Property tax in Florida: 0.76%
The median Florida homeowner pays $2,730 a year on a home worth $359,000, an effective rate of 0.76%. That ranks 28th of 51, between Georgia (0.77%) and Kentucky (0.75%). At the median state's 0.8% the same $359,000 home would owe $144 more a year.
In dollars, Florida has the 20th-highest median home value and the 26th-largest median bill of the 51. By home value it sits between Connecticut ($366,900, taxed at 1.81%) and Alaska ($352,900, 1.11%).
| Rank | State | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Oklahoma | 0.8% | $1,599 | $199,800 |
| 27 | Georgia | 0.77% | $2,341 | $303,300 |
| 28 | Florida | 0.76% | $2,730 | $359,000 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 0.75% | $1,544 | $205,600 |
| 30 | Indiana | 0.74% | $1,614 | $218,200 |
Florida property tax by home price
At county rates the median-value home would owe $2,513 a year in Brevard County and $3,411 in Broward County, against $2,730 at the statewide figure.
| Home value | Per year | Per month | vs. median state (0.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $180,000 (half the median) | $1,368 | $114 | −$72 |
| $359,000 (median) | $2,728 | $227 | −$144 |
| $540,000 (1.5× the median) | $4,104 | $342 | −$216 |
| $720,000 (twice the median) | $5,472 | $456 | −$288 |
Property tax by county in Florida
Across the 12 largest Florida counties, measured effective rates run from 0.7% in Brevard County to 0.95% in Broward County; 8 of them sit above the statewide 0.76%.
| County | Main cities | Population | Effective rate | Median home value | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | Miami | 2,685,296 | 0.83% | $425,400 | $3,516 |
| Broward County | Fort Lauderdale | 1,946,127 | 0.95% | $380,400 | $3,610 |
| Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, Boca Raton | 1,507,453 | 0.88% | $407,300 | $3,600 |
| Hillsborough County | Tampa | 1,489,634 | 0.84% | $333,300 | $2,787 |
| Orange County | Orlando | 1,440,471 | 0.78% | $358,300 | $2,795 |
| Duval County | Jacksonville | 1,007,189 | 0.78% | $274,900 | $2,142 |
| Pinellas County | St. Petersburg, Clearwater | 960,565 | 0.73% | $319,000 | $2,324 |
| Lee County | Cape Coral, Fort Myers | 792,692 | 0.83% | $326,300 | $2,699 |
| Polk County | Lakeland | 760,961 | 0.74% | $240,000 | $1,769 |
| Brevard County | Palm Bay, Melbourne | 620,533 | 0.7% | $304,400 | $2,139 |
| Pasco County | New Port Richey, Wesley Chapel | 588,758 | 0.76% | $265,800 | $2,028 |
| Volusia County | Daytona Beach, Deltona | 568,229 | 0.78% | $278,000 | $2,179 |