When are property taxes due in Palm Beach County? March 31

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Facts on this page come from the Palm Beach County Tax Collector, the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser and the City of West Palm Beach. Updated each fall when new rates and bills come out.

Three offices handle the property tax on a West Palm Beach home, and two of them are downtown at the Governmental Center, 301 N. Olive Ave. 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. The city’s proposed operating rate is 8.1308 mills, unchanged from last year.

Who to call

• Paying your bill, delinquent taxes: Palm Beach County Tax Collector, 561-355-2264. Downtown service center: 301 N. Olive Ave., 1st floor
• Your value, exemptions, homestead, mailing address: Property Appraiser, 561-355-2866. Main office 5th floor and exemptions desk 1st floor, 301 N. Olive Ave.
• The city fire fee: City of West Palm Beach Finance, 561-822-1310
• Pay or print your bill: Tax Collector property tax page

When are property taxes due in Palm Beach County?

Short answer: the 2026 bill is due by Wednesday, March 31, 2027, and becomes delinquent on April 1. Bills go out by Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, and you can pay any time from then on. The earlier you pay, the bigger the discount, so most owners pay in November.

Florida property taxes are paid in arrears: the bill that arrives in November covers calendar year 2026. If your lender pays from an escrow account, it usually pays in November to take the 4% discount; check with the lender before paying yourself.

The Tax Collector’s property tax page says more than 600,000 bills go out by Nov. 1 to the address the Property Appraiser has on file. They can be paid from Nov. 1 to March 31. Paying early earns a discount:

Taxes not paid by March 31 become delinquent April 1 and draw penalties and interest. Delinquent taxes cannot be paid online, and once a tax is delinquent a postmark is not proof of payment; the payment must arrive by the last working day of the month. Florida law moves a deadline that falls on a weekend or holiday to the next business day, the Tax Collector says. The office also has a service center list; besides downtown, the nearest are Central Palm Beach at 4215 S. Military Trail in Greenacres and North County at 3185 PGA Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens.

How to pay

From the Tax Collector’s payment options page:

• Online: view, print and pay the bill on the Tax Collector’s property tax portal, by credit or debit card.
• In person: at a service center, by check, money order, cashier’s check or card. The Tax Collector takes reservations online, and office hours are 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
• By mail or wire: the payment options page lists the accepted forms and where to send them. Put the property control number from the bill on any payment.

No bill by mid-November? Bills go to the mailing address the Property Appraiser has on file. Check or change it with the Property Appraiser at 561-355-2866, and print a copy of the bill from the portal in the meantime. If you sold the property, the Tax Collector asks you to forward the bill or file its property sold form.

Paying in four installments

The Tax Collector’s installment payment plan splits the tax into four payments based on the previous year’s bill. You qualify if your estimated tax is more than $100. Enrollment for the 2027 tax year opens Nov. 1, 2026, and closes April 30, 2027.

Miss the first payment and you are dropped from the plan, and the whole bill is due between Nov. 1 and March 31 as usual. A missed September or December payment rolls into the next installment. Once enrolled, you stay in the plan each year as long as you make the first payment on time.

The West Palm Beach rates

The Property Appraiser’s 2026 millage chart (PDF) lists the city at 8.1308 mills for both 2025 and 2026 proposed, against a rollback rate of 7.6915. The rollback rate is the one that would raise the same money as last year from existing property. The city’s debt service rate drops from 0.0580 to 0.0533. Final rates are set at the September budget hearings.

These are the rates on the same chart that every West Palm Beach address carries:

Those lines add up to about 20.4 mills for 2026. One mill is $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value, so on a home with a $300,000 taxable value the city’s share is about $2,455 and the whole bill is about $6,120 before any flat assessments.

Downtown property carries one more line. The West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority (WPB DDA) levied 0.97 mills in 2025, and its 2026 proposed rate on the chart is 2.0 mills, above its rollback rate of 1.9588. It applies only to parcels inside the DDA district.

The county’s Fire Rescue and Library rates on the same chart are for areas those county services cover. The city runs its own Fire Department and the Mandel Public Library. Your TRIM notice from August lists exactly which rates and assessments apply to your parcel.

The chart: who sets the rate

The city takes the largest single share of a West Palm Beach bill, about 40% of the rate outside the DDA district, followed by the School Board.

The fire fee

On top of the millage, the city’s fire services assessment is $100 per residential property. Non-residential property is charged by building square footage. It was approved by the City Commission in 2008, pays for fire service other than emergency medical care, and is collected on the same tax bill between Nov. 1 and March 31.

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. 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 at 3% or the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower.

The Nov. 3 ballot carries Amendment 3, a proposed change to Florida’s homestead exemptions. See our voting guide for the dates and where to read the ballot.

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, which may charge up to $20.
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%; the final deadline is March 31, 2027.
• Want smaller payments in 2027? Enroll in the installment plan between Nov. 1 and April 30.
• 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 are at 301 N. Olive Ave.

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

Frequently asked questions

When are Palm Beach County property taxes due?

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

Are Palm Beach County property taxes paid in arrears?

Yes. The bill mailed by Nov. 1, 2026, is for calendar year 2026 and is payable through March 31, 2027. Florida property taxes are billed at the end of the year they cover.

Can I pay Palm Beach County property taxes in installments?

Yes, through the Tax Collector’s installment payment plan if your estimated tax is more than $100. Enrollment for the 2027 tax year runs Nov. 1, 2026, to April 30, 2027, with payments due in June or July, September, December and March.

What happens if I pay my Palm Beach County property taxes late?

Taxes unpaid on April 1 are delinquent and draw penalties and interest. Delinquent taxes cannot be paid online, and a postmark does not count as proof of payment once a tax is delinquent.

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 West Palm Beach millage rate?

The city’s 2026 proposed operating rate is 8.1308 mills, the same as 2025, plus 0.0533 mills for debt service. One mill is $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value.

What is the West Palm Beach fire fee?

The city’s fire services assessment is $100 per residential property. It is collected on the property tax bill; questions go to city Finance at 561-822-1310.

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.