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December 2024

Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

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

Drainage Information

From Northern

Palm Beach County

Improvement District

Why do some yards flood after large
quantities of rain? The simple answer is
according to most approved drainage designs,
some water is meant to be temporarily stored
in public recreational areas, yard swale and
streets. The excess surface water slowly drains
to community lakes or on-site ponds via street
and yard drainage grates and/or via swales,
ditches and canals. The more complex answer
is that each yard is different. Some yards
have drainage swale areas. These are areas
that are sloped to catch water and filter out
pollutants as water is absorbed into the ground.
Some yards direct water to the community
drainage system as run-off with very little
water retained in the yard. Familiarize yourself
with how your yard was built to determine how
water drains from your home.

John Deloach
Experienced Driver

For your errands and airport transportation
Ride in my Lincoln
Continental
References available
upon request
Please call (561) 310-1063