When property tax notices are sent to Jacksonville residents in August, they will show a millage rate unchanged from last year, but some city lawmakers say they’re leaving the door open for a cut this year.
The Jacksonville City Council’s 17-1 vote Tuesday night caps the city’s millage rate – the number used to calculate property tax bills – for the 2025-26 fiscal year at 11.3169 mills. That’s $11.3169 per $1,000 of assessed taxable value, or $1,697.54 on a home with an assessed value of $200,000 and a $50,000 homestead exemption. Mayor Donna Deegan also kept the rate even in her $2 billion proposed 2025-26 budget.
The millage rate for the Beaches would be 8.0262, and the town of Baldwin’s rate would be 9.5260…