ty assessments for our very broad communi ty . OCPA takes pr ide in of fer ing excel lent serv ice and suppor t throughout the ent i re apprai sal process . As Orange County cont inues to grow, OCPA remains commi t ted to serv ing the communi ty wi th the utmost profess ional i sm and rel iabi l i ty .

ORANGE COUNTY

The state of F lor ida i s the thi rd most-populous in the Uni ted States , and wi thin our 67 count ies , Orange County i s the f i f th-most-populated in F lor ida. Establ i shed in 1824 as Mosqui to County , and wi th a name change approved by 1845, Orange County i s a combinat ion of wor ld-class at t ract ions , almost 50 Michel in guide featured restaurants , var ious cul tural and ar t i st ic events throughout the year , and i s located wi thin dr i v ing di stance of both the Gul f of Mex ico and the At lant ic Ocean. Orange County ’ s 903 square mi les are home to 13 municipal i t ies , including the county seat of Or lando, and more than 109 publ ic faci l i t ies , such as parks , recreat ion centers , splash pads and swimming pool s . Orange County i s home to many di f ferent neighborhoods and towns f rom Audubon Park al l the way to Zel lwood. The county i s al so home to several col leges and uni vers i t ies , including the Uni vers i ty of Cent ral F lor ida, which has more student enrol lment than any of F lor ida’ s 12 other publ ic uni vers i t ies and i s one of the largest uni vers i t ies in the Uni ted States . We are al so a growing hub for technological advancements . The Or lando Economic Par tnership and development plat form Uni ty have created a digi tal twin of Or lando and the sur rounding region, a f i rst-of i ts-scale 3D map of 800 square mi les , al lowing the tool to be SUMMER 2023

BY THE NUMBERS REAL PROPERTY PARCELS

482,751

TANGIBLE ACCOUNTS

60,094

TOTAL JUST VALUE $315.8 BILLION

TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE

$203.9 BILLION

TAXABLE VALUE PER PARCEL

$422,423

EMPLOYEES

169 *2023 Prelim Roll

AMY MERCADO, CFA PROPERTY APPRAISER

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STAYING APPRA I SED