Monroe County (which includes the Florida Keys) tops the list. Homeowners there paid an average $2,800 tax bill in 2010. The lowest property tax average in the state was in Union County, at just $291.
Here is where Flagler County ranks based on two dimensions:
1) Total Per Capita Property Tax (#15 in the state),
2) Tax Levies per $1,000 of Personal Income (#8 in the state)
In both cases Flagler County is also higher than the state average:
Based on the entire-state-averages, School Districts also make up the largest portion of the property taxes. With nearly 44% of all the property tax amounts going to School Districts, 26% to the County, and 13% to the City you live in:
In the case of Per Capita School District Tax Levies, Flagler County also ranked #15 in 2010, with $707.71 (5 ranks more expensive than the State average which was $594.51).
The comprehensive study was prepared by Florida TaxWatch which is a private, non-profit, non-partisan research institute that consider itself the watchdog of citizens′ hard-earned tax dollars. You can download the entire publication here.
