Countywide millage
16.42
Effective rate
≈ 0.95%
Key deadlines
- Homestead filing
- March 1 (for the current tax year)
- Tangible personal property
- April 1
- Petition to Value Adjustment Board
- Mid-September (25 days after TRIM notice)
Local quirks
- Coastal zip codes (Anna Maria Island, Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach) carry significantly higher windstorm and flood premiums than inland Parrish or Lakewood Ranch.
- Many Parrish and Lakewood Ranch master-plans carry CDD assessments on top of ad-valorem taxes — confirm the annual CDD line on the closing statement.
- Unincorporated Parrish generally has lower combined millage than the city of Bradenton.
- Snowbird / second-home buyers do NOT qualify for Homestead — budget the non-homestead 10% cap instead.
Official county resources
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Statewide rules — Homestead, Save Our Homes, portability — apply here too.
Read the Florida-wide guide →Millage and deadlines are reviewed annually. Confirm with the county before relying on them.
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