Plus a 30K bond on that new home. Sumter has the lowest property taxes Marion and lake county are higher

Ours property taxes here in Texas last yr. Went from $6,4??. to $4,243. & we are supposingly getting a senior citizen discount because we’re both 75 yrs. old. But a little worried because they’re building 2 more schools. But thinking about moving again where property taxes are lower & either NO HOA or about 1/2 what we’re paying now! Everything here is geared for the ones that have children. Basically nothing because our HOA knows if they put anything in for us the kids will have it all torn up. Nothing against kids but their parents don’t watch them.

When I bought my house 2 years ago in the Village of Charlotte the taxes were much less. The following year they were reassessed based on what I paid for the house. I applied for the Homestead deduction, which will be applied on this year’s tax bill. What you are quoted as taxes will change.

Whole picture?
 

Were you looking at just property taxes vs property taxes, bond, maintenance, fire dept total?
I believe past taxes may only be a guideline. If a property is assessed at let's say $250,000 in 2018 and you purchase the property at $400,000, the assessed value will increase quite a bit. I've been told roughly 85% of the purchase price will be the assessed value but I'm not convinced that is accurate.
$4000 difference sounds like something is missing.

Not true....Marion County's rate is 4.29, Lake is 5.0364, Sumter is 5.19

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True, and further more, Leesburg and Wildwood taxes are astronomical. Those two taxing cities encompass all new Villages homes and developments.

You got it. Taxes are reassessed each time the home is resold. And you can bet the taxes don't go down.

And yet, friends of ours chose a villages sales rep. and in their initial conversation in the office, ask many questions about the Villages covering 3 different counties, something they had not dealt with previously as career moves usually had them considering only a single county nearest their work. They were told there is NO difference here; that if the sales taxes are lower in one county, the property taxes will be more; that if the utility companies in one county have higher rates, it will be off set by my other considerations being lower, and so on. They did a little fact gathering and comparisons on their on, and found the agent's opinion to be very erroneous and concluded the agent was more interested in personal gain than in helping them find the best financial situation for them ?

Not an "expert" in taxes and tax comparisons, but wouldn't it also apply, that the actual tax paid would depend on if the present property owner's tax bill had a homestead exemption ? And also (don't understand how this works) was told that when an individual sells their homesteaded property to move to another property where they will have a homestead exemption, the taxes will (somehow ??) be similar to their previous residence and NOT increase 25, 30, 50% ? If someone actually knows how that works, would love to see it posted here !

So, if one lives in Sumter county 15, 20 years, sells, and BUYS again IN Sumter county, would their taxes stay relatively the same assuming the square footage is relatively the same, meaning a 1400 sq. foot house (not villa) to a 1400 sq foot house but in Sumter co. ? That makes it even stranger that agents will say it really makes no difference which county one moves to ? ? ?

Maybe you mean $670? I live in Marion County and my taxes are about 1/3 of what you stated. It’s

The average tax bill in Florida is $6,000 per year. So, I agree that something is wrong with that comparison.

I see that response as very informative and can explain the tax differences.

Yes, homestead exemption would make a difference if it was included in the numbers given. That is one reason why looking at the actual tax bills would be useful.

The Save Our Homes limit on increases in taxable value is portable and can “follow” a Florida resident from home to home. I don know the details well enough to describe it but I’ve seen some good information online.

I hate old people so much that I can't even look at myself in the mirror.