Palm Beach County property taxes: rates, due dates and appeals

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Facts on this page come from the Palm Beach County Tax Collector, the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser and the Village of Wellington. Updated each fall when new rates and bills come out.

Three offices handle the property tax on a Wellington home. The Property Appraiser sets the value and handles exemptions. Each taxing body, including the village, the county and the School Board, sets its own rate. The Tax Collector mails the bill and takes the money. The 2026 bills go out by Nov. 1. The village’s own rate is 2.47 mills, unchanged from last year.

Who to call

• Paying your bill, installment plan, delinquent taxes: Palm Beach County Tax Collector, 561-355-2264. Nearest service center: 16440 Town Center Parkway South, Westlake (book a visit online)
• Your value, exemptions, homestead, mailing address: Property Appraiser, 561-355-2866. Nearest service center: 200 Civic Center Way, Suite 200, Royal Palm Beach, 561-784-1220
• Pay or print your bill: Tax Collector property tax page

When the bill is due

The Tax Collector’s property tax page says bills go out by Nov. 1 to the address the Property Appraiser has on file and can be paid from Nov. 1 to March 31. Paying early earns a discount:

Taxes not paid by March 31 become delinquent April 1. Florida law moves a deadline that falls on a weekend or holiday to the next business day, the Tax Collector says. If you did not get a bill, check your address with the Property Appraiser.

The Wellington rate

The Village Council has kept its rate at 2.47 mills. The Property Appraiser’s 2026 proposed millage chart (PDF) lists Wellington at 2.47 for both 2025 and 2026. The rollback rate, which would raise the same money as last year, was 2.3587 mills. The council’s Sept. 22 final budget hearing carried the same 2.47 rate, which the village’s budget overview says raises $32.7 million, 4.72% above the rollback rate. Each 0.01 mill is worth about $132,000 to the village.

One mill is $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value, so the village’s share on a home with a $400,000 taxable value is about $988.

Wellington is one line on the bill. These are the other rates on the same chart that a Wellington address carries:

Wellington’s fire and emergency medical service comes from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, which runs four stations in the village, so the county fire-rescue rate is on a Wellington bill. The Acme Improvement District drainage charge and the solid waste charge are flat assessments, not millage. Your TRIM notice from August lists exactly which rates and assessments apply to your parcel.

The chart: who sets the rate

The School Board takes the largest share of a Wellington bill. The village’s property tax reform analysis puts it simply: 19 cents of every property tax dollar goes to Wellington and Acme, and 32 cents goes to schools.

The amendment on the November ballot

The Nov. 3 ballot carries a constitutional amendment that would replace the $50,000 homestead exemption on non-school taxes with $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, and cut the yearly cap on assessment increases for non-homestead property from 10% to 5%. It needs 60% of the vote. The village’s analysis estimates Wellington would lose about $3.2 million in property tax revenue in the first year and about $6.2 million a year by the second. See our voting guide for the dates.

Homestead exemption

If the home is your permanent residence on Jan. 1, the homestead exemption takes $25,000 off the assessed value for all taxes, and a second exemption, up to $25,722 for 2025, off non-school taxes. File by March 1; the Property Appraiser says missing that date waives the exemption for the year. Homestead also caps how much your assessed value can rise each year at 3% or the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower.

How to appeal your value

The value on your TRIM notice is the one to challenge. According to the Property Appraiser’s petition page:

1. Ask the Property Appraiser for an informal review first.
2. If that does not settle it, file a petition with the Value Adjustment Board, which may charge up to $20.
3. The deadline is the 25th day after TRIM notices are mailed. For 2026 it was Sept. 14, so this year’s window has closed. Talking to the appraiser does not extend it.

What this means for you

• Watch the mail around Nov. 1. Paying by Nov. 30 saves 4%.
• Bought this year? File for homestead by March 1, 2027.
• Payment questions go to the Tax Collector; value questions go to the Property Appraiser, whose nearest office is in Royal Palm Beach.

Related: Wellington home prices, moving to Wellington and who to call at Village Hall.

Frequently asked questions

When are Palm Beach County property taxes due?

Bills are mailed by Nov. 1 and can be paid from Nov. 1 through March 31. Unpaid taxes become delinquent April 1.

What is the discount for paying Palm Beach County property taxes early?

4% if you pay in November, 3% in December, 2% in January and 1% in February. There is no discount in March.

What is the Wellington millage rate?

The village rate is 2.47 mills for the 2026 tax year, the same as 2025. That is $2.47 for every $1,000 of taxable value, and it is about 13% of the total rate on a Wellington bill.

When is the homestead exemption deadline in Palm Beach County?

You must own the home and make it your permanent residence by Jan. 1 and file by March 1. Missing March 1 waives the exemption for that year.

Where is the nearest property appraiser office to Wellington?

The Property Appraiser has a service center at 200 Civic Center Way, Suite 200, in Royal Palm Beach, 561-784-1220. The Tax Collector’s nearest service center is in Westlake, by reservation.