Property Tax in Flagler County, Florida
The median real estate tax bill in Flagler County, Florida is $2,628 per year, and the median home is worth $333,400. Both figures are the US Census Bureau's survey medians for owner-occupied households (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023).
What the Flagler County numbers mean
Read the two medians together: $2,628 is the middle tax bill among owner-occupied households in Flagler County, and $333,400 is the middle home value. Neither figure describes a specific property — together they describe the typical homeowner's situation in the county.
The derived effective rate for Flagler County is 0.79% (median tax ÷ median value). Treat it as an estimate for comparison only: it comes from survey medians of different households, not from the county's rate schedule.
The key figures for Flagler County
| Measure | Flagler County |
|---|---|
| Median real estate taxes paid per year | $2,628 |
| Median home value | $333,400 |
| Derived effective rate* | 0.79% |
| Equivalent monthly tax | $219 |
| Tax per $100,000 of value (derived) | $788 |
| Illustrative tax on a $400,000 home (derived rate) | $3,152 |
For context, the Florida medians are $2,555 of tax on $325,000 of value, and the US medians are $2,969 on $303,400. *Derived figures are estimates from Census medians, not official rates.
Flagler County at a glance
- Median tax rank in Florida: #15 of 67 counties
- Median home value rank in Florida: #15 of 67
- Population rank in Florida: #35 of 67 (121,710 residents)
- Population density rank: #29 of 67 (250 people per square mile)
- Land area rank in Florida: #60 of 67 (486 sq mi, 0.9% of the combined county land area)
- Median tax as a monthly figure: $219; per $1,000 of home value: $0.79
How Flagler County compares
Of the 67 Florida counties with published data, 14 have a higher median property tax bill than Flagler County's $2,628, putting the county at #15 in the state. Its bill is about the same as the state median of $2,555 and about 11% lower than the national median of $2,969.
Rates and values pull in opposite directions: an expensive housing market can produce big bills at ordinary rates. Here the derived rate is 0.79%, versus 0.98% derived nationally, and the median home value ranks #15 within Florida.
Some extra context for Flagler County: the median bill works out to about $219 a month, and the derived rate equals roughly $788 of tax per $100,000 of home value. The county is home to 121,710 people — the #35 most populous county in Florida, spread over 486 square miles, a density of about 250 people per square mile. Its median home value, $333,400, ranks #15 among the state's 67 counties with data.
Nationally, Flagler County's median bill of $2,628 ranks #618 of 3133 counties with published data — inside the top 20% of counties by tax paid. The county accounts for about 0.6% of Florida's population, its median home value is about 3% above the state median, and at the derived rate the median home would hand over roughly 7.88% of its value in tax across a decade. Within the state, the distance from Flagler County to the most expensive county, Monroe County ($3,943), is $1,315 a year.
Counties nearest Flagler County in the Florida ranking
| County | Median tax paid | Median home value | Derived rate* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough County, FL | $2,787 | $333,300 | 0.84% |
| Lee County, FL | $2,699 | $326,300 | 0.83% |
| Alachua County, FL | $2,623 | $266,800 | 0.98% |
| Charlotte County, FL | $2,581 | $291,000 | 0.89% |
Flagler County and its population peers
For a like-for-like sense of scale, compare Flagler County with its national population peers: the counties nearest to its 121,710 residents, listed in the table below with their own Census medians. Of the 9 counties in that group, Flagler County's median bill of $2,628 is #4 of 9.
| County | Population | Median tax paid | Median home value | Derived rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County, IN | 122,800 | $1,566 | $212,400 | 0.74% |
| Gallatin County, MT | 122,194 | $3,625 | $604,900 | 0.60% |
| Carroll County, GA | 122,187 | $1,420 | $227,500 | 0.62% |
| Blair County, PA | 121,854 | $1,711 | $156,700 | 1.09% |
| Comanche County, OK | 121,699 | $1,386 | $154,300 | 0.90% |
| San Juan County, NM | 121,178 | $1,249 | $185,100 | 0.68% |
| Allegan County, MI | 120,913 | $2,799 | $247,000 | 1.13% |
| Fayette County, GA | 120,689 | $3,168 | $405,600 | 0.78% |
The closest population match is Comanche County, Oklahoma (121,699 residents), where the median real estate tax paid is $1,386 on a median home value of $154,300 — $1,242 more than Flagler County pays.
Staying within Florida, the counties nearest Flagler County by population are Citrus County (158,693 residents, median tax $1,320 on a median value of $223,200); Sumter County (137,536 residents, median tax $2,940 on a median value of $356,000); Highlands County (103,808 residents, median tax $1,295 on a median value of $177,900); Nassau County (94,653 residents, median tax $2,558 on a median value of $351,100). The spread in their median bills — all under the same state framework — shows how much of the property tax burden is decided county by county and district by district.
How the tax is worked out
The bill is built in stages. First the assessor puts a market value on the property. Exemptions — a homestead exemption above all — then reduce the taxable amount. Finally the combined local rate is applied. To see the scale: at the county's derived rate of 0.79%, each $100,000 of value corresponds to about $788 of tax a year, and a $400,000 home to roughly $3,152. Real bills use the official assessment and district rates, not this derived figure, so treat the example as a sense of scale only.
Illustrative bills in Flagler County at the derived rate
The derived rate of 0.79% is only an estimate built from medians, but applying it to different home values gives a sense of scale for Flagler County — and a quick way to compare with the state derived rate of 0.79% and the US figure of 0.98%:
| Home value | Illustrative tax / year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | $1,182 | $98 |
| $250,000 | $1,970 | $164 |
| $350,000 | $2,758 | $230 |
| $500,000 | $3,940 | $328 |
| $750,000 | $5,910 | $492 |
Illustration only: real bills are computed from the assessed value, exemptions, and the combined rates of the property's actual taxing districts.
Checking your assessment in Flagler County
Believe your assessment is too high? The practical order of attack is: obtain your record card and audit it line by line; collect comparable recent sales in Flagler County; ask the assessor's office to correct anything plainly wrong; and, if the value still seems off, lodge a formal appeal ahead of the deadline printed on your assessment notice. Windows are short — often 30 to 90 days — and late appeals are usually rejected outright, however strong the case.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the median property tax in Flagler County, Florida?
The median real estate tax paid in Flagler County, Florida is $2,628 per year, on a median home value of $333,400 (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023).
What is the effective property tax rate in Flagler County, Florida?
The derived effective rate is 0.79% — the median bill ($2,628) expressed as a share of the median home value ($333,400). No authority sets a rate this way; it exists to make counties with different home prices comparable.
How does Flagler County compare with the rest of Florida?
By median taxes paid, Flagler County stands at #15 among the 67 Florida counties the Census publishes figures for. Its $2,628 median bill is about the same as the state median ($2,555), and 14 counties in the state record a higher median.
How are property taxes calculated in Flagler County, Florida?
Three steps produce the bill: an assessment of market value by the local assessor, a reduction for exemptions you qualify for (a homestead exemption is the common one), and multiplication by the combined rates of the county, municipality, school district and any special districts covering the property. The median result in Flagler County is $2,628 of tax on a $333,400 median home value.
Can I appeal my property tax assessment in Flagler County, Florida?
You can. Pull your property record card from the Flagler County assessor, verify its details, and compare the assessed value against similar homes that sold recently. If the value still seems too high, submit a formal appeal to the board named on your notice before the stated deadline — usually a 30-to-90-day window.