Florida · County property tax · ACS 2024
Liberty County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Liberty County pays $1,152 a year, an effective rate of 0.90%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,152
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.90%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -42%
- vs U.S. average
- #4 of 67
- rank in FL
The verdict
Homeowners in Liberty County pay a median $1,152 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.90%, more affordable than 43% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,152
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.90%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1794 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -42%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($127,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Florida. Population: 7,687. Owner-occupied homes: 2,052.
The median annual property tax in Liberty County is $1,152, which is 58% lower than the Florida state average and 42% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.90% on a median home value of $127,300. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Liberty County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Liberty County's 0.90% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 43%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Liberty County pay a median annual property tax of $1,152, well below the national median and far below the Florida state median. On a $127,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.90% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Florida counties by effective rate
Liberty County ranks #4 of 67 counties in Florida by effective rate (94% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Liberty County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $58,671 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 11.7%, from $1,031 to $1,152. 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 Liberty 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 39% from $826 to $1,152. 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 largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 580 of 2,052 owner-occupied homes (28.3%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.0% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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.
Paying off the mortgage changes the picture here
40.7% of Liberty County homes owned free and clear (489 of 1,201) report no property tax at all, against 3.1% of homes still carrying a mortgage. A reported zero is not proof of an exemption: it can equally mean a bill paid by another party, or a reporting artefact. But a gap this size is where age- and disability-based relief usually shows up, because those programmes reach owners who have finished paying.
What Liberty County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Liberty County homeowners, 580 of 2,052 owner-occupied homes (28.3%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 28.3% (580)
- $800 to $1,499 19.5% (401)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.0% (205)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.3% (149)
- $3,000 or more 9.8% (202)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
515 homes here (25.1%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Liberty County homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Florida handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Liberty County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+93%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Liberty County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Liberty County's effective rate is higher than 94% of the 67 counties in Florida - ranking #4 of 67.
Where Liberty County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.90% more affordable than 43% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Liberty County taxes property at 0.90%, about 18% above the Florida average, yet its median bill of $1,152 lands roughly 58% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Liberty County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Liberty County | Florida Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Liberty County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Florida counties.
Liberty County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,152 +11.7% | 0.90% |
| 2023 | $1,031 +10.6% | 0.88% |
| 2022 | $932 +4.3% | 0.82% |
| 2021 | $894 +8.2% | 0.87% |
| 2020 | $826 | 0.99% |
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.
Liberty County: tax takes only 2.0% of income
Counties near Liberty County's effective rate
On effective rate, Liberty County sits nearest Apache County (AZ), Effingham County (GA), Schley County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Lyman County (SD), Van Buren County (TN), Orleans Parish (LA).
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
Liberty County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 2,650 returns from Liberty County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,120 - 60% 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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Liberty County rate FAQs
- How does Liberty County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Liberty County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.90% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Liberty County, Florida?
- The median annual property tax in Liberty County is $1,152, an effective rate of 0.90% on a $127,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Liberty County?
- Liberty County, Florida scores C (56/100) 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 housing pressure at A- (2.17×). 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 Liberty County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Liberty County is recorded at $1,152 in the 2024 5-year release against $826 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 2,052 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 Liberty County?
- Property taxes in Liberty County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $58,671 median household income.
What to do with Liberty County's UNDER rate
Liberty County's $1,152 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 →
Income burden is light here: about 2.0% of Liberty County's $58,671 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Liberty 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: 0.90%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,152/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Liberty County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Liberty County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Lexington County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,151/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.49% vs Liberty County 0.90%.
Caldwell County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,150/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.60% vs Liberty County 0.90%.
Newberry County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,154/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.67% vs Liberty County 0.90%.
Bracken County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,149/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.92% vs Liberty County 0.90%.
Florida county set
State ACS overview for every published Florida county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Liberty County stamps UNDER · 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 Liberty County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.