Florida Amendment 3 by town: the larger homestead exemption at 2026 rates

Florida Amendment 3, town by town.

The non-school tax at 2026 rates on the larger homestead exemption, from $866 a year in Sarasota to $1,321 in Tampa in 2027, for a Florida resident on December 31, 2026.

In short, current to October 2026

Amendment 3 was approved on November 3, 2026, about 62% on the unofficial count, and is in force from January 1, 2027. The homestead exemption on non-school taxes goes from $51,411 today to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, then follows inflation.
School taxes keep the $25,000 exemption. So the larger exemption reaches only the county, city and special district part of the bill, which at 2026 rates runs from 8.78 mills in Sarasota to 13.40 in Tampa.
On a home assessed at $250,000 or more, the further $98,589 exempt in 2027 is $866 to $1,321 of non-school tax a year across these 7 towns, and the further $198,589 from 2028 is $1,744 to $2,661.
A person who is not a Florida resident on December 31, 2026 receives today's exemption when they qualify, and the larger one from the fifth year of exemption.
Figures at 2026 rates. The rates for 2027 are set by each authority in September 2027, so the bill that year will differ.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to October 2026. Updated 12 November 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Florida Amendment 3 by town: the larger homestead exemption at 2026 rates, patrician.ch/answers/florida-amendment-3-by-town/, October 2026.

By town

The larger exemption, at 2026 rates.

Each town's 2026 rate on its main taxing district, the school levy that keeps the $25,000 exemption, the non-school rate the larger exemption applies to, and the tax at that rate on the further amount exempt. Ordered by 2027.

Town	2026 rate	School levy, 2026-27	Non-school rate	On $98,589, 2027	On $198,589, from 2028
City of Tampa Hillsborough County	19.7353 mills	6.334 mills	13.4013 mills	$1,321	$2,661
City of Delray Beach Palm Beach County	18.591 mills	6.287 mills	12.3040 mills	$1,213	$2,443
City of Fort Lauderdale Broward County	18.4026 mills	6.4247 mills	11.9779 mills	$1,181	$2,379
City of Orlando Orange County	17.9818 mills	6.343 mills	11.6388 mills	$1,147	$2,311
City of Boca Raton Palm Beach County	16.909 mills	6.287 mills	10.6220 mills	$1,047	$2,109
Town of Jupiter Palm Beach County	16.4219 mills	6.287 mills	10.1349 mills	$999	$2,013
City of Sarasota Sarasota County	14.7103 mills	5.929 mills	8.7813 mills	$866	$1,744

Sources: town rates, Hillsborough County Property Appraiser, 2026 final millage, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, 2026 final millage rates, Broward County Property Appraiser, 2026 final millage rate table, Orange County Property Appraiser, 2026 tax roll millage and Sarasota County Tax Collector, 2026 certified millage. School levies 2026-27, each county's school board: Sarasota 5.929, Hillsborough 6.334, Palm Beach 6.287 (state 3.039 and local 3.248), Broward 6.4247 (required local effort 3.018, discretionary 0.748, capital 1.5, voted 1.0, debt 0.1587), Orange 6.343. Today's non-school exemption, $25,000 plus $26,411: Florida Department of Revenue, 2026. Amendment 3: Florida Department of State, ballot summary, approved November 3, 2026. Read 12.11.2026. Before any senior or other exemption, and on a homestead's assessed value, which Save Our Homes keeps below the price on a home held for years. Not tax, legal or financial advice.

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Questions

The short answers.

What does Florida Amendment 3 change?

It raises the homestead exemption on non-school property taxes from $51,411 to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, then indexes it to inflation.

School taxes keep the $25,000 exemption. It also lowers the cap on yearly assessment increases for non-homestead property from 10% to 5%.

Who gets the larger exemption in 2027?

A homestead owner who was a permanent Florida resident on December 31, 2026.

Someone who becomes a resident later receives today's exemption when they qualify, and the larger one from the fifth year of exemption.

What is Amendment 3 worth in Tampa?

At 2026 rates, $1,321 of non-school tax a year in 2027 and $2,661 from 2028, on a home assessed at $250,000 or more.

The non-school rate there is 13.4013 mills, 19.7353 mills in all less the school levy of 6.334.

Does Amendment 3 lower school taxes?

No. School levies keep the $25,000 exemption.

School levies for 2026-27 run from 5.929 to 6.4247 mills in these counties.

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Florida Amendment 3, town by town.