Florida · County property tax · ACS 2024
Sumter County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Sumter County pays $3,014 a year, an effective rate of 0.78%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,014
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.78%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +51%
- vs U.S. average
- #18 of 67
- rank in FL
The verdict
Homeowners in Sumter County pay a median $3,014 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.78%, more affordable than 52% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,014
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.78%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1507 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +51%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($385,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Florida. Population: 143,408. Owner-occupied homes: 61,604.
The median annual property tax in Sumter County is $3,014, which is 10% higher than the Florida state average and 51% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.78% on a median home value of $385,400. Property taxes represent 3.9% of the median household income in this county.
Sumter County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Sumter County's 0.78% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 52%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Sumter County pay a median annual property tax of $3,014, far above the national median and notably higher than the Florida state median. On a $385,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.78% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Florida counties by effective rate
Sumter County ranks #18 of 67 counties in Florida by effective rate (73% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Sumter County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $76,508 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Sumter 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Sumter County's effective rate fell 14.8% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 44.3%, leaving the median bill 22.9% higher at $3,014. That rate move is larger than the one in 62% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $2,452 to $3,014, a gain of 23%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 29,693 of 61,604 owner-occupied homes (48.2%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 3.9% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
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 Sumter County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Sumter County homeowners, 29,693 of 61,604 owner-occupied homes (48.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.9% (6,104)
- $800 to $1,499 9.3% (5,702)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.3% (5,110)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.2% (12,468)
- $3,000 or more 48.2% (29,693)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,527 homes here (4.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Florida handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Sumter County, mortgaged homeowners pay 11% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Sumter County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Sumter County's effective rate is higher than 73% of the 67 counties in Florida - ranking #18 of 67.
Where Sumter County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.78% more affordable than 52% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Sumter County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Sumter County | Florida Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.9% | - | - |
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.
Sumter County is UNDER · HEAVY on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Florida counties.
Sumter County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,014 +2.5% | 0.78% |
| 2023 | $2,940 +4.9% | 0.83% |
| 2022 | $2,803 +6.0% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | $2,645 +7.9% | 0.94% |
| 2020 | $2,452 | 0.92% |
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.
Sumter County: tax-to-income at 3.9%
Counties near Sumter County's effective rate
On effective rate, Sumter County sits nearest Riverside County (CA), Alameda County (CA), Barrow County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Grimes County (TX), Mitchell County (IA), Garrard County (KY).
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
Sumter County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 5,810 of 77,550 returns from Sumter County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,495 - 35% 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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Sumter County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Sumter County?
- Sumter County, Florida scores F (31/100) 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- (0.78%). 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.
- How does Sumter County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Sumter County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.78% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Sumter County, Florida?
- The median annual property tax in Sumter County is $3,014, an effective rate of 0.78% on a $385,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Sumter County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Sumter County jumped 22.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,452 to $3,014, 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 Sumter County?
- Property taxes in Sumter County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $76,508 median household income.
What to do with Sumter County's UNDER rate
Sumter County's $3,014 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Sumter County ranks #18 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 Sumter 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: 0.78%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,014/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Sumter County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Sumter County (UNDER · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER HEAVY
Clay County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,013/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.13% vs Sumter County 0.78%.
Henry County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,016/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.99% vs Sumter County 0.78%.
Lackawanna County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,012/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.49% vs Sumter County 0.78%.
Grand Traverse County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,010/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.89% vs Sumter County 0.78%.
Florida county set
State ACS overview for every published Florida county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Sumter County stamps UNDER · HEAVY - 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 Sumter County (UNDER · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.