What happens to property tax when you buy in Orange 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 $2,967/yr (on the $390,100 county-median home).
Estimated bill by your purchase price
| Purchase price | Estimated annual tax | vs typical bill |
|---|---|---|
| $390,100 | $2,967/yr | +$0/yr |
| $487,625 | $3,709/yr | +$742/yr |
| $585,150 | $4,451/yr | +$1,484/yr |
Effective rate: 0.76% · Tier 1 · Confidence: Medium. Reassessment toward the sale price modeled from the jurisdiction's assessment basis.
How Orange County compares before reassessment
Orange County ranks 24 of 67 published Florida counties by effective property-tax rate.
The county's 0.76% effective rate is 0.06 percentage points above the Florida published-county average of 0.7%.
The $390,100 median home value ranks 11 of 67 and is $114,100 above the Florida county median of $276,000.
Similar-rate counties
- St. Johns County: 0.76% effective rate; $489,200 median home value
- Lake County: 0.76% effective rate; $318,400 median home value
- Osceola County: 0.76% effective rate; $353,300 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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