Palm Beach County property taxes: rates, due dates and appeals

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Facts on this page come from the Palm Beach County Tax Collector, the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser and the City of Palm Beach Gardens. Updated each fall when new rates and bills come out.

Updated Nov. 6: Amendment 3 passed in unofficial results; the Amendment 3 section now says what it changes.

Three offices handle property taxes on a Palm Beach Gardens home. The Property Appraiser sets the value and handles exemptions. Each taxing body, including the city, the county and the School Board, sets its own rate. The Tax Collector mails the bill and takes the money. The 2026 bills go out by Nov. 1. Both county offices have a branch on PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens.

Who to call

• Paying your bill, installment plan, delinquent taxes: Palm Beach County Tax Collector, 561-355-2264. North County Service Center, 3185 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
• Your value, exemptions, homestead: Property Appraiser North County Service Center, 3188 PGA Blvd., second floor, Palm Beach Gardens, 561-624-6521
• Pay or print your bill: Tax Collector online portal

When the bill is due

The Tax Collector’s property tax page says bills are mailed by Nov. 1 and can be paid from Nov. 1 to March 31. Paying early earns a discount:

Taxes not paid by March 31 become delinquent on April 1. Florida law moves a deadline that falls on a weekend or holiday to the next business day, the Tax Collector says. Bills go to the address the Property Appraiser has on file, so keep it current.

To spread the bill over the year, the Tax Collector runs an installment payment plan.

The Palm Beach Gardens rate

The city’s rate is 5.0537 mills, the same as in 2025, according to the Property Appraiser’s 2026 proposed millage chart (PDF). The rollback rate, which would raise the same money as last year, was 4.7795 mills. One mill is $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value, so the city’s share on a home with a $400,000 taxable value is about $2,021.

The city is one line on the bill. These are the other rates on the same chart that a Palm Beach Gardens address carries:

Palm Beach Gardens runs its own fire rescue department, so the county’s fire-rescue rate does not appear on a city bill. The county also levies a library rate of 0.5491 mills in the areas its library system serves. Your TRIM notice from August lists exactly which rates apply to your parcel, and the November bill shows the final ones.

The chart: who sets the rate

Schools take the largest share of a Palm Beach Gardens bill, then the city, then the county.

Amendment 3 passed

Florida voters approved Amendment 3 on Nov. 3, with 61.98% statewide in the state’s election night count. It raises the homestead exemption for non-school taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028. School taxes are not affected. The city’s Tax Talk page says property taxes make up 70% of its general fund and estimated before the vote that the full exemption could cut about $24 million a year from city revenue. See what Amendment 3 means for Palm Beach Gardens.

Homestead exemption

If the home is your permanent residence on Jan. 1, the homestead exemption takes $25,000 off the assessed value for all taxes, and a second exemption, up to $25,722 for 2025, off non-school taxes. You must file by March 1; the Property Appraiser says missing that date waives the exemption for the year.

Homestead also caps how much your assessed value can rise each year: 3% or the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower. It does not move with you to a new home; you must file again, though the portability rules can carry some of your savings over.

How to appeal your value

The value on your TRIM notice is the one to challenge. According to the Property Appraiser’s petition page:

1. Ask the Property Appraiser for an informal review first.
2. If that does not settle it, file a petition with the Value Adjustment Board. It may charge up to $20 to file.
3. The deadline is the 25th day after TRIM notices are mailed. For 2026 it was Sept. 14, so this year’s window has closed. Talking to the appraiser does not extend it.

What this means for you

• Watch the mail around Nov. 1. Paying by Nov. 30 saves 4%.
• Bought this year? File for homestead by March 1, 2027.
• Payment questions go to the Tax Collector; value questions go to the Property Appraiser. Both have offices on PGA Boulevard.

Related: Palm Beach Gardens home prices, moving to Palm Beach Gardens and who to call at City Hall.

Frequently asked questions

When are Palm Beach County property taxes due?

Bills go out by Nov. 1 and can be paid from Nov. 1 through March 31. Unpaid taxes become delinquent April 1.

What is the discount for paying Palm Beach County property taxes early?

4% if you pay in November, 3% in December, 2% in January and 1% in February. There is no discount in March.

What is the Palm Beach Gardens millage rate?

The city’s rate is 5.0537 mills, the same as last year, according to the Property Appraiser’s 2026 proposed millage chart. That is about $5.05 for every $1,000 of taxable value.

When is the homestead exemption deadline in Palm Beach County?

You must own the home and make it your permanent residence by Jan. 1 and file by March 1. Missing March 1 waives the exemption for that year.

Where can I pay property taxes in person in Palm Beach Gardens?

At the Tax Collector’s North County Service Center, 3185 PGA Blvd., open 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. You can also pay online.