Florida · County property tax · ACS 2024
Jefferson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Jefferson County pays $1,439 a year, an effective rate of 0.62%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,439
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.62%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -28%
- vs U.S. average
- #52 of 67
- rank in FL
The verdict
Homeowners in Jefferson County pay a median $1,439 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.62%, more affordable than 69% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,439
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.62%
- Effective rate on median home
- #974 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -28%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($232,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Florida. Population: 15,091. Owner-occupied homes: 4,363.
The median annual property tax in Jefferson County is $1,439, which is 47% lower than the Florida state average and 28% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.62% on a median home value of $232,600. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Jefferson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Jefferson County's 0.62% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 69%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Jefferson County pay a median annual property tax of $1,439, well below the national median and well below the Florida state median. On a $232,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.62% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Florida counties by effective rate
Jefferson County ranks #52 of 67 counties in Florida by effective rate (22% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Jefferson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $61,212 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 6.8%, from $1,348 to $1,439. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Jefferson 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 33% from $1,081 to $1,439. 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 1,286 of 4,363 owner-occupied homes (29.5%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 2.4% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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 Jefferson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Jefferson County homeowners, 1,286 of 4,363 owner-occupied homes (29.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 19.6% (854)
- $800 to $1,499 29.5% (1,286)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.0% (392)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.4% (934)
- $3,000 or more 14.2% (618)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
279 homes here (6.4%) 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 Jefferson County pay a substantially higher bill, 53% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Jefferson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Jefferson County's effective rate is higher than 22% of the 67 counties in Florida - ranking #52 of 67.
Where Jefferson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.62% Among the most affordable more affordable than 69% 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 Jefferson County moved from $1,081 in the 2020 release to $1,439 in 2024, a change of about 33%. 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.
Jefferson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Jefferson 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 | 2.4% | - | - |
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.
Jefferson County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Florida counties.
Jefferson County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,439 +6.8% | 0.62% |
| 2023 | $1,348 +10.7% | 0.68% |
| 2022 | $1,218 +5.8% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | $1,151 +6.5% | 0.75% |
| 2020 | $1,081 | 0.79% |
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.
Jefferson County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Jefferson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Jefferson County sits nearest Tehama County (CA), Colusa County (CA), Sebastian County (AR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Pittsburg County (OK), Bracken County (KY), Montgomery County (IA).
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
Jefferson County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 260 of 6,340 returns from Jefferson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,269 - 27% 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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Jefferson County rate FAQs
- How does Jefferson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Jefferson County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.62% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Jefferson County, Florida?
- The median annual property tax in Jefferson County is $1,439, an effective rate of 0.62% on a $232,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Jefferson County?
- Jefferson County, Florida scores C- (52/100) 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- (0.62%). 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 Jefferson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Jefferson County is recorded at $1,439 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,081 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 4,363 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Jefferson County?
- Property taxes in Jefferson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $61,212 median household income.
What to do with Jefferson County's QUIET rate
Jefferson County's $1,439 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 →
Jefferson County ranks #52 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 Jefferson 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: 0.62%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,439/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Jefferson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Jefferson County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Mesa County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Jefferson County at $1,439/yr; rate 0.38% vs Jefferson County 0.62%.
Benewah County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,443/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.49% vs Jefferson County 0.62%.
Clearwater County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,443/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.54% vs Jefferson County 0.62%.
Wilkin County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,435/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.79% vs Jefferson County 0.62%.
Florida county set
State ACS overview for every published Florida county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Jefferson 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 Jefferson County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.