Florida · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hendry County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hendry County pays $1,756 a year, an effective rate of 0.80%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,756
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.80%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -12%
- vs U.S. average
- #13 of 67
- rank in FL
The verdict
Homeowners in Hendry County pay a median $1,756 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.80%, more affordable than 50% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,756
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.80%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1567 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -12%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($219,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Florida. Population: 42,382. Owner-occupied homes: 10,395.
The median annual property tax in Hendry County is $1,756, which is 36% lower than the Florida state average and 12% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.80% on a median home value of $219,200. Property taxes represent 3.1% of the median household income in this county.
Hendry County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hendry County's 0.80% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 50%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Florida median
Homeowners in Hendry County pay a median annual property tax of $1,756, notably lower than the national median and well below the Florida state median. On a $219,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.80% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Florida counties by effective rate
Hendry County ranks #13 of 67 counties in Florida by effective rate (81% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 15.6%, from $1,519 to $1,756. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Hendry County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $56,393 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hendry 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 59% from $1,106 to $1,756. 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 3,250 of 10,395 owner-occupied homes (31.3%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 3.1% of median household income. The rate reads as unremarkable in a national ranking; the earnings behind it are not, and the ratio above is where the two meet.
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 Hendry County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hendry County homeowners, 3,250 of 10,395 owner-occupied homes (31.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.4% (1,181)
- $800 to $1,499 31.3% (3,250)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.6% (789)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.1% (1,567)
- $3,000 or more 27.7% (2,883)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
725 homes here (7.0%) 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 Hendry County pay a substantially higher bill, 46% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Hendry County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hendry County's effective rate is higher than 81% of the 67 counties in Florida - ranking #13 of 67.
Where Hendry County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.80% more affordable than 50% 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 Hendry County moved from $1,106 in the 2020 release to $1,756 in 2024, a change of about 59%. 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.
Hendry County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hendry County | Florida Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.1% | - | - |
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.
Hendry County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Florida counties.
Hendry County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,756 +15.6% | 0.80% |
| 2023 | $1,519 +13.4% | 0.80% |
| 2022 | $1,340 +12.4% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | $1,192 +7.8% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | $1,106 | 1.04% |
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.
Hendry County: tax-to-income at 3.1%
Counties near Hendry County's effective rate
On effective rate, Hendry County sits nearest Haralson County (GA), Jasper County (GA), McIntosh County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Terry County (TX), Owyhee County (ID), Watonwan County (MN).
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
Hendry County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 470 of 19,600 returns from Hendry County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,177 - 28% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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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Hendry County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Hendry County?
- Hendry County, Florida scores F (37/100) 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 C- (0.80%). 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 Hendry County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hendry County is recorded at $1,756 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,106 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 10,395 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What is the average property tax in Hendry County, Florida?
- The median annual property tax in Hendry County is $1,756, an effective rate of 0.80% on a $219,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Hendry County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hendry County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.80% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Hendry County?
- Property taxes in Hendry County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $56,393 median household income.
What to do with Hendry County's UNDER rate
Inside Florida, Hendry County's $1,756 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Florida overview →
Hendry County ranks #13 of 67 Florida counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Florida overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Hendry County's UNDER 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: 0.80%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,756/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hendry County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hendry County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Otsego County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,755/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.80% vs Hendry County 0.80%.
Vermilion County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,757/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.81% vs Hendry County 0.80%.
Churchill County, NV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,758/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.53% vs Hendry County 0.80%.
Harrison County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,758/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.97% vs Hendry County 0.80%.
Florida county set
State ACS overview for every published Florida county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hendry County stamps UNDER · MID - 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 Hendry County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.