Property tax in Brevard County, Florida
In Brevard County, the property tax bill comes from the Brevard County Tax Collector. The 2026 bill is due March 31, 2027. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Brevard County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Brevard County, Florida is $2,311 a year, which is about 0.68% of the county's median home value of $339,600. That effective rate is lower than the typical Florida county (0.72%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Brevard County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Brevard County Tax Collector. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Brevard County Property Appraiser, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
Two offices handle your tax: the Property Appraiser sets the value and grants exemptions, and the Tax Collector mails one bill covering the county, the school board, your city if you live in one, and other taxing bodies. The value-appeal window closes in September, before the bill arrives in November, so a disagreement with the value has to be raised from the TRIM notice mailed in August; a Value Adjustment Board petition costs $50 per parcel, or $15 for a portability petition. Each parcel's taxes must be paid in full at one time, except under the installment plan or a homestead tax deferral. If you pay through escrow, your mortgage company should request the bill. Online e-check payments are free; card payments carry a 2.75% fee with a $2.75 minimum.
When are property taxes due in Brevard County?
For the 2026 bill, Brevard County has one due date: March 31, 2027. Tax bills are mailed on or about November 1, 2026. Paying early earns a discount: 4% for the first 30 days after the bills are mailed, then 3% in December, 2% in January and 1% in February; the full gross amount is due by March 31. Discounts go by postmark. January 31 and February 28, 2027 fall on Sundays; under state law (section 197.162), a discount period that ends on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday extends to the next working day if the payment is delivered to a Tax Collector office. Owners on the quarterly installment plan (estimated tax over $100; apply before May 1, and you stay enrolled without reapplying as long as the first installment is paid on time) instead pay by June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31, with discounts set by state law of 6%, 4.5%, 3% and none. If the first installment is not received by July 31, participation is cancelled for that year. Owners whose taxes are paid through a mortgage escrow should not use the installment plan. Unpaid taxes become delinquent on April 1, 2027, when a minimum charge of 3% is added to the gross amount. After April 1, the amount due is set by the date your payment is received, not its postmark. Accounts still unpaid after April 30 are advertised three times in the newspaper, and an advertising fee and auction listing fee are added. A tax certificate sale for unpaid taxes begins on or before June 1; a certificate is a first lien on the property, and the holder can apply for a tax deed after two years.
From Brevard County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Brevard County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Brevard County's average effective rate of 0.68% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,309 / year
Property tax in Brevard County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,311 |
| Median home value | $339,600 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.68% |
| Typical Florida county rate | 0.72% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Brevard County compare in Florida?
Among Florida's 67 counties, Brevard County has the 40th highest effective property-tax rate: 39 rank higher and 27 rank lower. That is near the middle for Florida. Nationally, it ranks 1948th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Florida county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Brevard County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Brevard County's 197,609 owner-occupied homes, 34.1% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 53.7% pay at least $2,000, and 11.4% pay under $800. Another 4.8% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 22,554 | 11.4% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 36,837 | 18.6% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 22,679 | 11.5% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 38,711 | 19.6% |
| $3,000 or more | 67,412 | 34.1% |
| No property tax paid | 9,416 | 4.8% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,499 and owners without one pay $2,015. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.
How does the Brevard County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,311 is about 2.6% of the median income of Brevard County homeowner households, $87,671 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 76.7% of Brevard County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Brevard County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,622 in 2015-2019 to $2,311 in 2020-2024, a 42.5% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 72.9%, from $196,400 to $339,600. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Brevard County
Brevard County borders 5 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volusia County, FL | 0.77% | $2,395 | $313,000 |
| Orange County, FL | 0.76% | $2,967 | $390,100 |
| Osceola County, FL | 0.76% | $2,700 | $353,300 |
| Indian River County, FL | 0.69% | $2,436 | $351,500 |
| Brevard County, FL (this county) | 0.68% | $2,311 | $339,600 |
| Seminole County, FL | 0.67% | $2,599 | $386,900 |
How is a home assessed in Brevard County?
Florida assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Brevard County included. How Florida assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Brevard County?
Yes. Florida exempts up to $50,000 of a permanent resident's home: the first $25,000 from all taxes and a further $25,000 from everything except school levies. Apply with the county property appraiser by March 1. That is the Florida rule, and it applies in Brevard County. Florida's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Florida programs, Brevard County runs its own:
- Limited income senior exemption: Brevard County grants an extra $50,000 homestead exemption from countywide taxes (not special district or municipal service taxing unit taxes) to owners aged 65 or older on January 1 whose household adjusted gross income is no more than $38,686 (the 2026 limit, adjusted every year). Twelve cities, including Melbourne, Titusville, Cocoa and Cocoa Beach, add up to $25,000 against city taxes. The Property Appraiser's 2026 form asks for income documents by May 1; the county ordinance makes June 1 the last day to supply them. Apply by March 1.
- Living quarters for parents or grandparents (granny flat) assessment reduction: A homestead owner who builds or remodels living quarters for a parent or grandparent aged 62 or older (of the owner or the owner's spouse) can have the added assessed value excluded, up to 20% of the home's total assessed value as improved. The relative must live there as a primary residence, and the owner must apply to the Property Appraiser every year. Apply by Before March 1.
How to appeal your Brevard County property assessment
In Brevard County you appeal to the Brevard County Value Adjustment Board (petitions filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court). The deadline: Within 25 days after the Property Appraiser mails the TRIM (Truth in Millage) notice of proposed taxes, which goes out in August; the exact deadline is printed on the notice. A petition over a denied exemption or classification is due within 30 days after the denial notice is mailed. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against state law, because Brevard County does not restate them on its own pages.
How Florida's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Florida rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Florida page.
Work out your own numbers
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Sales tax in Brevard County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Brevard County, Florida: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.