Search or Pay St. Johns County Property Taxes

This page helps users handle Property Tax tasks in St. Johns County, Florida, including looking up tax records, checking payment timing, and finding the right local office for follow-up help.

The main online resource is the St. Johns County Tax Collector Property Tax Search, while assessed values, exemptions, and property record details are handled by the St. Johns County Property Appraiser.

St. Johns County Property Tax Search

Use the St. Johns County Tax Collector property tax search to look for a tax record by entering details that identify the property or account.

• Owner name
• Property address
• Account number

Start with the most specific information you have. If a name search is too broad, use the property address or account number when available.

• Open the search St. Johns County property taxes page.
• Enter an owner name, address, or account number in the search field.
• Review the matching record and confirm the property details before using the tax information.

Real estate tax bills and payment timing

The St. Johns County Tax Collector collects ad valorem taxes and non-ad valorem assessments. Tax statements are mailed each year on or around November 1, and each property has a separate statement.

The bill covers January 1 through December 31 for the assessment year. The gross amount is due March 31, and unpaid real estate property taxes become delinquent April 1.

Early payment discounts are applied by month:

Important: Property owners are responsible for knowing that taxes are due and for paying them before delinquency, even if a tax bill is not received.

Recently purchased property

New property owners are responsible for the full property tax bill mailed in November. A midyear purchase does not create a partial tax bill from the Tax Collector.

Taxes are usually prorated on the closing statement. Any credit shown there is between the buyer and seller and is not a partial payment to the Tax Collector.

Property Appraiser records, values, and exemptions

The St. Johns County Property Appraiser establishes property value and determines exemptions. For assessment records, users can search by owner name, location address, parcel number, or legal information.

Use the Property Appraiser search when you need parcel details, assessed value information, or property record information separate from the Tax Collector’s payment search.

• Open the search St. Johns County property records page.
• Search by owner name, location address, parcel number, or legal information.
• Review the record details and use the tax estimator or exemption resources when they apply.

Tax estimator and exemptions

The Property Appraiser offers a tax estimator for users buying or recently buying a home. The estimator uses recently certified millage rates and the parcel’s non-ad valorem assessments to estimate taxes.

For the most accurate estimate, use the purchase price or sale price as the Just (Market) Value and enter applicable exemptions or portability information.

Homestead exemption and other personal exemption applications are accepted online. The statutory filing deadline is March 1, or the next business day if that date falls on a weekend.

• Use the estimate St. Johns County property taxes tool when planning a purchase.
• Use the apply for homestead exemption or portability page for exemption filing.

Installment payments

Florida Statute 197 allows taxpayers to prepay estimated taxes through an installment plan for each tax notice with estimated taxes of more than $100.

The application must be made with the Tax Collector before May 1 for the year the taxpayer elects to prepay in installments. The first payment must be made no later than June 30 of that tax year.

Delinquent taxes and tax certificate sales

Unpaid real estate property taxes become delinquent April 1 after the assessment year. At that point, 3% interest and an advertising charge are added.

If taxes remain unpaid on or before June 1, a tax certificate may be sold for the unpaid taxes, interest, and costs. A tax certificate is a lien against the property, not a sale of the land.

After two years have elapsed since delinquency, the certificate holder may apply for a tax deed. If the property owner does not pay the delinquent taxes due, the property may be sold at public auction by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Certified funds are required for delinquent tax payments.

Tangible personal property taxes

Tangible Personal Property taxes apply to physical property used in a business or other income-producing venture in St. Johns County as of January 1 each year.

Business property must be reported to the Property Appraiser on the DR-405 form at 100% of unadjusted original cost. Tangible Personal Property taxes become delinquent April 1, and a 1.5% monthly penalty is added after delinquency.

The Property Appraiser handles Tangible Personal Property reporting questions, while the Tax Collector handles tax collection and delinquency processing.

St. Johns County property tax contacts

Use these contacts for property tax payment, assessment, exemption, and tax deed questions.

• St. Johns County Tax Collector, Main Office – St. Augustine, 4030 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, FL 32084
  Phone: (904) 209-2250
  Email: taxcollector@sjctax.us
  Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• St. Johns County Tax Collector mailing address, P.O. Box 9001, St. Augustine, FL 32085-9001
• St. Johns County Property Appraiser, 4030 Lewis Speedway, Ste. 203, St. Augustine, FL 32084
  Phone: (904) 827-5500
  Email: sjcpa@sjcpa.gov
  Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm
• St. Johns County Clerk of Court tax deed sales
  Phone: (904) 819-3600
  Email: taxdeeds@stjohnsclerk.com