Brevard County property taxes

Brevard County — the Space Coast, from Titusville down through Melbourne and Palm Bay — averages one of the lowest total millages of Florida's larger counties. The county publishes its parcel roll through a public GIS service, which is what the lookup tool uses to resolve a Brevard address to the official record.

The 2025 numbers

Brevard County's average total millage on the 2025 certified roll is 14.7669 mills — about $14.77 for every $1,000 of taxable value — the 43rd-highest countywide average of Florida's 67 counties (how all 67 compare in the 2025 data study). It splits like this:

A countywide average is a planning number, not your bill: the parcel's own districts set its millage (the city table below shows the spread), and non-ad-valorem assessments (fire, solid waste, CDD) come on top. On the 2025 tax roll they came to about $168.9 million here — $484 per parcel, against $597 statewide (see the 2025 non-ad valorem study).

2025 rate decisions. The county commission set its 2025 operating rate at 2.8643 mills (2024: 2.9207), above its rolled-back rate of 2.7703, so under Florida law it was a tax increase. The 2025 millage study lists all 17 county, city and district operating rates in Brevard County on the state's report, and the vote each one took.

Palm Bay, Melbourne and every Brevard County city rate (2025)

Actual 2025 rates by city, from the Brevard County 2025 final millage rates, as filed with the Florida Department of Revenue.

Totals in this table run from 10.0769 mills (Unincorporated Brevard) to 18.1121 mills (Satellite Beach): on $100,000 of taxable value, location alone moves the bill by about $804 a year.

Every Brevard parcel pays the county general fund (2.8643), library (0.3242) and mosquito control (0.1340) levies, 6.3100 for the school board — including the voter-approved 1.0000 for teacher pay — and the St. Johns River Water Management District's 0.1793. Unincorporated parcels add county fire, law enforcement, road and recreation MSTUs instead of a city rate. Satellite Beach and Palm Bay have the highest city totals; Palm Shores, which levies no city tax, has the lowest, and West Melbourne the lowest of the cities that do.

Trash pickup. In Brevard County, homes outside city limits get garbage service this way: county contract or franchise hauler (WM). Cities run their own service. Check the official page, or compare every county in the trash pickup study. Look up a home’s pickup day by address.

Fire and trash fees. On Brevard County's 2025 tax roll, fire assessments came to about $166 per parcel (statewide: $129) and solid-waste assessments came to about $173 per parcel (statewide: $172). The 2025 fire and trash fee study compares all 67 counties.

Amendment 3 here. The state's Revenue Estimating Conference puts the cut to Brevard County's local governments at $272 million a year once Amendment 3 is fully in effect ($127 million in its first year), out of about $11.83 billion statewide. A homestead assessed at $300,000 would save about $1,679 a year here from 2028, at the county's average non-school rate. The Amendment 3 by county study shows what it would cut for every city and county government.

What that means in dollars

Engine-computed examples at Brevard County's average millage, using the school/non-school split above:

Homestead rows apply only the $25,000 exemption (§196.031(1)(a)) and the additional exemption up to $26,411 on non-school levies (§196.031(1)(b), 2026 CPI-indexed). Other programs stack on top; the buyer estimator models all eleven.

Buying in Brevard County? The listing's bill is not your bill

At sale the assessment resets to market (§193.155), so your first Brevard County bill tracks your price, not the seller's (the reset question below has the county's gap in dollars). Run the buyer estimator with Brevard County pre-selected; moving a Florida homestead? The portability calculator computes what carries over.

USDA income limits in Brevard County

USDA's guaranteed home loan caps household income by county. In Brevard County the limit is $122,800 for households of 1 to 4 and $162,100 for 5 to 8, counting everyone who will live in the home after small deductions (USDA's income worksheet, October 2026). That is the $122,800 level most Florida counties share. The home also has to be in an eligible area: the USDA eligibility lookup checks an address and runs the income check. Other counties: all 67 USDA limits.

Key Brevard County property tax dates

Set by state law, so identical statewide:

• Pay early, pay less: the 2026 bill is 4 percent off through November, stepping down each month until it is due by March 31 (the exact dates).
• Homestead exemption: live there on January 1 and file with the Brevard County Property Appraiser by March 1 (what it saves).
• Value appeals: 25 days from the mailing date on your August TRIM notice (make a reminder for your deadline).

Add the 2026 tax discount dates to your calendar Add the 2027 homestead dates

Nearby counties

• Indian River County property taxes — 14.1659 mills average
• Orange County property taxes — 17.41 mills average
• Osceola County property taxes — 14.9738 mills average
• Seminole County property taxes — 15.348 mills average
• Volusia County property taxes — 17.4169 mills average

Related reading

Your TRIM notice, explained · Amendment 3, explained · Homestead exemption calculator · Pay early, keep 4 percent

Buying here? Estimate your closing costs

Title insurance calculator · Documentary stamp (deed tax) calculator · Full closing cost worksheet · Seller net sheet

Look up an actual Brevard County record

Search any Brevard County address in the property-tax lookup, or go straight to the county's own offices:

• Property Appraiser: www.bcpao.us
• Tax Collector: www.brevardtaxcollector.com

Estimates on this page are planning figures from official DOR millage data — never a bill, never tax advice. The county's TRIM notice and tax bill control.

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Quick answers

How much is property tax in Brevard County?

Brevard County's average total millage is about 14.77 mills — the 43rd-highest of Florida's 67 counties. On a $300,000 assessed home that computes to roughly $3,838 a year with the homestead exemption, or about $4,430 without it. Brevard County — the Space Coast, from Titusville down through Melbourne and Palm Bay — averages one of the lowest total millages of Florida's larger counties. The county publishes its parcel roll through a public GIS service, which is what the lookup tool uses to resolve a Brevard address to the official record.

Where do I pay my Brevard County property tax bill?

Brevard County property tax bills are issued and collected by the county Tax Collector (www.brevardtaxcollector.com). The county Property Appraiser (www.bcpao.us) keeps the certified value record behind it; the property-tax lookup here finds both for any Brevard County address.

Will buying a home reset my property taxes in Brevard County?

Yes — Florida assessed values reset to market value at sale (Fla. Stat. §193.155), so the seller's Save Our Homes cap ends at closing and your first full Brevard County bill is computed from what you paid, not what the seller paid. The gap is visible in this county's own numbers: the same $300,000 home computes to about $4,430 without homestead protections versus $3,838 with them. Non-homestead property carries its own separate 10 percent assessment cap (Fla. Stat. §193.1554), which also does not transfer.

Who pays for title insurance in Brevard County?

In Brevard County, local custom puts the owner's title-insurance premium on the seller's side of the closing statement, as in most Florida counties. It is custom, not law; the contract controls.

What is the USDA income limit in Brevard County?

For a USDA guaranteed loan in Brevard County, household income must be under $122,800 for 1 to 4 people or $162,100 for 5 to 8, counting everyone who will live in the home after small deductions. The home must also be in a USDA eligible area; the USDA eligibility lookup checks both.

What is the property tax rate in Palm Bay?

Palm Bay's 2025 total property tax rate is 18.0669 mills, per Brevard County's 2025 final millage filing — about $1,807 for every $100,000 of taxable value. It includes the city's own 7.6993 mills; Melbourne totals 17.5210 to 17.6765.