{"id":361320,"date":"2026-08-03T09:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/361320\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:22:10","slug":"report-these-areas-of-florida-have-seen-the-highest-spikes-in-property-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/361320\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: These areas of Florida have seen the highest spikes in property taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Property taxes have gone up across Florida \u2014 but some places have seen much bigger jumps than others.<\/p>\n

In its most recent report, Florida TaxWatch<\/a> compared property tax levy growth with population growth\/inflation from 2014 to 2024. In several counties, property tax growth was much higher than population growth and inflation over the same time.<\/p>\n

Counties with the biggest property-tax growth (2014\u20132024)<\/p>\n

Here are the counties with the largest increases in property tax levies over the last decade:<\/p>\n

1. Walton County (Panhandle):\u00a0216.1%\u00a0tax growth vs.\u00a090.4%\u00a0population+inflation<\/p>\n

2. Pasco County (Tampa Bay area):\u00a0169.2%\u00a0vs.\u00a070.2%<\/p>\n

3. Osceola County (Central Florida):\u00a0157.3%\u00a0vs.\u00a096.9%<\/p>\n

4. Nassau County (Northeast Florida):\u00a0147.4%\u00a0vs.\u00a078.4%<\/p>\n

5. St. Lucie County (Treasure Coast):\u00a0146.2%\u00a0vs.\u00a075.9%<\/p>\n

6. Manatee County (Gulf Coast):\u00a0145.8%\u00a0vs.\u00a074.7%<\/p>\n

7. St. Johns County (Northeast Florida):\u00a0139.5%\u00a0vs.\u00a0103.3%<\/p>\n

How Florida looks overall<\/p>\n

Statewide, Florida TaxWatch says property tax levies rose 108.1% from 2014 to 2024. Over that same period, population + inflation rose 54.9%.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Property taxes are a hot topic in Tallahassee. State leaders have sent a tax relief measure to the ballot in November<\/a>, and state audits have also been looking closely at local government spending.<\/p>\n

While many homeowners in the state have argued that their property taxes are too high, several local governments have similarly contested that the taxes are necessary to fund public services.<\/p>\n

Regardless, the full list of counties ranked by property tax growth during this timeframe is as follows:<\/p>\n

RankCountyTax GrowthPop. & Inflation1Walton216.1%90.4%2Pasco169.2%70.2%3Osceola157.3%96.9%4Nassau147.4%78.4%5St. Lucie146.2%75.9%6Manatee145.8%74.7%7St. Johns139.5%103.3%8Charlotte137.8%67.7%9Marion135.5%61.4%10Gulf134.7%37.6%11Polk133.8%72.0%12Orange132.3%60.7%13Okeechobee131.5%35.7%14Lake130.7%78.2%15Flagler119.5%78.8%16 (TIE)Sumter118.5%92.1%16 (TIE)Hillsborough118.5%58.1%18Hernando114.6%56.7%19Miami-Dade109.7%42.6%20Sarasota109.2%62.2%–STATEWIDE108.1%54.9%21Clay107.4%57.2%22Putnam106.9%37.9%23Collier105.6%60.7%24Duval103.0%55.3%25Bay100.5%50.9%26Hendry100.4%58.7%27Broward100.3%44.0%28Palm Beach99.4%48.2%29Gilchrist99.2%52.2%30Monroe97.8%44.8%31Pinellas96.4%38.4%32Santa Rosa93.5%68.4%33Lee93.3%65.0%34Brevard91.0%54.8%35Indian River90.1%58.0%36Martin90.1%45.8%37Escambia84.5%45.5%38Volusia83.6%54.3%39Glades80.5%36.9%40Seminole80.3%48.9%41Okaloosa80.1%51.5%42Levy78.2%47.6%43DeSoto77.7%39.0%44Alachua74.9%52.9%45Franklin74.6%46.0%46Suwannee73.5%40.9%47Wakulla72.7%56.0%48Baker71.2%41.0%49Leon70.3%42.4%50Citrus69.1%53.1%51Gadsden63.1%27.2%52Bradford63.0%32.9%53Jefferson62.3%41.4%54Hardee59.9%27.2%55Madison58.3%30.8%56Highlands56.3%41.8%57Columbia55.6%40.3%58Dixie54.3%41.7%59Jackson51.3%30.0%60Union50.9%33.9%61Hamilton48.2%33.2%62Liberty47.4%26.0%63Calhoun45.8%26.4%64Taylor45.6%26.9%65Lafayette43.0%31.1%66Holmes40.1%33.3%67Washington35.3%40.1%<\/p>\n

Method note: This county-by-county comparison includes property taxes from all local taxing groups in each county \u2014 counties, cities, school districts and special districts.<\/p>\n

Source: Florida Department of Revenue and the Office of Economic and Demographic Research; calculations by Florida TaxWatch (Nov. 2025).<\/p>\n

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