Where home values are lower, taxable value falls more
Amendment 3's homestead exemption is a flat dollar amount, so it removes a larger share of a lower-valued home's taxable value. How much that matters for a city or county also depends on how much of its tax base is homesteads; rentals, businesses, second homes and vacant land keep their full value.
These are illustrative estimates, not forecasts. They compare 2026 non-school taxable value with an estimate for 2028, holding other property at 2026 values and letting homestead assessed values rise by up to 3% a year, never above market value. Values and the number of homesteads will change.
Home value and homestead share, together
Read across any row: among municipalities with a similar homestead share, the estimated drop grows steadily as median home values fall. Read down any column: a larger homestead share means a larger drop. The largest drops are where homes are lower-valued and homesteads make up much of the tax base.
Median estimated change in non-school taxable value, 2026 to 2028, for 378 municipalities. Rows: homesteads' share of the tax base. Columns: median homestead market value.
| Homestead share of taxable value | Under $150K | $150K–$250K | $250K–$400K | $400K–$700K | $700K or more |
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| 45% or more | −44.2%1 place | −40.6%3 places | −38.2%28 places | −25.4%29 places | −10.1%20 places |
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| 35% to 45% | −39.3%3 places | −34.5%19 places | −28.4%33 places | −17.8%22 places | −5.7%12 places |
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| 25% to 35% | −27.3%25 places | −26.6%25 places | −20.0%30 places | −13.3%15 places | −4.8%7 places |
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| Under 25% | −18.3%25 places | −16.7%26 places | −12.6%33 places | −5.7%11 places | −3.5%11 places |
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Each cell shows the median for the municipalities in it; hover over a cell to see some of their names. Cells with fewer than five places are faded. Shading uses the same scale as the city revenue map.
Counties
All 64 counties with a calculator, in five groups by median homestead market value. Change in countywide non-school taxable value, 2026 to 2028.
| Group | Median home value | Median change in taxable value | Median homestead share | Largest drops in the group |
| Lowest fifth | $144,132 | −32.0% | 36.0% | Union, Holmes, Gadsden, Lafayette |
| Second fifth | $210,160 | −32.8% | 40.0% | Wakulla, Bradford, Gilchrist, Citrus |
| Middle fifth | $267,190 | −25.8% | 35.5% | Baker, Hernando, Santa Rosa, Polk |
| Fourth fifth | $315,254 | −28.5% | 40.6% | Clay, Sumter, Pasco, St. Lucie |
| Highest fifth | $417,460 | −16.7% | 41.2% | Seminole, St. Johns, Nassau, Manatee |
Among counties, homestead share is the stronger of the two factors; the lowest-value group's homestead share is lower, which is why its drop is similar to the second group's.
How these figures are made
- Median home value is the median 2026 just (market) value of parcels with a homestead exemption, from each county's 2026 tax roll.
- Homestead share is homesteads' share of the 2026 non-school taxable value.
- Change in taxable value compares 2026 non-school taxable value with the 2028 estimate after the $250,000 homestead exemption. It is the same calculation the county calculators use, before tax rates are applied.
- 11 municipalities with fewer than 50 homesteads are left out because their figures swing on a handful of parcels. Municipalities without a city property tax, and those in counties without a final 2026 tax roll, have no estimate.