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Changed: Florida’s homestead exemption goes to $250,000, 2026

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Key figures

  • From 1 January 2027 the non-school homestead exemption is $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 from 2028, up from $51,411.
  • It goes to an owner who was a permanent Florida resident on 31 December 2026. A later arrival gets it from the 5th year of exemption.
  • School taxes keep the $25,000 exemption.

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 . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Changed: Florida’s homestead exemption goes to $250,000, 2026, patrician.ch/visuals/changed-florida-amendment-3-2026/, October 2026.

Card: Florida's non-school homestead exemption, $51,411 today, $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 from 2028, under Amendment 3.
Source: Florida Department of State, Amendment 3 ballot summary, and each county’s 2026 millage, on Patrician.ch. As of 12 Nov 2026. Free to share unchanged, with credit to patrician.ch.

Florida voters approved Amendment 3 on 3 November 2026, about 62% on the unofficial count. It raises the homestead exemption on non-school property taxes from $51,411 to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, then follows inflation.

The larger exemption goes to a homestead owner who was a permanent Florida resident on 31 December 2026. Someone who becomes a resident later receives today's exemption when they qualify, and the larger one from the fifth year of exemption. School levies keep the $25,000 exemption.

At 2026 rates the further amount exempt in 2027 is worth $866 a year in Sarasota to $1,321 in Tampa. Each authority sets its 2027 rate in September of that year, so the bill will differ.

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The data

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Town2027, at 2026 ratesFrom 2028
Tampa$1,321$2,661
Delray Beach$1,213$2,443
Fort Lauderdale$1,181$2,379
Orlando$1,147$2,311
Boca Raton$1,047$2,109
Jupiter$999$2,013
Sarasota$866$1,744

Source: Florida Department of State, Amendment 3 ballot summary, and each county’s 2026 millage, on Patrician.ch. As of 12 Nov 2026. The page behind every figure: patrician.ch/answers/florida-amendment-3-by-town/.

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