Property Tax Millage Rates by City in Brevard County, FL (2025)

What are the property tax millage rates by city in Brevard County, FL?

In Brevard County, Florida, 2025 municipal millage rates range from about 1.30 mills in Grant-Valkaria to 7.90 mills in Satellite Beach, but the city rate is only one slice of your total Space Coast tax bill.

One of the first questions relocation buyers ask when they compare Melbourne to Palm Bay to Titusville is simple: where are the property taxes lowest? The honest answer is that the city millage rate everyone quotes is only part of the story. Your real Brevard County tax bill stacks the county commission rate, the school board rate, your city rate, and a handful of special districts on top of one another.

This guide breaks down the 2025 municipal millage rates across the Space Coast, explains the pieces that get added to them, and shows why two homes with the same market value in different Brevard County cities can carry very different tax bills.

What is a millage rate in Brevard County, Florida?

A mill equals one dollar of tax for every one thousand dollars of taxable value. So a property with a $300,000 taxable value taxed at 10 mills owes $3,000 in that portion of the bill. The Brevard County Property Appraiser publishes the full millage table every year, and your total rate depends on the millage code printed on your tax notice.

On the Space Coast, your total millage almost always combines four layers: the Brevard County Commission (general fund, library, mosquito control, fire, law enforcement, and more), Brevard County Public Schools, your municipality, and water management and other independent special districts. The municipal rate is the only piece that changes when you cross a city line, but the other layers are why the total matters more than any single number.

2025 municipal millage rates by Space Coast city

Here are the 2025 municipal-only millage rates for Brevard County cities and towns, straight from the Brevard County Property Appraiser tax roll. These are the city portion only, not the total bill.

Municipality	2025 Municipal Millage
Town of Grant-Valkaria	1.3038
City of West Melbourne	1.8151
City of Cape Canaveral	3.1429
Town of Malabar	4.5000
Town of Melbourne Beach	4.6910
City of Rockledge	5.3500
City of Indian Harbour Beach	5.5099
City of Cocoa Beach	6.0000
City of Titusville	6.3000
Town of Melbourne Village	6.4190
City of Cocoa	6.9532
Town of Indialantic	7.2388
City of Melbourne	7.3089
City of Palm Bay	7.6993
City of Satellite Beach	7.9000

Notice how wide the spread is. Grant-Valkaria and West Melbourne keep their city rates very low, while Satellite Beach, Palm Bay, and Melbourne sit at the top. But before you read too much into that, remember that unincorporated Brevard County addresses (places like Suntree and Viera that have a Melbourne mailing address but no city government) pay no municipal millage at all, yet often carry their own special-district charges instead.

Why the city rate is not your whole tax bill

The layers that get added to every Brevard County property are the bigger drivers. For 2025, the Brevard County Commission general fund alone is 2.8643 mills. Brevard County Public Schools adds several mills (the state-required local effort, the local board, capital outlay, and the voter-approved teacher pay millage together push the school portion past 6 mills). The St. Johns River Water Management District adds 0.1793 mills. Fire control, law enforcement, library, and mosquito control districts apply depending on where you live.

When you add it all up, total millage across Brevard County in 2025 generally lands somewhere between roughly 10 and 18 mills depending on your exact location and which districts apply. So a low city rate in one Space Coast town can be partially offset by the county and school layers everyone pays, and a higher city rate elsewhere may come with services you actually use.

How to estimate your Space Coast property tax

To get a real number for a specific Brevard County home, find the millage code on the property's tax notice, look up the total millage on the Property Appraiser's table, and multiply that total by the taxable value (market value minus any homestead exemption). Florida's homestead exemption and Save Our Homes cap can dramatically change the taxable value for a primary residence, which is why the listed market price is not the same as the taxable base.

For the official numbers, start with the Brevard County Property Appraiser 2025 millage table and the BCPAO property search. For statewide context on how property taxes are assessed, the Florida Department of Revenue property tax page is the authoritative source.

FAQ

Which Brevard County city has the lowest property taxes?

By municipal millage alone, Grant-Valkaria (1.3038) and West Melbourne (1.8151) have the lowest 2025 city rates among Brevard County municipalities. But total tax depends on the county and school layers plus any special districts, so the lowest city rate does not automatically mean the lowest total bill.

Do Suntree and Viera pay city property taxes?

Suntree and most of Viera sit in unincorporated Brevard County with a Melbourne mailing address, so they pay no municipal millage. Viera communities often carry additional assessments instead, which fund the area's infrastructure and are separate from millage.

How often do Brevard County millage rates change?

Millage rates are set annually by each taxing authority during the budget process, typically finalized in September. The Brevard County Property Appraiser publishes the updated table each year, so the numbers above reflect 2025 and should be re-checked for the current tax year.

Your millage rate is only part of the property tax picture. If you are buying a second home or investment property, it helps to understand the 10% non-homestead property tax cap for Space Coast buyers, and if you qualify, look into extra property tax exemptions for seniors, veterans, and widows.

Property taxes are one of the most misunderstood costs for anyone relocating to Brevard County, and getting the math right before you buy can change which Space Coast city makes sense for you. My partner Nichole and I got your back. Reach out anytime at (321) 212-7676 or www.livingspacecoast.com.