A Closer Look: The Office of the Orange County Property Appraiser

The Office of the Orange County Property Appraiser (OCPA) is charged with identifying, locating and fairly valuing all property, both real and personal, within the County for tax purposes. Determining a fair and equitable value is the OCPA’s primary role in the taxation process but assessing such a unique place can be a challenge.

With seven theme parks, four water parks, and hundreds of hotels and time shares, Orange County is one of the most visited places in the world and has the most diverse types of properties. Orange County is also home to nearly 1.4 million residents who live in some 400,000 residential properties. The business community occupies more than 60,000 non-residential parcels and represents a comparable number of business tax accounts. As of 2019, Orange County’s tax roll is $208.2 billion.