What happens to property tax when you buy in St. Johns 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 $3,721/yr (on the $489,200 county-median home).
Estimated bill by your purchase price
| Purchase price | Estimated annual tax | vs typical bill |
|---|---|---|
| $489,200 | $3,721/yr | +$0/yr |
| $611,500 | $4,651/yr | +$930/yr |
| $733,800 | $5,581/yr | +$1,860/yr |
Effective rate: 0.76% · Tier 1 · Confidence: Medium. Reassessment toward the sale price modeled from the jurisdiction's assessment basis.
How St. Johns County compares before reassessment
St. Johns County ranks 25 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 $489,200 median home value ranks 3 of 67 and is $213,200 above the Florida county median of $276,000.
Similar-rate counties
- Orange County: 0.76% effective rate; $390,100 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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