Florida Senior Property Tax Exemption: What Homeowners 65+ Should Know

Every Florida homeowner who lives in their home full time can get the homestead exemption. For 2026 it's worth up to $51,411 off your home's taxable value, and Save Our Homes caps how fast your assessed value can rise. The senior exemptions below are on top of this.

• Age: 65 or older on January 1
• Income: total household income of $38,686 or less (2026 limit, adjusted each year)
• Home: you own it and it's your homestead
• Benefit: up to $50,000 more off your taxable value
• Catch: it only applies to the taxes of a county or city that has adopted it. It doesn't reduce school taxes.

• Age: 65 or older
• Residency: you've lived in the home for at least 25 years
• Income: same income limit as above
• Home value: market value under $250,000 when you first qualify
• Benefit: can wipe out that county's or city's portion of your property tax entirely, if it's been adopted locally

Rules change, so always check with your county Property Appraiser.

• Widow or widower: $5,000
• Blind or totally and permanently disabled: $5,000
• Veterans with a service-connected disability: $5,000 or more, up to full exemption for total and permanent disability
• Veterans 65+ with a combat-related disability: a discount equal to the disability percentage

• Deadline: March 1
• Where: your county Property Appraiser's office
• Form: DR-501SC for the senior exemption, plus proof of household income from the prior year
• Most counties ask you to confirm your income every year to keep the exemption