Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Wakulla County is $996.00 per year, based on a median home value of $143,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.69% of property value.

Wakulla County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the sixty-seven counties in Florida, Wakulla County is ranked 41st by median property taxes, and 49th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Wakulla County has lower property taxes than many other Florida counties. The median home value is $143,500.00, compared to the median property value in Florida of $182,400.00

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41st out of 67 By median yearly property tax

49th out of 67 By percentage of median home value

58th out of 67 By percentage of median income

You can see how Wakulla County (highlighted in green) compares to the sixty-seven other counties in Florida with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Florida, see our Florida county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Florida counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Wakulla County are the responsibility of the Wakulla County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Crawfordville, Florida.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Wakulla County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Wakulla County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Wakulla County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Wakulla County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Wakulla County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).