Marion County Property Tax Bills Are Due Nov. 1: Discounts, How to Pay and the County's New 4.28-Mill Rate

Property tax bills for the 2026 tax year are due Nov. 1 in Marion County, and Florida law gives a discount for paying early. According to the Marion County Tax Collector's Payment of Taxes page, the discount is 4% in November, 3% in December, 2% in January and 1% in February. The full amount is due in March, and unpaid taxes become delinquent April 1. The county's share of this year's bills reflects a countywide rate of 4.28 mills, which the Board of County Commissioners adopted on Sept. 24, 2026.

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At a Glance

• Due: Nov. 1, 2026 (a Sunday this year); delinquent April 1, 2027


• Early-payment discounts: 4% November, 3% December, 2% January, 1% February; gross amount in March


• No bill? Taxes are still due; call the Tax Collector at (352) 368-8200


• Countywide county rate: 4.28 mills for FY 2026-27, up from 4.02


• Unincorporated areas: plus 3.72 mills for the Law Enforcement MSTU and 1.11 mills for Fire Rescue and EMS, both unchanged from last year


• Tax Collector main office: 503 SE 25th Ave., Ocala, FL 34471, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

What If the Bill Never Arrives?

The Tax Collector says it is the property owner's responsibility to see that taxes are paid, and that taxes are due even if a bill is not received. Its Current Tax Questions page asks anyone who has not received a bill in November to call (352) 368-8200. When a mortgage company pays through escrow, the lender receives the bill and the owner gets a copy for information only. Real estate taxes still unpaid after March 31 carry 3% interest plus advertising costs, and the office says tax certificates are sold on unpaid parcels on or before June 1.

How and Where to Pay

The payment methods page lists four options:

• Online: card payments go through Point and Pay, Inc., with a 2.5% convenience fee (minimum $2) that the Tax Collector does not keep. An eCheck from a checking account carries no fee.


• Phone: (352) 368-8200.


• Mail: checks payable to George Albright Tax Collector, P.O. Box 970, Ocala, FL 34478-0970, with the parcel number on the check.


• In person: the office locations page lists the main office at 503 SE 25th Ave. in Ocala and branches in Dunnellon (19995 SW 86th St.), Belleview (10445 SE U.S. 441), the Forest Center (15956 E. SR 40, Silver Springs), Jasmine Square (6154 SW SR 200), Ocala Springs Shopping Center (7135 N. US Hwy 441) and Summerfield (17860 SE 109th Ave.). All are open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

What the County Adopted on Sept. 24

The commission's final budget hearing on Sept. 24, 2026 is recorded in the county's meeting record. Each millage and budget motion there passed 5-0. The hearing packet prepared by the Clerk of Court and Comptroller lists these rates:

• General Fund: 3.35 mills, 13.18% above the rolled-back rate of 2.9598. The rate was 3.09 in FY 2025-26.


• Fine and Forfeiture Fund: 0.83 mills, unchanged from last year and 4.40% above the rolled-back rate


• Health Unit Trust Fund: 0.10 mills, unchanged from last year and 4.38% above the rolled-back rate


• Total countywide: 4.28 mills, up from 4.02


• Law Enforcement MSTU: 3.72 mills, unchanged from last year and 4.41% above the rolled-back rate


• Fire Rescue and EMS: 1.11 mills, unchanged from last year and 4.49% above the rolled-back rate

Only the General Fund rate changed from last year, but every rate above is higher than its rolled-back rate, and the packet lists a purpose for each. For the General Fund, it gives two: $12,037,964 more for ambulance services personnel and $6,769,904 more for jail personnel and operations. For the Law Enforcement MSTU it cites an $11,857,468 rise in the Sheriff's MSTU operating budget, and for Fire Rescue and EMS, $19,397,237 in personnel costs.

The Clerk's charts put the typical total for unincorporated areas at 9.11 mills, up from 8.85. For an average homestead single-family home, with a countywide taxable value of $137,774, the charts (prepared with the tentative rates, which are the same as the adopted ones) estimate the county's share at $1,256 for the countywide levy and the two MSTUs combined. That is $93 more than last year.

The County Is One Line on the Bill

According to the Tax Collector's Ad Valorem page, millage rates are set by the Board of County Commissioners, the Marion County School Board, cities and towns, and water districts. Each one appears as a separate line on the combined notice. A mill is $1 of tax per $1,000 of taxable value. Bills can also carry flat non-ad valorem assessments, which the office says typically cover countywide fire, waste, clean water and similar services.

Related Coverage

The bills due now are for the 2026 calendar year. Amendment 3 on the Nov. 3 ballot would take effect Jan. 1, 2027; see our Amendment 3 explainer. The school district's one-mill levy renewal is also on the ballot. Our Marion County voting guide lists everything else on it, and the government guide covers county offices.

Sources: Marion County Tax Collector (mariontax.com), pages for Payment of Taxes, Current Tax Questions, Current Tax Payment Methods, Branch Locations & Hours, Ad Valorem, and Non-Ad Valorem Assessments; Marion County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, "FY 2026-27 Final Countywide Hearing" budget summaries and analysis, Sept. 24, 2026; Marion County Board of County Commissioners meeting record and votes for the Sept. 24, 2026 final budget hearing (Legistar). Checked Oct. 21, 2026.