Sumter County’s 2025 Tax Rates

Ad Valorem Taxes

With a consistent record of maintaining low tax rates and high quality of life, Sumter County was named the 4th lowest county in Florida for Average Total Property Tax Millage Rates according to the Florida Tax Watch, 2023 How Florida Counties Compare report.

This fiscal conservatism is a significant encouragement to new and existing business enterprises and a major asset in county economic development efforts.


Sumter County4.8900
Public Schools4.9120
Water Board0.1831
TOTAL for County9.9851

If your parcel is located within one of the following municipalities, you must add the mill rate as provided below to the County Millage above prior to calculating your taxes.

City of Bushnell (6006)3.3061
City of Center Hill (7007)3.7201
City of Coleman (3003)3.2500
City of Webster (8008)8.0000
City of Wildwood (2002)2.8287

If your parcel is located within one of the two Fire Districts below, you must add the Mill Rate as provided below to the County Millage prior to calculating your taxes

Sumter County Fire District0.8571
The Villages Fire District0.0464