What happens to property tax when you buy in Washington 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 $792/yr (on the $171,000 county-median home).
Estimated bill by your purchase price
| Purchase price | Estimated annual tax | vs typical bill |
|---|---|---|
| $171,000 | $792/yr | +$0/yr |
| $213,750 | $990/yr | +$198/yr |
| $256,500 | $1,188/yr | +$396/yr |
Effective rate: 0.46% · Tier 1 · Confidence: Medium. Reassessment toward the sale price modeled from the jurisdiction's assessment basis.
How Washington County compares before reassessment
Washington County ranks 66 of 67 published Florida counties by effective property-tax rate.
The county's 0.46% effective rate is 0.24 percentage points below the Florida published-county average of 0.7%.
The $171,000 median home value ranks 54 of 67 and is $105,000 below the Florida county median of $276,000.
Similar-rate counties
- Walton County: 0.45% effective rate; $425,100 median home value
- Jackson County: 0.5% effective rate; $120,800 median home value
- Calhoun County: 0.51% effective rate; $145,300 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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