Property tax in Nassau County, Florida
In Nassau County, the property tax bill comes from the Nassau 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 Nassau County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Nassau County, Florida is $2,699 a year, which is about 0.71% of the county's median home value of $382,800. 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 Nassau County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Nassau County Tax Collector. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Nassau 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 collects every tax on the roll, so the county, school, city and district taxes and any non-ad valorem assessments such as CDD fees arrive on one bill. The Property Appraiser's tax estimates leave out non-ad valorem assessments, and a buyer's first bill can be much higher than the seller's because a sale removes the seller's exemptions and resets the assessed value to market value. 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; the Property Appraiser asks owners to meet with its staff first. A Value Adjustment Board petition costs $50, and a petition over the denial of a timely homestead application is free. To keep a value appeal alive you must pay at least 75% of the ad valorem taxes and all non-ad valorem assessments before April 1. If your mortgage company pays through escrow, it must request your bill from the Tax Collector.
When are property taxes due in Nassau County?
For the 2026 bill, Nassau County has one due date: March 31, 2027. Collection begins November 1, 2026, and tax notices are normally mailed on or before November 1. Paying early earns a discount: 4% if paid in November, 3% in December, 2% in January and 1% in February; the full amount is due by March 31, 2027. The postmark counts for current-year payments sent by mail. January 31 and February 28, 2027 fall on Sundays; the Tax Collector's page does not say what happens then, but state law (section 197.162) extends a discount period that ends on a weekend or legal holiday to the next working day when the payment is delivered to a Tax Collector office. Owners on the quarterly installment plan for 2026 taxes pay their remaining installments by December 31, 2026 (3% discount) and March 31, 2027 (no discount). Applications taken from November 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027 are for the next tax year's plan, which is open when estimated taxes exceed $100 and renews on its own as long as the June installment is paid; state law requires the Tax Collector to accept a late first installment through July 31, without its discount. The Tax Collector advises owners who pay through a mortgage escrow account not to use the installment plan. Unpaid real estate taxes become delinquent on April 1, 2027; under state law a minimum 3% charge is added, and interest runs at up to 18% a year. Delinquent taxes must be paid by cash, cashier's check, money order or debit or credit card (card fees apply), and the amount due depends on the date the payment reaches the office; a postmark does not count. Delinquent parcels are advertised in a local newspaper for three weeks, and a tax certificate, a lien on the property, is sold online beginning on or before June 1. If the taxes stay unpaid two or more years after the delinquency date, the certificate holder may apply for a tax deed and the property can be sold at public auction.
From Nassau 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 Nassau County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Nassau County's average effective rate of 0.71% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,718 / year
Property tax in Nassau County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,699 |
| Median home value | $382,800 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.71% |
| 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 Nassau County compare in Florida?
Among Florida's 67 counties, Nassau County has the 36th highest effective property-tax rate: 35 rank higher and 31 rank lower. That is near the middle for Florida. Nationally, it ranks 1840th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Florida county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Nassau County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Nassau County's 32,516 owner-occupied homes, 42.6% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 58.8% pay at least $2,000, and 11.1% pay under $800. Another 5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 3,595 | 11.1% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 5,095 | 15.7% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 3,079 | 9.5% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 5,271 | 16.2% |
| $3,000 or more | 13,863 | 42.6% |
| No property tax paid | 1,613 | 5% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,786 and owners without one pay $2,523. That is within 10% either way, so in Nassau County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Nassau County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,699 is about 2.8% of the median income of Nassau County homeowner households, $97,808 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 82.7% of Nassau 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 Nassau County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,853 in 2015-2019 to $2,699 in 2020-2024, a 45.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 65.8%, from $230,900 to $382,800. 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 Nassau County
Nassau County borders 4 counties, 2 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County, GA | 0.88% | $2,305 | $261,400 |
| Charlton County, GA | 0.76% | $1,088 | $142,800 |
| Duval County, FL | 0.75% | $2,264 | $303,500 |
| Nassau County, FL (this county) | 0.71% | $2,699 | $382,800 |
| Baker County, FL | 0.64% | $1,631 | $256,700 |
How is a home assessed in Nassau County?
Florida assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Nassau County included. How Florida assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Nassau 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 Nassau County. Florida's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Florida programs, Nassau County runs its own:
- Senior exemption for persons 65 and older (limited income): An additional $50,000 homestead exemption for an owner aged 65 or older whose household adjusted gross income is no more than $38,686 (the 2026 limit, adjusted every year). Under the county ordinance it applies only to taxes levied by the county, including its dependent special districts and municipal service taxing units, not to school taxes. The application is due by March 1. The Property Appraiser asks for proof of income by May 1, although the ordinance allows until June 1, so sending it by May 1 is the safe course. Apply by March 1.
- Senior longevity exemption (25-year residents): For an owner aged 65 or older who meets the same income limit and has lived in the home at least 25 years, on a home with a just value under $250,000, the county exempts the home's full assessed value from county taxes, including dependent special districts and municipal service taxing units, but not school taxes. The Property Appraiser's pages do not describe it, so ask that office how to apply. Apply by March 1.
How to appeal your Nassau County property assessment
In Nassau County you appeal to the Nassau County Value Adjustment Board (petitions filed with the Clerk of Court and Comptroller, who serves as clerk to the board). The deadline: On or before the 25th day after the Property Appraiser mails the TRIM (Truth in Millage) notice of proposed taxes. For 2026 the notices were mailed August 17, and the deadline printed on them was September 11, 2026, for petitions over value, classification or exemption status. The Clerk must receive the petition by the end of the business day on that date; a petition postmarked on or received after the deadline is late. A petition over an exemption or classification denied by a separate notice is due within 30 days after that 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
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Sales tax in Nassau County
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Nassau 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.