I get this one seemingly every other day: “I want to move to Martin County because the taxes are lower.” They are NOT.
There are 2 portions to the annual tax bill: Ad Valorem and Non Ad Valorem. The big side is the Ad Valorem, or according to value, portion of the tax bill. The Ad VAlorem portion of the tax is calculated, basically, by multiplying the tax millage rate by the tax assessed value of the property. Now the millage rate varies depending upon what area of the county the property is in and if the property is in an incorporated are of the county. Municipalities like Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens
The bottom line in this is that the tax millage rates are almost identical in Palm Beach and Martin Counties.
Read this post looking at the 2023 PB County Millage rates
Unincorporated PB County is typically 17.7544 where unincorprated Martin County is 17.5 to 17.9. Thus, the tax rate is almost exactly the same. Stuart is 19.2443 and Jupiter is 18.9669. So again, nearly identical as a percentage of the assessed values.
| Municipality | Levy Code | Municipality Millage Rate (per $1,000 of taxable value) | Total of all Millage Rates (per $1,000 of taxable value by Municipality) |
| Ocean Breeze | 1400 | 4.8008 | 21.6038 View Millage Summary |
| Sewall’s Point | 2200 | 2.87 | 16.8841 View Millage Summary |
| Stuart | 3100 | 5.2302 | 19.2443 View Millage Summary |
| Jupiter Island | 4301 | 2.8786 | 16.8927 View Millage Summary |
| (TPP Only) | |||
| Jupiter Island | 4300 | 4.0391 | 18.0532 View Millage Summary |
| (RP Only) | |||
| Indiantown | 8018 | 1.6304 | 18.4334 View Millage Summary |
| Taxing Districts | Levy Code | Taxing District Millage Rate (per $1,000 of taxable value) | Total of all Millage Rates (per $1,000 of taxable value) by Taxing District |
| District One | 6006 | 0.0868 | 17.6851 View Millage Summary |
| District One (Hutchinson Island) | 6106 | 0.2216 | 17.9067 View Millage Summary |
| District Two | 7017 | 0.1176 | 17.7159 View Millage Summary |
| District Three | 3003 | 0.0662 | 17.6645 View Millage Summary |
| District Four | 9009 | 0 | 17.5983 View Millage Summary |
| District Five | 5005 | 0.0743 | 17.6726 View Millage Summary |
