What happens to property tax when you buy in Dixie County, Florida?
Why your bill can jump at purchase
Florida uses a reviewed market-value transfer rule (Florida Save Our Homes assessment limitation (DOR)): after a qualifying ownership change, assessed value resets toward just value, so a new owner's bill can differ sharply from what the seller paid. After a qualifying homestead is established, annual assessed-value growth is limited to the lower of 3% or CPI; portability and exemptions are not modeled.
Current owners here pay a typical bill of about $813/yr (on the $132,000 county-median home).
Estimated bill by your purchase price
| Purchase price | Estimated annual tax | vs typical bill |
|---|---|---|
| $132,000 | $813/yr | +$0/yr |
| $165,000 | $1,016/yr | +$203/yr |
| $198,000 | $1,219/yr | +$406/yr |
Effective rate: 0.62% · Tier 1 · Confidence: Medium. Reassessment toward the sale price modeled from the jurisdiction's assessment basis.
How Dixie County compares before reassessment
Dixie County ranks 52 of 67 published Florida counties by effective property-tax rate.
The county's 0.62% effective rate is 0.08 percentage points below the Florida published-county average of 0.7%.
The $132,000 median home value ranks 61 of 67 and is $144,000 below the Florida county median of $276,000.
Similar-rate counties
- Jefferson County: 0.62% effective rate; $232,600 median home value
- Collier County: 0.63% effective rate; $540,700 median home value
- Levy County: 0.63% effective rate; $190,600 median home value
Source, method & confidence
Data as of 2024-12-31 (data version 2024.1).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25103; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25077; Florida Department of Revenue, Save Our Homes assessment limitation.
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