Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Hillsborough County is $2,168.00 per year, based on a median home value of $198,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.09% of property value.

Hillsborough County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-seven counties in Florida, Hillsborough County is ranked 10th by median property taxes, and 2nd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Florida, Hillsborough County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $16,500.00 greater than the Florida median of $182,400.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Hillsborough County.

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10th out of 67 By median yearly property tax

2nd out of 67 By percentage of median home value

14th out of 67 By percentage of median income

You can see how Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County are the responsibility of the Hillsborough County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Tampa, Florida.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Hillsborough County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Hillsborough County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Hillsborough County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).