Property tax in Duval County, Florida

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

In Duval County, the property tax bill comes from the Duval 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 Duval County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.

The median property tax bill in Duval County, Florida is $2,264 a year, which is about 0.75% of the county's median home value of $303,500. That effective rate is higher 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 Duval County, and how do you pay it?

The bill comes from the Duval County Tax Collector. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Duval 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.

Jacksonville and Duval County are one consolidated government, so the county tax appears as City of Jacksonville taxes. Two offices handle your tax: the Property Appraiser sets the value and grants exemptions, and the Tax Collector sends the bill and takes payment. 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 standard Value Adjustment Board petition costs $50 per parcel, and there is no fee to appeal a homestead exemption denial. Online payments run through a separate payment site the Tax Collector links to; electronic checks are free, while cards, Google Pay and PayPal carry a 2.5% processing fee ($2.00 minimum).

When are property taxes due in Duval County?

For the 2026 bill, Duval County has one due date: March 31, 2027. Collection of the 2026 taxes begins in November 2026, when the annual tax notices go out. Paying early earns a discount: 4% if paid by November 30, 3% by December 31, 2% by January 31 and 1% by the last day of February; the full gross amount is due by March 31. January 31 and February 28, 2027 fall on Sundays; under state law (section 197.162), a discount period that ends on a weekend 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 instead pay by June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31, with discounts of 6%, 4.5%, 3% and none. New applications for the plan are due by April 30, and owners already enrolled do not need to reapply. A first installment is accepted through July 31 without the discount; an owner who misses that date is removed from the plan, goes back to the regular November bill, and must apply again to rejoin. Unpaid taxes become delinquent on April 1, 2027, when a 3% interest charge on the gross tax amount is added, plus fees. The delinquent list is advertised once a week for three weeks in May, which adds advertising and collection costs, and unpaid taxes are included in the annual tax certificate sale held on or before June 1; a certificate is a lien on the property. Electronic check payments are not accepted for delinquent real estate taxes.

From Duval 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 Duval County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Duval County's average effective rate of 0.75% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $2,276 / year

Property tax in Duval County at a glance

Duval County, Florida property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$2,264
Median home value	$303,500
Effective tax rate	0.75%
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 Duval County compare in Florida?

Among Florida's 67 counties, Duval County has the 26th highest effective property-tax rate: 25 rank higher and 41 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Florida. Nationally, it ranks 1716th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Florida county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Duval County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Duval County's 241,719 owner-occupied homes, 33.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 52.3% pay at least $2,000, and 13.6% pay under $800. Another 5.4% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Duval County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	32,872	13.6%
$800 to $1,499	41,901	17.3%
$1,500 to $1,999	27,562	11.4%
$2,000 to $2,999	45,346	18.8%
$3,000 or more	80,958	33.5%
No property tax paid	13,080	5.4%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,469 and owners without one pay $1,841. 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 Duval County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $2,264 is about 2.5% of the median income of Duval County homeowner households, $90,459 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 58.2% of Duval 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 Duval County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,682 in 2015-2019 to $2,264 in 2020-2024, a 34.6% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 68%, from $180,700 to $303,500. 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 Duval County

Duval County borders 4 counties.

Duval County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
St. Johns County, FL	0.76%	$3,721	$489,200
Duval County, FL (this county)	0.75%	$2,264	$303,500
Clay County, FL	0.72%	$2,241	$312,500
Nassau County, FL	0.71%	$2,699	$382,800
Baker County, FL	0.64%	$1,631	$256,700

How is a home assessed in Duval County?

Florida assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Duval County included. How Florida assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Duval 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 Duval County. Florida's exemptions and relief programs in full.

On top of the Florida programs, Duval County runs its own:

Limited-income senior exemption: For a homesteaded owner aged 65 or older on January 1 whose prior-year household income did not exceed $38,686 (the 2026 limit, adjusted every year), up to $50,000 of additional exemption against county and city tax rates only, not school taxes. Once granted it renews automatically: the Property Appraiser mails a card early each year, and you return it only if you no longer qualify. Apply by March 1.
Long-term residency senior exemption: For an owner who meets the same age and income test, has lived in the home without interruption for at least 25 years, and whose home has a just value under $250,000, the City of Jacksonville portion of the tax is exempt up to the home's assessed value; it also applies in any city in the county that adopted the ordinance. It must be applied for separately, even by owners who already have the limited-income senior exemption. Apply by March 1.
Living quarters for parents or grandparents (granny flat) reduction: For a homesteaded owner who builds or rebuilds living quarters for a parent or grandparent aged 62 or older who lives there, the added value is deducted from the home's assessed value for City of Jacksonville taxes, up to 20% of the assessed value as improved. It must be applied for every year, before March 1, and ends when the parent or grandparent no longer lives there. Apply by Before March 1.

How to appeal your Duval County property assessment

In Duval County you appeal to the Duval County Value Adjustment Board. The deadline: Within 25 days after the Property Appraiser mails the TRIM (Truth in Millage) notice of proposed property taxes; the date is printed in the bottom right corner of the notice. For 2026 the petition deadline was September 8, 2026, and a later petition needs a showing of good cause. 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 the official appeal rules.

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

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Duval 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.