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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

Dear Taxpayer, Homestead Exemption Receipt Cards Mailed For more about homestead exemption, visit our
As we come to the close of Late December website, call (561) 355-2866, or email MyExemption@
2024, I have been reflecting pbcpao.gov.
on both the past year and On the last business day in the month of December, the
what we can accomplish in property appraiser’s office mails a pink and white homestead Holiday Office Closures
the future. exemption receipt card to every property owner in Palm
Property values in Palm Beach County with a homestead exemption. If there are The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office,
Beach County continued no changes to the use and/or ownership of the property, including our five Service Centers, will be closed:
their upward trend this year, simply keep the card as your receipt that you have been Monday, December 23
but the overall increase in automatically renewed for another year. However, if there Tuesday, December 24
values has slowed compared is a change to ownership due to a sale, marriage, divorce, Wednesday, December 25
to previous years. Taxable death, or change in property use, call our office at (561) Wednesday, January 1, 2025
property values rose 9.6 percent from 2023 to 2024, down 355-2866 or email us at MyExemption@pbcpao.gov.
from the 14 percent increase we saw last year. Market values
for real property grew 5.6 percent this year, down from the
20.6 percent increase from 2022 to 2023.
For the first time in our county’s history, new construction
topped $5 billion this year. Overall, the market value of all
Palm Beach County property is more than $514 billion.
Westlake continues to lead in municipal value growth, with
the largest percentage of taxable value increase from 2023
to 2024. The Village of Golf, Jupiter Inlet Colony and Cloud
Lake are second, third, and fourth, respectively.
My staff are gathering information for 2025 as we
prepare to value property based on the status of the market
as of January 1. I want to thank my staff for their continued
diligence and commitment to accuracy and excellence. “We
Value What You Value” is not a simple catchphrase – it is a
commitment to service honored by every single one of the
220 qualified public servants in my office. We determine the A homestead exemption reduces the assessed value of
taxable value of more than 655,000 parcels and nearly 59,000 your property, thereby reducing the amount of property tax
tangible personal property accounts in the county. you pay by an average of $500. Homestead exemption also
As we look forward to 2025, our mission remains qualifies you for the 3 percent Save our Homes (SOH) cap.
consistent: to value property, administer exemptions, If you’ve not yet filed for a homestead exemption,
and maintain ownership records fairly, equitably, and in it’s easy to e-file online, by mail, or in person at one of
accordance with Florida law for all of Palm Beach County. our five service centers. When you apply, you can also Advertise, Send Articles.
As I prepare to be sworn in for my third term as your file for portability of SOH savings. The deadline to file
property appraiser, I want to thank you for allowing me to a homestead exemption application is March 1 of the Check Out Our Website!
serve in this office. I wish you and your families a safe and year after you buy your home, and you may file any time
happy holiday season. after you take ownership of the property and become a www.seabreezepublications.com
Respectfully, permanent resident of Florida. To qualify, you and/or your
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, FIAAO, AAS, spouse must not be receiving a residency-based exemption
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser on any other property in Florida or in another state.

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