Property taxes collected by the
Sarasota County Tax Collector are divided among several taxing
districts including Sarasota County government.
| Typical FY08 Tax Bill |
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A typical Sarasota County
property owner, with a primary residence assessed at $300,000 and who
has taken the homestead exemption of $25,000, with $275,000 taxable
value (millage rates applied per $1,000 of taxable value), would expect to pay
$3,475.14 in taxes in FY08, not including special assessment districts.*
|
Taxing Authority |
Adopted Millage Rates |
Tax Bill in dollars |
|
Sarasota Count Operating
Millage |
3.2491 |
893.50 |
| Mosquito Control |
0.0277 |
7.62 |
| Debt Service |
0.0616 |
16.94 |
| Sarasota County
Government Total |
3.3384 |
918.06 |
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| Sarasota County Emergency
Medical Services |
0.6600 |
181.50 |
| Sarasota Memorial
Hospital |
0.9410 |
258.78 |
| West Coast Inland
Navigation |
0.0394 |
10.84 |
| Public School Board |
7.1230 |
1,958.83 |
| South West Florida Water
Management |
0.5350 |
147.13 |
| Other Jurisdictions
Total |
9.2984 |
2,557.08 |
| Total Tax Bill |
12.6368 |
3,475.14 |
As this chart shows, Sarasota County
government is only one of several agencies that collect property
taxes. In fact, Sarasota County government represents only about
26 percent of the total tax bill in this example.
Millage rates for all taxing agencies in Sarasota County
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