The office of the Property Appraiser consist of 39 dedicated and talented staff responsible for the annual assessment of 178,000 real property parcels and over 35,000 tangible personal property accounts. Lake County is located in Central Florida; approximately 30 minutes north of downtown Orlando and 45 minutes to area theme parks and international airports. With a population of 315,000, the county contains over 1,400 lakes, tremendous boating and fishing activities, outdoor nature and sporting opportunities, beautiful hilly terrain, world class art festivals, great small towns, and one of the country’s largest motorcycle rallies.