Florida · County property tax · ACS 2024
Escambia County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Escambia County pays $1,495 a year, an effective rate of 0.58%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,495
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.58%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -25%
- vs U.S. average
- #56 of 67
- rank in FL
The verdict
Homeowners in Escambia County pay a median $1,495 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.58%, more affordable than 74% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,495
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.58%
- Effective rate on median home
- #816 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -25%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($257,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Florida. Population: 325,923. Owner-occupied homes: 83,586.
The median annual property tax in Escambia County is $1,495, which is 45% lower than the Florida state average and 25% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.58% on a median home value of $257,200. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
Escambia County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Escambia County's 0.58% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 74%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Escambia County pay a median annual property tax of $1,495, well below the national median and well below the Florida state median. On a $257,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.58% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Florida counties by effective rate
Escambia County ranks #56 of 67 counties in Florida by effective rate (16% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Escambia County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $67,500 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Escambia County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Escambia County rose 63.6%, from $157,200 to $257,200. The effective rate fell 19.5% over the same span, a steeper move than in 81% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 31.7%, to $1,495. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 32% from $1,135 to $1,495. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 19,865 of 83,586 owner-occupied homes (23.8%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 2.2% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Escambia County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Escambia County homeowners, 19,865 of 83,586 owner-occupied homes (23.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.6% (18,870)
- $800 to $1,499 23.8% (19,865)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.7% (9,753)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.6% (13,080)
- $3,000 or more 18.7% (15,622)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
6,396 homes here (7.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Florida handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Escambia County pay a substantially higher bill, 43% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Escambia County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Escambia County's effective rate is higher than 16% of the 67 counties in Florida - ranking #56 of 67.
Where Escambia County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.58% Among the most affordable more affordable than 74% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Escambia County moved from $1,135 in the 2020 release to $1,495 in 2024, a change of about 32%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Escambia County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Escambia County | Florida Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.2% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Escambia County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Florida counties.
Escambia County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,495 +6.3% | 0.58% |
| 2023 | $1,406 +8.1% | 0.60% |
| 2022 | $1,301 +7.3% | 0.63% |
| 2021 | $1,212 +6.8% | 0.71% |
| 2020 | $1,135 | 0.72% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Escambia County: tax-to-income at 2.2%
Counties near Escambia County's effective rate
On effective rate, Escambia County sits nearest District of Columbia (DC), Kiowa County (CO), Trinity County (CA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Lyon County (KY), Benton County (AR), Montgomery County (GA).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Escambia County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 6,120 of 153,400 returns from Escambia County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,210 - 34% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Escambia County rate FAQs
- How does Escambia County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Escambia County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.58% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Escambia County, Florida?
- The median annual property tax in Escambia County is $1,495, an effective rate of 0.58% on a $257,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Escambia County?
- Escambia County, Florida scores C- (54/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at B (0.58%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Escambia County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Escambia County jumped 31.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,135 to $1,495, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Escambia County?
- Property taxes in Escambia County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $67,500 median household income.
What to do with Escambia County's QUIET rate
Escambia County's $1,495 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Escambia County ranks #56 of 67 Florida counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Florida overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Escambia County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.58%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,495/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Escambia County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Escambia County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Harper County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Escambia County at $1,495/yr; rate 1.78% vs Escambia County 0.58%.
Alamance County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,494/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.62% vs Escambia County 0.58%.
Childress County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,496/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.19% vs Escambia County 0.58%.
Keokuk County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,494/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.26% vs Escambia County 0.58%.
Florida county set
State ACS overview for every published Florida county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Escambia County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Escambia County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.