Property tax in Manatee County, Florida
In Manatee County, the property tax bill comes from the Manatee 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 Manatee County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Manatee County, Florida is $3,047 a year, which is about 0.78% of the county's median home value of $391,400. 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 Manatee County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Manatee County Tax Collector. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Manatee 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 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 Value Adjustment Board petition costs $50 per parcel, and if you have a value petition pending, state law requires you to pay at least 75% of the property taxes (less any discount) before they become delinquent or the petition is denied. Online payments are final and cannot be reversed or refunded.
When are property taxes due in Manatee County?
For the 2026 bill, Manatee County has one due date: March 31, 2027. Taxes become payable November 1, 2026. Paying early earns a discount: 4% in November or for 30 days after the bills are mailed (the Tax Collector's page currently lists November 3 to December 2; check the dates printed on your bill), then 3% through December, 2% in January and 1% in February; the full amount is due by March 31. Payments count if made in person by 5 p.m., or postmarked or paid online by 11:59 p.m., on the last day. January 31 and February 28, 2027 fall on Sundays. The Tax Collector's pages do not state a weekend rule, but 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 (open when the prior year's taxes were more than $100; state law sets April 30 as the application deadline) instead pay by June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31, with discounts of 6%, 4.5%, 3% and none; a first installment paid after June 30 is accepted through July 31 without the discount. Unpaid taxes become delinquent on April 1, 2027, and fees, interest and collection costs are added; under state law (section 197.172) the interest is at least 3%. Once taxes are delinquent, a payment must be received by the last business day of the month to count for that month; postmarks are not accepted. Under state law the delinquent taxes are advertised and a tax certificate, a lien on the property, is sold on or before June 1 (section 197.402).
From Manatee 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 Manatee County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Manatee County's average effective rate of 0.78% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,053 / year
Property tax in Manatee County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,047 |
| Median home value | $391,400 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.78% |
| 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 Manatee County compare in Florida?
Among Florida's 67 counties, Manatee County has the 16th highest effective property-tax rate: 15 rank higher and 51 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Florida. Nationally, it ranks 1631st of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Florida county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Manatee County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Manatee County's 131,373 owner-occupied homes, 46.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 62.4% pay at least $2,000, and 9.5% pay under $800. Another 8.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 12,541 | 9.5% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 16,151 | 12.3% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 9,927 | 7.6% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 20,917 | 15.9% |
| $3,000 or more | 61,056 | 46.5% |
| No property tax paid | 10,781 | 8.2% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $3,353 and owners without one pay $2,702. 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 Manatee County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,047 is about 3.4% of the median income of Manatee County homeowner households, $89,556 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 74.3% of Manatee 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 Manatee County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,994 in 2015-2019 to $3,047 in 2020-2024, a 52.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 64.1%, from $238,500 to $391,400. 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 Manatee County
Manatee County borders 5 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto County, FL | 0.83% | $1,447 | $174,100 |
| Hardee County, FL | 0.82% | $1,264 | $153,600 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | 0.81% | $3,010 | $371,500 |
| Manatee County, FL (this county) | 0.78% | $3,047 | $391,400 |
| Sarasota County, FL | 0.75% | $3,106 | $411,800 |
| Polk County, FL | 0.73% | $1,933 | $266,500 |
How is a home assessed in Manatee County?
Florida assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Manatee County included. How Florida assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Manatee 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 Manatee County. Florida's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Florida programs, Manatee County runs its own:
- Low Income Senior Exemption: For a homesteaded owner aged 65 or older whose total household adjusted gross income does not exceed $38,686 (the limit for 2026 applications, adjusted every year), Manatee County exempts $25,000 of value from county taxes; Anna Maria and Longboat Key exempt $50,000, and Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach $25,000, from their own city taxes. School taxes and independent district taxes are not reduced. Applications are taken only from January 1 through March 1, and income documents are due by June 1. Apply by March 1.
How to appeal your Manatee County property assessment
In Manatee County you appeal to the Manatee County Value Adjustment Board (petitions filed with the Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court). The deadline: Within 25 days after the Property Appraiser mails the TRIM (Truth in Millage) notice of proposed taxes in August; the deadline date is printed on the notice. For 2026 the deadline for value petitions was September 11, 2026. A petition over a denied exemption or classification is due within 30 days after the denial notice is mailed. Asking the Property Appraiser for an informal conference does not extend the deadline. 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
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Sales tax in Manatee County
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Manatee 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.