Florida Tax Delinquent Property Market Data

County-by-county breakdown of 9.1M+ tax delinquent properties across 67 Florida counties.

MediumTax Lien Certificate

Total Properties

9.1M+

Counties

Avg Tax Owed

$5,000+

Avg Est. Value

$493,000+

Top County

Polk

Most opportunity signals

Florida Tax Sale Law Summary

Tax Sale Type

Tax Lien Certificate

Redemption Period

2 years from certificate sale date

Quiet Title Process

Chapter 65 action; lis pendens required; tax deed QT common

Probate Framework

Summary administration for estates < $75K; formal administration otherwise

Recording Standards

County Property Appraiser + Tax Collector separate offices; folio numbers

Data Accessibility

High — strong public records law; most counties have online portals

Florida Deal Grade Distribution

76%

24%

A-Grade: 0%B-Grade: 76%C-Grade: 24%

Deal grades rate each property on distress signals, deal economics, acquisition complexity, and timeline pressure. A-grade properties have the strongest combination of all factors.

County-by-County Breakdown

County	Properties	Avg Tax Owed	Heir %	Deceased %	Opportunity
Miami-dade	906,000+	$8,000+	0.3%	4.7%	Medium
Broward	734,000+	$8,000+	0.1%	0.1%	Low
Palm Beach	630,000+	$1,000+	4.6%	--	Medium
Lee	546,000+	--	1.8%	--	Medium
Duval	543,000+	$2,000+	7.8%	--	High
Hillsborough	510,000+	--	6.4%	0.3%	High
Orange	458,000+	$4,000+	3.4%	0.2%	Medium
Brevard	330,000+	--	5.8%	--	High
Collier	330,000+	--	13.6%	3.5%	Very High
Marion	277,000+	--	4.3%	--	Medium
Volusia	257,000+	--	0.5%	--	Low
Manatee	217,000+	$4,000+	0.3%	--	Low
Charlotte	216,000+	--	6.3%	--	High
Lake	198,000+	--	7.3%	--	High
Osceola	176,000+	--	2.5%	--	Medium
St. Lucie	168,000+	--	0.3%	--	Low
Escambia	155,000+	--	3.2%	--	Medium
St. Johns	150,000+	--	14.9%	--	High
Citrus	143,000+	--	1.3%	--	Medium
Bay	126,000+	--	4.7%	--	Medium
Hernando	115,000+	--	1.1%	0.2%	Medium
Highlands	109,000+	--	4.8%	--	Medium
Santa Rosa	108,000+	--	5.2%	--	High
Leon	106,000+	--	3.3%	--	Medium
Polk	106,000+	$2,000+	5.2%	22.4%	Very High
Alachua	104,000+	--	0.4%	--	Low
Sumter	99,000+	--	1.8%	0.1%	Medium
Clay	98,000+	--	1.9%	0.4%	Medium
Putnam	94,000+	--	5.6%	--	High
Indian River	92,000+	--	0.2%	--	Low
Walton	87,000+	--	7.5%	1%	High
Okaloosa	85,000+	--	9.5%	--	High
Flagler	83,000+	--	2.5%	--	Medium
Monroe	70,000+	--	5.3%	--	High
Pasco	63,000+	--	3.2%	--	Medium
Martin	59,000+	--	6.2%	--	High
Nassau	55,000+	--	6.2%	--	High
Levy	46,000+	--	1.4%	--	Medium
Jackson	39,000+	--	5.1%	--	High
Washington	39,000+	--	4.7%	--	Medium
Columbia	36,000+	--	2.9%	--	Medium
Hendry	34,000+	--	0.6%	--	Low
Suwannee	31,000+	--	3.4%	--	Medium
Okeechobee	30,000+	--	2.4%	--	Medium
Gadsden	26,000+	--	1.4%	--	Medium
Wakulla	25,000+	--	3.6%	0.1%	Medium
Desoto	19,000+	--	0.3%	--	Low
Gulf	19,000+	--	6.5%	--	High
Taylor	18,000+	--	4%	--	Medium
Franklin	17,000+	--	3.1%	--	Medium
Madison	16,000+	--	7.6%	0.1%	High
Dixie	16,000+	--	1.3%	--	Medium
Bradford	15,000+	--	15%	0.1%	Very High
Hardee	14,000+	--	4.1%	--	Medium
Holmes	14,000+	--	2.9%	--	Medium
Gilchrist	13,000+	--	5.4%	--	High
Hamilton	12,000+	--	3.8%	--	Medium
Baker	12,000+	--	2.1%	--	Medium
Jefferson	11,000+	--	7.7%	--	High
Calhoun	11,000+	--	2.1%	--	Medium
Glades	10,000+	--	2.2%	--	Medium
Sarasota	9,000+	$6,000+	0.5%	--	Low
Lafayette	7,000+	--	7.3%	--	High
Union	6,000+	--	5.3%	--	High
Liberty	5,000+	--	4.6%	--	Medium
Seminole	4,000+	--	4.9%	--	Medium
Pinellas	2,000+	--	6%	--	High

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County-by-County Breakdown

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Palm Beach County

Lee County

Duval County

Hillsborough County

Orange County

Brevard County

Collier County

Marion County

Volusia County

Manatee County

Charlotte County

Lake County

Osceola County

St. Lucie County

Escambia County

St. Johns County

Citrus County

Bay County

Hernando County

Highlands County

Santa Rosa County

Leon County

Polk County

Alachua County

Sumter County

Clay County

Putnam County

Indian River County

Walton County

Okaloosa County

Flagler County

Monroe County

Pasco County

Martin County

Nassau County

Levy County

Jackson County

Washington County

Columbia County

Hendry County

Suwannee County

Okeechobee County

Gadsden County

Wakulla County

Desoto County

Gulf County

Taylor County

Franklin County

Madison County

Dixie County

Bradford County

Hardee County

Holmes County

Gilchrist County

Hamilton County

Baker County

Jefferson County

Calhoun County

Glades County

Sarasota County

Lafayette County

Union County

Liberty County

Seminole County

Pinellas County

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