Highlands County, Florida Tax Assessors' Office
Highlands County Property Appraiser 560 South Commerce Avenue
Sebring, Florida 33870
Where is the Highlands County Tax Assessor's Office?
What can the Highlands County Assessor's Office do for me?
The Highlands County Tax Assessor's Office oversees the appraisal and assessment of properties as well as the billing and collection of property taxes for all taxable real estate located in Highlands County.
Contact the assessor's office if you need help with paying your property taxes, applying for a homestead exemption or other tax exemption, reporting upgrades to your home, appealing your property tax assessment, or verifying your property records.
Submitting a Highlands County property tax appeal
If you believe that your house has been unfairly overappraised (i.e. appraised at a value higher than the true market value of the property), you can attempt to get your home re-appraised at a lower value by contacting the Assessor's Office to submit a property tax appeal.
You will have to submit a form describing your property and sufficient proof that it is overassessed, including valuations of similar homes nearby as evidence. If your appeal is accepted, your home assessment (and property taxes) will be lowered as a result.
If you would like to appeal your property, call the Highlands County Assessor's Office at (863) 402 6673 and ask for a property tax appeal form. Keep in mind that property tax appeals are generally only accepted in a 1-3 month window each year.
For more information and example appeals, see how to appeal your property taxes.
Useful Highlands County Facts:
The median home value in Highlands County is between $118,045.00 and $125,955.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.
How can I contact Highlands County?
You can try contacting the Highlands County local government directly with any issues the Assessor's Office can't solve. In many counties, certain property records such as deeds are kept in the county courthouse or county archives instead of at the tax assessors' office.
The county seat for Highlands County is located in the County Courthouse in Sebring, which is where the Highlands County Assessors' Office is also located. You can direct your general inquiries to Highlands County with the contact info listed below.
Highlands County Phone Number
Highlands County County Courthouse Address
County Courthouse
600 S Commerce Ave
Sebring, FL 33870
Useful Highlands County Links:
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Highlands County Tax Records
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Highlands County Tax Records
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Property Tax Search Tool & Maps
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Highlands County Government Homepage
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Highlands County Assessors' Office Homepage