The Pompano Beach property tax rate for 2025 totals roughly 20.2573 mills, which works out to about $20.26 in tax for every $1,000 of taxable value.1Broward County Property Appraiser. Millage Rate That combined rate pulls together levies from the City of Pompano Beach, Broward County, the Broward County School Board, the South Florida Water Management District, and several smaller special districts. What you actually owe depends on your property’s assessed value, the exemptions you qualify for, and flat non-ad valorem fees that ride along on the same bill.
Where the 20.2573 Mills Come From
A mill is one dollar of tax for every $1,000 of taxable value.2Florida Department of Revenue. A Florida Homeowners Guide – Millage Each taxing authority sets its own millage, and the sum is what shows up on your bill. For the fiscal year running October 2025 through September 2026, the City of Pompano Beach itself levies:
- General operating: 5.2181 mills
- 2018 general obligation bonds: 0.2632 mills
- 2021 general obligation bonds: 0.1795 mills
- Emergency Medical Services district: 0.5000 mills
That adds up to roughly 6.16 mills from the city alone.3City of Pompano Beach. Resolution No 2025-215 Final Millage Rates Certified Broward County’s own millage for county services contributes about 5.669 mills. The School Board, South Florida Water Management District, Children’s Services Council, and other special districts make up the balance to reach the 20.2573 total.
Each authority has to follow the procedures in Florida Statutes Chapter 200, which requires a public hearing before adopting a rate.4The Florida Legislature. Florida Statutes Chapter 200 – Determination of Millage Those hearings generally happen in September. Because the rates are set independently, the combined number can drift from year to year even if the city holds its own portion steady, so the Broward County Property Appraiser’s millage page is the reliable place to confirm the current total.
How to Calculate Your Pompano Beach Tax Bill
The Broward County Property Appraiser first establishes your property’s just value, meaning its estimated market value as of January 1. From there, assessment caps may lower that figure to an assessed value, and your exemptions are subtracted to arrive at taxable value. The arithmetic that follows is simple:
Taxable value × total millage ÷ 1,000 = ad valorem tax
If your taxable value after exemptions is $300,000 and the millage is 20.2573, the ad valorem tax works out to $300,000 × 20.2573 ÷ 1,000 = $6,077. Your bill will also carry non-ad valorem assessments for things like fire rescue, solid waste collection, and stormwater. Those are flat fees tied to the service rather than your property’s value, calculated separately and added to the same bill.
Exemptions That Shrink the Taxable Value
The homestead exemption is the largest break available to Pompano Beach homeowners. Under Florida Statutes Section 196.031, if you hold title and make the property your permanent residence, you can remove up to $50,000 from assessed value.5The Florida Legislature. Florida Statutes 196.031 – Exemption of Homesteads The first $25,000 applies against every levy, including school taxes. The second $25,000 applies to assessed value between $50,000 and $75,000 and covers everything except school taxes. At a combined rate near 20 mills, the full exemption cuts somewhere around $900 to $1,000 off the annual bill.
The exemption is not automatic. You have to apply with the Broward County Property Appraiser. For the 2026 tax year, the timely filing window closes March 2, 2026, with a late-file cutoff of September 18, 2026; after that absolute deadline, state law bars further applications for the year.6Broward County Property Appraiser. Homestead and Other Exemptions You’ll need a Florida driver’s license, proof of ownership through the recorded deed, and either a Florida voter registration card or a utility bill in your name at the property.
Veterans, Disability, and Surviving Spouse Exemptions
Several additional exemptions can stack on top of the homestead exemption:
- Veterans with a service-connected disability of 10% or more receive a $5,000 reduction in assessed value, which can be applied to any property the veteran owns.
- Veterans with a total and permanent service-connected disability receive a complete exemption from ad valorem taxes on their homestead. The same full exemption applies to disabled veterans confined to wheelchairs.
- Veterans 65 or older with a partial or total permanent disability receive a discount on their homestead equal to the percentage of their VA-rated disability.
A surviving spouse may be able to carry over a veteran’s exemption in certain circumstances.7Florida Department of Revenue. Property Tax Benefits for Active Duty Military and Veterans Separate exemptions exist for widows, widowers, the legally blind, and the totally and permanently disabled. Each has its own requirements, and all are handled through the Broward County Property Appraiser’s office.
Caps That Limit How Fast Your Assessed Value Grows
Florida restricts how quickly assessed value can rise, and the limit depends on whether the property is your homestead. Under the Save Our Homes provision in Section 193.155, a homesteaded property’s assessed value cannot increase by more than 3% or the prior year’s change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower.8The Florida Legislature. Florida Statutes 193.155 – Homestead Assessments If the market later cools and just value drops below the capped assessed value, the assessed value is lowered to match.
Non-homestead properties, including rentals, second homes, and commercial buildings, get a separate 10% annual cap on assessment increases. That cap does not apply to the school-district portion of the millage. In a fast-rising market, the gap between just value and capped assessed value can widen significantly, and losing homestead status by moving out, renting the property, or failing to refile can trigger a reset to full market value.
Taking Save Our Homes Benefits With You
If you sell a Pompano Beach homestead and buy another Florida homestead, you can transfer the accumulated Save Our Homes benefit under Florida’s portability rules. You must establish homestead on the new property within three years of January 1 of the year you abandoned the old one, and you file Form DR-501T along with your new homestead application by March 1.9Florida Department of Revenue. Save Our Homes Assessment Limitation and Portability Transfer The benefit is the dollar gap between assessed value and just value on the old property. If the new home costs more, the full dollar amount transfers as a reduction; if it costs less, the benefit transfers as a proportional percentage. Miss March 1 and you lose the transfer for that year.
Payment Dates and the Early-Pay Discount
Bills are mailed November 1 and due by March 31.10Broward County Tax Collector. Property Tax Paying early knocks real money off:
- November: 4% discount
- December: 3% discount
- January: 2% discount
- February: 1% discount
- March: no discount, full amount due
On a $6,000 bill, paying in November saves $240. Payment goes through the Broward County Tax Collector’s online portal by e-check or credit card, by mailed check, or through your mortgage escrow.11Broward County Tax Collector. Home – Broward County Tax Collector
Quarterly Installment Plan
If a lump sum is hard to swing, Florida’s installment option under Section 197.222 splits the bill into four payments. Estimated taxes must exceed $100, and you have to apply with the Broward County Tax Collector by April 30 of the year you want to start. The schedule:
- June 30: first quarter, 6% discount
- September 30: second quarter, 4.5% discount
- December 31: third quarter (adjusted for actual tax), 3% discount
- March 31: fourth quarter (adjusted for actual tax), no discount
The combined discount runs slightly better than the November lump-sum discount because the June payment earns 6%. Miss the June 30 first installment and you’re dropped from the plan for the year, with no option but to reapply the next spring.12The Florida Legislature. Florida Statutes 197.222 – Installment Method for Payment of Estimated Taxes
What Happens If You Don’t Pay
Any balance left after March 31 becomes delinquent on April 1 and accrues interest at 18% per year, with a 3% minimum charge.13The Florida Legislature. Florida Statutes 197.172 – Interest Rates on Delinquent Taxes The consequences escalate from there.
By June 1, the Broward County Tax Collector sells tax certificates against all properties with unpaid balances. A certificate is a lien on your property, auctioned to investors in a reverse-bidding process where bidders compete by accepting the lowest interest rate, starting at 18%.14Broward County Tax Collector. Tax Certificate Sale If no one bids, the certificate goes to the county at the full 18%. You still own the property, but to clear the lien you have to pay the delinquent taxes plus accrued interest, advertising, and fees.
A certificate has a seven-year life. Two years after April 1 of the issuance year, the certificate holder can file a tax deed application, which starts a process that can push the property to public auction. One missed year of taxes is enough to start that clock.
The TRIM Notice and Challenging Your Assessment
Every August the Broward County Property Appraiser mails a Truth in Millage (TRIM) notice to each owner. It lists proposed millage rates from every taxing authority, compares your proposed taxes to last year’s, and tells you where and when the public hearings on those budgets will be held.4The Florida Legislature. Florida Statutes Chapter 200 – Determination of Millage The TRIM notice is an estimate. Final rates can shift after the hearings, and the actual bill shows up in November.
If you think the appraiser overvalued your property, you can challenge the assessment through the Value Adjustment Board. The deadline is 25 days after the TRIM notice is mailed, usually mid-September.15Broward County. Value Adjustment Board Filing A Petition A small filing fee applies, and late petitions are rejected unless you can show good cause.
Hearings are quasi-judicial, with testimony under oath before a special magistrate. The strongest cases rest on concrete evidence: recent comparable sales showing you’re assessed above market, an independent appraisal, or photos of damage or condition problems. The same process handles exemption denials and classification errors. Fail to appear or send a representative and the petition is treated as withdrawn. A successful appeal lowers your assessed value and your bill going forward, which can be worth real money when the numbers back you up.