Here's what to know about property tax rates for Jacksonville, the Beaches and Baldwin

David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union
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Jacksonville residents will know this month what the 2022-23 budget means for them as the Finance Committee for Jacksonville City Council has completed its summer hearings.

Here's a look at how property tax rates would vary in different parts of Duval County based on how the final stretch of budget-making is shaping up.

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Will the tax rate for the city of Jacksonville go up or down?

City Hall in downtown Jacksonville.
City Hall in downtown Jacksonville.

It would be down slightly. The Finance Committee stuck with the reduction in the tax rate that Mayor Lenny Curry proposed in his budget. The rate would be about $11.32 per $1,000 of taxable property value for this year's tax bills, compared to $11.44 for the 2021 tax bills.

But it still would be 9.07% higher than the rollback rate, which is the rate that would collect the same amount of property taxes in light of how the hot real estate market has grown the size of the tax base.

More: Save Our Homes and tax rate cuts will keep property taxes in check for Duval County homeowners

How about the Beaches?

The Beaches cities have a two-step decision for their tax rates that results in different rates for Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach.

The Jacksonville City Council enacts a base tax rate. The Finance Committee supported a rate of about $8.03 per $1,000 of taxable property value for Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach, which is reduction from the current base rate of $8.15 per $1,000.

Then each of the Beach cities approves its own tax rate on top of that base rate. Jacksonville Beach's tentative tax rate is about $3.99 per $1,000 of taxable property value ($12.02 total with city's base rate), Atlantic Beach's tentative rate is nearly $3.23 per $1,000 of tax value ($11.25 total), and Neptune Beach is almost $3.52 per $1,000 ($11.55 total).

How is Baldwin's tax rate changing?

The Finance Committee approved a base rate of almost $9.53 per $1,000 of taxable property value. The town's tentative tax rate is $3 per $1,000 so the total rate for tax bills in Baldwin will be about $12.53 per $1,000 of taxable property.

What changes did the Finance Committee make in Mayor Lenny Curry's proposed budget?

The Finance Committee's scrutiny left intact the overall framework of the $1.55 billion budget in terms of spending on various departments, service levels and financial reserves. The residential garbage collection fee remains unchanged.

The Finance Committee backed about $4.6 million in enhancements that would direct money to specific city programs and nonprofit organizations beyond what was in Curry's budget.

What's next?

City Council will have public hearings on the budget at its Sept. 13 and Sept. 27 meetings. Then it will vote on the budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. The Finance Committee still must vote on the capital improvements program portion of next year's budget.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville property tax rates 2022-23 - Here is what to know