Volusia County property taxes: rates, due dates and appeals

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Facts on this page come from the Volusia County Tax Collector, the Volusia County Property Appraiser and Florida law.

Three offices touch your property tax bill in Daytona Beach. The Volusia County Property Appraiser sets the value and handles exemptions. The Volusia County Council, the Volusia County School Board, the Daytona Beach City Commission and a handful of special districts set the millage rates. The Volusia County Tax Collector mails the bills and takes the money.

Who to call

• Missing bill, payments, installment plan: Volusia County Tax Collector Will Roberts, 386-736-5938, taxcollector@volusiatax.gov
• Value, exemptions, mailing address: Volusia County Property Appraiser, 386-736-5901, 123 W. Indiana Ave., Room 102, DeLand, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
• Appeals: Value Adjustment Board clerk, 386-740-5164
• Pay or look up a bill: Volusia County property tax search

When taxes are due

Florida property taxes cover the calendar year and are paid at the end of it, in one payment. The Tax Collector mails annual bills on or before Nov. 1. If yours has not arrived by the second week of November, call 386-736-5938. Not getting a bill does not excuse late payment; a mortgage company that pays from escrow gets the bill and you receive an information copy.

Paying early earns a discount set by Florida Statutes section 197.162:

Unpaid taxes become delinquent on April 1. Homeowners can also sign up for the quarterly installment plan, with bills in June, September, December and March; ask the Tax Collector for the current sign-up deadline.

What the rates are

A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of taxable value. For most property in the city of Daytona Beach (taxing code 204), the levies proposed in the August TRIM notices total 18.3128 mills for 2026, up from a final 18.0498 in 2025, according to the Property Appraiser’s composite proposed millage table (PDF). At that rate, every $100,000 of taxable value costs about $1,831 a year.

Rates come from the Property Appraiser’s detailed proposed millage listing (PDF). Property in the Downtown Development Authority area (code 214) pays one more mill. Each body adopted its final 2026 rate at September budget hearings. Under Florida’s TRIM law a final rate can come in below the proposed one, but going higher requires a new notice to every owner. The final rates are printed on the bill that arrives in November.

Homestead and other exemptions

If you own your home and it was your permanent residence on Jan. 1, you can claim the homestead exemption:

• The first $25,000 of value is exempt from all property taxes.
• An additional exemption, up to $26,411 for 2026, applies to assessed value above $50,000. It does not apply to school taxes. The full amount applies once assessed value reaches $76,411.
• Deadline: March 1 of the year you want the exemption to start. You can file online or in person, with a Florida driver’s license or ID card, your Florida vehicle or voter registration and the Social Security number of each owner and spouse.

Homestead property also has its assessed value increase capped each year under Florida’s Save Our Homes rule. The Property Appraiser lists other exemptions for seniors, people with disabilities, veterans, widows and widowers, and first responders. The online tax estimator shows what a home would cost after a sale resets its assessed value.

How to appeal

1. Read your TRIM notice. The Notice of Proposed Property Taxes arrives in August with your value, exemptions and the public hearing dates.
2. Call the Property Appraiser at 386-736-5901 if the value looks wrong. Many questions are settled informally.
3. Petition the Value Adjustment Board. Florida law gives you 25 days from the date the TRIM notice was mailed to file. File through the county’s Value Adjustment Board page, which links the petition portal. Hearings are public and are held before special magistrates. Questions: board clerk, 386-740-5164.

What this means for you

• Your bill arrives by Nov. 1. Paying in November saves 4%.
• The deadline without penalty is March 31, 2027.
• New homeowner? File for homestead by March 1, 2027, if you lived in the home on Jan. 1, 2027.
• The 2026 appeal window has passed for most owners; mark your calendar for next August’s TRIM notice.

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

Frequently asked questions

When are Volusia County property taxes due?

Tax bills are mailed on or before Nov. 1. The full amount is due by March 31, and unpaid taxes become delinquent on April 1.

What is the property tax discount in Volusia County?

Florida law gives 4% off for paying in November, 3% in December, 2% in January and 1% in February. Payments in March get no discount.

What is the millage rate in Daytona Beach?

The proposed 2026 total for most city of Daytona Beach property is 18.3128 mills, or about $18.31 for every $1,000 of taxable value. The city’s own share is 5.93 mills for operations plus 0.1574 for debt.

When is the homestead exemption deadline in Volusia County?

Apply with the Volusia County Property Appraiser by March 1 of the year you want the exemption to start. You must own the home and live in it as your permanent residence on Jan. 1.

How do I appeal my property value in Volusia County?

Call the Property Appraiser at 386-736-5901 to talk through the value first. To appeal formally, file a petition with the Value Adjustment Board within 25 days of the date the TRIM notice was mailed in August.