Volusia County property taxes
Volusia County — Daytona Beach, Deltona and the east-coast corridor between them — carries one of the higher countywide averages in the state, with city and special-district levies layered on the county and school base. The county publishes parcel data through its open-data GIS, so the lookup tool can resolve an address to full parcel detail directly.
The 2025 numbers
Volusia County's average total millage on the 2025 certified roll is 17.4169 mills — about $17.42 for every $1,000 of taxable value — the 13th-highest countywide average of Florida's 67 counties (how all 67 compare in the 2025 data study). It splits like this:
| Levy group | Mills | What it funds |
|---|---|---|
| School district | 5.279 | School board operating and debt levies — the portion the additional homestead exemption does not reduce |
| Non-school | 12.1379 | County commission, municipal, water management, independent and special districts |
| Average total | 17.4169 | Taxable-value-weighted countywide average, Florida DOR "Millage and Taxes Levied Report," 2025 roll |
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 $67.6 million here — $219 per parcel, against $597 statewide (see the 2025 non-ad valorem study).
2025 rate decisions. The county commission set its 2025 operating rate at 3.2007 mills (2024: 3.2007), above its rolled-back rate of 3.0464, so under Florida law it was a tax increase. The 2025 millage study lists all 21 county, city and district operating rates in Volusia County on the state's report, and the vote each one took.
Daytona Beach, Deltona and every Volusia County city rate (2025)
Actual 2025 rates by city, from the Volusia County 2025 final millage rates, as filed with the Florida Department of Revenue.
| Area | City millage (operating + debt) | Total millage | Tax per $100,000 taxable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona Beach | 5.9300 + 0.1395 debt | 18.0498 to 18.1803 | $1,805 to $1,818 |
| Deltona | 6.7000 | 18.7448 | $1,874 |
| Port Orange | 4.9750 + 0.1623 debt | 16.7258 to 17.1176 | $1,673 to $1,712 |
| Ormond Beach | 4.3202 + 0.0630 debt | 16.3635 | $1,636 |
| DeLand | 6.1841 | 18.2289 | $1,823 |
| New Smyrna Beach | 4.6370 + 0.1115 debt | 16.3370 | $1,634 |
| Edgewater | 6.3300 + 0.1229 debt | 18.0414 | $1,804 |
| DeBary | 3.6500 | 15.6948 | $1,569 |
| Orange City | 7.2387 | 19.2835 | $1,928 |
| Holly Hill | 5.8000 | 17.7803 | $1,778 |
| South Daytona | 7.7500 | 19.7303 | $1,973 |
| Daytona Beach Shores | 4.5880 | 16.5683 | $1,657 |
| Ponce Inlet | 6.2500 | 18.2303 | $1,823 |
| Lake Helen | 6.8620 | 18.9068 | $1,891 |
| Oak Hill | 5.6820 + county fire | 20.8941 | $2,089 |
| Pierson | 5.2439 + county fire | 20.9123 | $2,091 |
| Unincorporated Volusia | 3.6236 fire + 1.6956 MSD | 16.9077 to 17.3640 | $1,691 to $1,736 |
Totals in this table run from 15.6948 mills (DeBary) to 20.9123 mills (Pierson): on $100,000 of taxable value, location alone moves the bill by about $522 a year.
Volusia splits into three hospital taxing districts — Halifax (0.7019), Southeast Volusia (0.3101) and West Volusia (0.9897) — which is why the same city millage lands on different totals. Unincorporated parcels pay the county's 3.6236-mill fire levy and its 1.6956-mill municipal service district instead of a city rate; Oak Hill and Pierson pay the county fire levy on top of their own, which gives them the highest totals. DeBary has the lowest. Downtown Daytona Beach parcels total 19.0498.
Trash pickup. In Volusia County, homes outside city limits get garbage service this way: county contract or franchise hauler (FCC Environmental). 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 Volusia County's 2025 tax roll, fire assessments came to about $5 per parcel (statewide: $129) and solid-waste assessments came to about $91 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 Volusia County's local governments at $355 million a year once Amendment 3 is fully in effect ($161 million in its first year), out of about $11.83 billion statewide. A homestead assessed at $300,000 would save about $2,410 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 Volusia County's average millage, using the school/non-school split above:
| Scenario | Estimated annual tax |
|---|---|
| $300,000 assessed value, homestead (both exemptions) | ≈ $4,469.07 |
| $500,000 assessed value, homestead (both exemptions) | ≈ $7,952.45 |
| $300,000 assessed value, no homestead (investment or second home) | ≈ $5,225.07 |
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 Volusia County? The listing's bill is not your bill
At sale the assessment resets to market (§193.155), so your first Volusia 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 Volusia County pre-selected; moving a Florida homestead? The portability calculator computes what carries over.
USDA income limits in Volusia County
USDA's guaranteed home loan caps household income by county. In Volusia 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 Volusia 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 Volusia 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
- Brevard County property taxes — 14.7669 mills average
- Flagler County property taxes — 17.1551 mills average
- Lake County property taxes — 15.6324 mills average
- Marion County property taxes — 15.8838 mills average
- Orange County property taxes — 17.41 mills average
- Putnam County property taxes — 17.7142 mills average
- Seminole County property taxes — 15.348 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 Volusia County record
Search any Volusia County address in the property-tax lookup, or go straight to the county's own offices:
- Property Appraiser: vcpa.vcgov.org
- Tax Collector: www.vctaxcollector.org
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.
Quick answers
How much is property tax in Volusia County?
Volusia County's average total millage is about 17.42 mills — the 13th-highest of Florida's 67 counties. On a $300,000 assessed home that computes to roughly $4,469 a year with the homestead exemption, or about $5,225 without it. Volusia County — Daytona Beach, Deltona and the east-coast corridor between them — carries one of the higher countywide averages in the state, with city and special-district levies layered on the county and school base. The county publishes parcel data through its open-data GIS, so the lookup tool can resolve an address to full parcel detail directly.
Where do I pay my Volusia County property tax bill?
Volusia County property tax bills are issued and collected by the county Tax Collector (www.vctaxcollector.org). The county Property Appraiser (vcpa.vcgov.org) keeps the certified value record behind it; the property-tax lookup here finds both for any Volusia County address.
Will buying a home reset my property taxes in Volusia 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 Volusia 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 $5,225 without homestead protections versus $4,469 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 Volusia County?
In Volusia 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 Volusia County?
For a USDA guaranteed loan in Volusia 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 Daytona Beach?
Daytona Beach's 2025 total property tax rate is 18.0498 to 18.1803 mills (19.0498 downtown), per Volusia County's 2025 final millage filing — about $1,805 to $1,818 for every $100,000 of taxable value. That includes the city's 5.9300 operating and 0.1395 debt mills.
Data verified as of October 2026.