Southwest Florida has both the city with the highest property tax rate and the city with the lowest in Florida.
Everglades City in Collier County approved the highest property tax, or millage, rate in the state for the current fiscal year, while Estero in Lee County approved the lowest. Marco Island argued for months but finally approved its first property tax rate increase in eight years. Fort Myers lowered its tax rate for the 10th consecutive year.
Fiscal Year 2026 began Oct. 1. Here’s a roundup of tax rates and budgets approved by local governments. Population figures are approximate.
What’s a mill?
Florida counties and municipalities approve millage rates as property tax rates. One mill equates to $1 for every $1,000 worth of a property’s assessed, or taxable, value (after adjustments, such as the homestead exemption for primary residents).
COLLIER COUNTY
Collier County, the largest county in Florida by land mass at 1,997 square miles, raised its tax rate after two years of rollback, which means to lower rates to a level that keeps revenue the same as the previous year because of increased property values…