Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Florida
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Florida ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holmes County | $190 | 0.520% | $101,400 |
| 2 | Jackson County | $182 | 0.549% | $113,900 |
| 3 | Dixie County | $174 | 0.738% | $96,900 |
| 4 | Taylor County | $174 | 0.723% | $100,200 |
| 5 | Calhoun County | $172 | 0.554% | $134,000 |
| 6 | Washington County | $168 | 0.504% | $156,000 |
| 7 | Hamilton County | $167 | 0.730% | $110,400 |
| 8 | Lafayette County | $163 | 0.646% | $131,600 |
| 9 | Gadsden County | $163 | 0.552% | $154,700 |
| 10 | Madison County | $157 | 0.876% | $105,900 |
| 11 | Union County | $156 | 0.580% | $160,400 |
| 12 | Bradford County | $149 | 0.567% | $180,300 |
| 13 | Liberty County | $148 | 0.877% | $117,600 |
| 14 | Levy County | $141 | 0.648% | $171,400 |
| 15 | Glades County | $137 | 1.013% | $114,800 |
| 16 | Suwannee County | $136 | 0.727% | $160,900 |
| 17 | Putnam County | $134 | 0.812% | $147,300 |
| 18 | Highlands County | $126 | 0.728% | $177,900 |
| 19 | Gilchrist County | $126 | 0.681% | $191,000 |
| 20 | Citrus County | $124 | 0.591% | $223,200 |
| 21 | DeSoto County | $124 | 0.873% | $151,500 |
| 22 | Gulf County | $123 | 0.566% | $235,700 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | $122 | 0.678% | $198,800 |
| 24 | Okeechobee County | $121 | 0.754% | $179,000 |
| 25 | Hardee County | $121 | 1.049% | $129,400 |
| 26 | Columbia County | $119 | 0.743% | $186,400 |
| 27 | Escambia County | $117 | 0.600% | $234,200 |
| 28 | Wakulla County | $117 | 0.651% | $216,300 |
| 29 | Baker County | $116 | 0.627% | $225,000 |
| 30 | Hendry County | $107 | 0.801% | $189,700 |
| 31 | Franklin County | $103 | 0.618% | $254,300 |
| 32 | Bay County | $96 | 0.597% | $276,900 |
| 33 | Marion County | $96 | 0.751% | $220,800 |
| 34 | Walton County | $92 | 0.454% | $376,400 |
| 35 | Hernando County | $90 | 0.720% | $240,700 |
| 36 | Polk County | $87 | 0.737% | $240,000 |
| 37 | Santa Rosa County | $83 | 0.599% | $302,100 |
| 38 | Okaloosa County | $72 | 0.600% | $324,800 |
| 39 | Pasco County | $65 | 0.763% | $265,800 |
| 40 | Clay County | $61 | 0.739% | $281,500 |
| 41 | Brevard County | $56 | 0.703% | $304,400 |
| 42 | Duval County | $55 | 0.779% | $274,900 |
| 43 | Volusia County | $52 | 0.784% | $278,000 |
| 44 | Lake County | $44 | 0.793% | $287,900 |
| 45 | Indian River County | $43 | 0.727% | $314,700 |
| 46 | Leon County | $42 | 0.824% | $279,800 |
| 47 | Pinellas County | $40 | 0.729% | $319,000 |
| 48 | Seminole County | $26 | 0.698% | $357,300 |
| 49 | Osceola County | $26 | 0.787% | $317,600 |
| 50 | Nassau County | $21 | 0.729% | $351,100 |
| 51 | Charlotte County | $19 | 0.887% | $291,000 |
| 52 | Alachua County | $15 | 0.983% | $266,800 |
| 53 | Flagler County | $15 | 0.788% | $333,400 |
| 54 | Lee County | $9 | 0.827% | $326,300 |
| 55 | Hillsborough County | $2 | 0.836% | $333,300 |
| 56 | Orange County | $1 | 0.780% | $358,300 |
| 57 | Sarasota County | $-1 | 0.757% | $373,100 |
| 58 | Manatee County | $-4 | 0.793% | $359,800 |
| 59 | St. Lucie County | $-7 | 0.946% | $305,800 |
| 60 | Sumter County | $-11 | 0.826% | $356,000 |
| 61 | Martin County | $-26 | 0.807% | $386,500 |
| 62 | Collier County | $-34 | 0.661% | $486,800 |
| 63 | Miami-Dade County | $-59 | 0.827% | $425,400 |
| 64 | St. Johns County | $-62 | 0.775% | $457,600 |
| 65 | Palm Beach County | $-66 | 0.884% | $407,300 |
| 66 | Broward County | $-67 | 0.949% | $380,400 |
| 67 | Monroe County | $-95 | 0.545% | $723,800 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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