On July 25, 2020, the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Assessment Administration (CEAA) to the Brevard County Property Appraiser’s Office (BCPAO). The CEAA program involves rigorous evaluation of all key operational areas, including property valuation, information technology, field operations, exemption administration, public service, professional competency, and other core components of organizational structure and performance.
(Certification Document)
On June 12, 2026, the IAAO recertified BCPAO, extending its CEAA accreditation for an additional five-year term, recognizing continued excellence in assessment administration, with exemplary stewardship, transparency, and performance, reflecting a strong commitment to public trust.
(Recertification Document)
IAAO recognizes governmental units and individuals involved with assessment that integrate best practices in the workplace.
A new Real Property Tax Estimator was released on the BCPAO website January 2022. Although the Property Appraiser does NOT set tax rates, we are providing this tool to help our website visitors explore possible property tax scenarios based on various hypothetical conditions.
The Real Property Tax Estimator is available through our Property Search feature. To begin using this new tool, first search for a property, and then view the property Details tab:
The BCPAO Real Property Tax Estimator is provided as a convenience for estimating property taxes based on extraordinary assumptions and hypothetical conditions and should not be relied on for critical decisions.
Tax estimates calculated with this tool do not include every available exemption, discount, cap, rebate, classification, etc., and do not include differences inherent with property tax installment plans and early payment discounts.
Calculations use current property use, current tax district, and figures you enter or choose to include. This tool may use last year's information if it is the only information immediately available. This information is subject to change and may not reflect final information used to calculate actual property taxes. Using this tool will have no effect on actual property value or property taxes.
We appreciate your
as our website continues to evolve.
As we near the final quarter of 2021, the BCPAO website continues to receive an A+ security rating from Qualys SSL Labs, trusted experts in cyber security. When we released our website in 2016, we achieved an A-rating right away while many major institutions were struggling to maintain even a C.
In 2020, further enhancements increased our rating from a well-respected A to a top-ranked A+. Although no technology is capable of making any website or network 100% safe from cyber-attacks, BCPAO and our vendors place a very high priority on system security to help ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all our website visitors.
An A+ security rating is neither easy nor permanent. As the cyber security landscape changes and cyber-attacks become stronger, so must the technology that defends against it. Achieving a balance between security and accessibility requires both vision and vigilance, and is a regular part of operations at the BCPAO.
On July 25, 2020, the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) conferred on the Brevard County Property Appraiser’s Office (BCPAO)
the prestigious Certificate of Excellence in Assessment Administration. This year-long program of detailed discovery and rigorous
evaluation examined every area of the BCPAO, including valuation practices, customer service, technology, employee training, and other qualities that make
the BCPAO a best-in-class government office.
IAAO recognizes governmental units and individuals involved with assessment that integrate best practices in the workplace.
The Brevard County Property Appraiser’s Office (BCPAO) was awarded the prestigious 2019 Public Information Program Award from the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) for this website.
This award is presented to an assessment jurisdiction that has developed and implemented an effective system for distributing information to taxpayers and other stakeholders ... Jurisdictions of all sizes, especially those with high quality websites and social media resources, are encouraged to submit nominations.
As technology advances, our website will advance along with it as we continually give our best to meet your needs and exceed your expectations. Our website is designed for everyone, and we appreciate your
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2018 was a busy technological year for the BCPAO website. One of our main goals in 2018 was to move our website to a hardened, off-site facility to ensure availability even after extreme and catastrophic events such as hurricanes, fires, and large-scale power and communication outages. Our host vendor is well respected in the industry for providing strong security from both physical threats and increasingly harsh cybersecurity threats. Their networks, as well as their buildings, are hardened against intrusion, with redundant systems in place to ensure website availability even under severe conditions. We completed this goal October 2018 with no significant interruption of website services. Our website continues to receive an "A" grade from an independent web security authority:
Since replacing our website with one designed to display well on virtually any size device, analytics show a continued increase in mobile and tablet users over our previous website:
January 2018: Desktop=77%, Mobile=15%, Tablet=8%January 2018: Desktop=70%, Mobile=22%, Tablet=8%
Our Property Search feature, which includes property details, interactive maps, and links to deeds, plats, taxes, and other property-related information, continues to be the most visited page on our website with approximately three million views in 2019 through July accounting for 80% of all BCPAO website traffic1. Total page views in 2019 through July were close to four million. August 2018 peaked from the typical 350,000+/- monthly page views to 1.2 million page views, with our Property Search feature, again, accounting for most of our website traffic at 94%. This timeframe coincides with the mailing of Truth in Millage (TRIM) notices. We expect this increase to continue in August 2019. Our website handled this large increase in traffic without a hitch, and we expect it to handle it just as well going forward.
Website Accessibility
Each visitor to our website has individual needs and preferences. One of our goals going into 2019 was to continue to improve accessibility to an increasingly diverse audience using a variety of devices, screen sizes, browsers, languages, platforms, and assistive technology. Many of these ongoing changes are invisible to most visitors but important to those who need them. This website is designed with everyone in mind, including those with disabilities and accessibility preferences, and continues to evolve. Additional accessibility upgrades are scheduled for third-quarter 2019 with continuous improvement as standards and technology change.
Please
with your questions, concerns, and feedback about our website.
1Our Property Search page is designed to function as a modern Single Page Application (SPA). Essentially, this means that features such as tabs, maps, details, etc. update without reloading the entire page. As a result, all activity on the Property Search page counts as a single view even if the visitor conducted many property searches. This design speeds things up for a more enjoyable and productive website experience.
Website Changes
The first quarter of 2018 brought a few changes to the BCPAO website:
Changed the property search map buttons and tabs from Map-Picto-Google to MapView-EagleView-StreetView for clarity and consistency with existing Internet terms.
Added Map and Eagle buttons to property search results. one of these buttons opens a map in a new window.
Added 2018 sales layer to MapView.1
Added 2018 oblique and orthogonal imagery to EagleView application.
Made phone numbers accessible to mobile and desktop telecommunication software.2
Simplified the property search Extra Features options by grouping similar options.
Added option on the Property Search page to enter multiple zip codes (applicable only to properties that have a site address).
Compacted map layer options into a menu so that more of the map is visible, particularly on very small screens (cell phones).
Combined our contact and feedback options into a single, unified, dialog so that everything is in one place.
Added option to hide AutoComplete on the Property Search page.3
What's Next?
The first scheduled change for the second quarter of 2018 is updated aerial imagery for MapView.
As always, our goal is to provide you with a website with tools and information that make doing business with the Brevard County Property Appraiser’s office convenient and enjoyable. If you are struggling with any part of our website, or if you would like us to add features that benefit a wide range of our visitors, please
. Your feedback is very important to us!
1Sales typically take 4-8 weeks to process before they appear on our website; longer if there are complications with the legal documents supplied or other unusual circumstances causing delay. Sales on the map reflect the most recent sale/transfer in our records and may include more than one parcel per the conveying legal instrument and may not reflect market value.
2Clicking a phone number enables the device to call our office if the device has suitable telecommunication software installed.
3AutoComplete works similarly to Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other search pages by providing a list of possible valid options based on what is typed into the input box. Some visitors may prefer to copy-n-paste precise search criteria into an input box rather than type it, making AutoComplete unnecessary.
We retired our old website in the waning days of 2016, and our new website took its place. In 2017, we refined some features and added a few more. New features and refinements are scheduled for release throughout 2018 and include improved web map searches, simplified property search, 2018 aerial imagery, map all search results, map radius searches, and a few others.
As always, our goal is to provide you with a website that provides tools and information that make doing business with the Brevard County Property Appraiser’s office convenient and enjoyable. If you are struggling with any part of our website, or if you would like us to add features that benefit a wide range of our visitors, please
with your questions, concerns, and feedback about our website.. Your feedback is very important to us!
Old Website Retiring - New Website Evolving
As posted, our previous website is scheduled for retirement the last week of December 2016. Our new website is evolving and the December 2016 version includes all essential features to research, map, and print property information, file exemptions, research tangible personal property records, and much more. Some convenience features are in development and scheduled for inclusion in our next release in the first quarter of 2017, but all essential features are now fully functional. Please
with your feedback and suggestions, and to report any website issues.
Why the Change?
Technology moves faster than a Florida hurricane and one major goal of the Brevard County Property Appraiser is to provide you with a modern and enjoyable website experience in a financially responsible way.
2014 marked the year when mobile devices (cell phones, tablets, etc.) exceeded desktop devices. One of our main goals with this new website is to significantly improve functionality and experience for users of small-screen devices while still providing an equally useful and enjoyable experience for users of large-screen devices.
There are technological reasons for building a new website as well. Much of the hardware used for our previous website is outdated, with parts becoming more difficult to find and costly to replace as they wear out. Much of the software is no longer supported and cannot be reliably upgraded on the old hardware. Some features of our previous website no longer function in modern browsers and cannot be repaired due to the vendor ending support of their retired products. There are also incompatibility issues between old website software and our new modern systems that would require significant resources to correct - and even then, only temporarily. There are many technological benefits to modernizing our website including more advanced security features that are not available with the old technology.
Rather than allow the old technology of our previous website to continue to limit our mobile users and to consume the limited resources entrusted to us, we built this new website to provide a modern website experience while also reducing overall maintenance costs. With the retirement of our previous website, we can focus more of our time and effort on new website features and refinements, making it continuously more relevant, efficient, and enjoyable to use.
Your
is greatly appreciated, as it helps guide future development and correct problems quickly.
This website is under development and subject to change.
Phase One
Welcome to our new website! Phase One is almost complete. We are releasing this website early to give you the opportunity to provide
that will help us to fine-tune development.
What is Phase One?
Our main goal with Phase One is to provide you with all essential functionality available in our previous website, but make it work better on small-screen devices, such as cell phones. Once we are confident that we have accomplished this, we will add new functionality made possible with new technology. Some features on this website will link back to our previous website until modernized versions of those features are available.
Why the change?
Technology moves faster than a Florida hurricane and one major goal of the Brevard County Property Appraiser's Office (BCPAO) is to provide you with a modern and enjoyable website experience in a financially responsible way.
Feedback and website statistics clearly show that a multitude of people and organizations found our previous website to be a very valuable resource. Still, as popular as our previous website was, technology left it behind in many ways.
2014 marked the year when mobile devices (cell phones, tablets, etc.) exceeded desktop devices. One of our main goals with this new website is to significantly improve functionality and experience for users of small-screen devices while still providing an equally enjoyable experience for users of large-screen devices. As a unified responsive-design website, mobile users will not receive a reduced-feature 'mobile version' of our website. Page layout will change to accommodate the screen size, but the same tools and information will be available to everyone.
There are also technological reasons for building a new website. Much of the hardware used for the previous website is outdated, with parts becoming more difficult to find and costly to replace as they wear out. Much of the software is no longer supported and cannot be reliably upgraded on the old hardware. Some features of our previous website no longer function in modern browsers, and cannot be repaired due to the vendor ending support of their retired products. There are also incompatibility issues between old website software and our new modern systems that would require significant resources to correct - and even then, only temporarily. There are many technological benefits to modernizing our website including more advanced security features that are not available with the old technology.
Rather than allow the old technology of our previous website to continue to limit our mobile users and to consume the limited resources entrusted to us, we are building a new website that will provide a modern website experience while also reducing overall maintenance costs.
When will the previous website be retired?
Our previous website (BCPAO and Map2) will remain active until we are confident that all essential features of this new website are working correctly. Our target date for retiring our previous website is winter 2016. Notice was posted on our previous website about limited updates. The most current data available online is only available through this new website.
How much is this going to cost us?
Part of the decision to replace our previous website is long-term cost savings. As described above in the "Why the Change?" section, maintaining our previous websites is putting a drain on limited BCPAO resources. Retirement of our previous website makes economic sense.
Development of this new website is being done in-house by a very small staff of I.T. professionals who are also responsible for many other technologies expected from a best-in-class modern government office.
Our goal is to serve our community in a modern, convenient, and responsible way, and this new website will be a significant part of achieving that goal.
Thank you for your patience during this transition!
Legal Updates
STATUS: Pending Voter Approval
Important Notice
Florida’s 67 Property Appraisers do not support or oppose any constitutional amendment, ballot measure, candidate, or political campaign.
The following information is provided solely to explain the proposed amendment and how Florida’s property tax system could change if the amendment is approved by Florida voters.
Frequently asked questions about this proposed amendment are answered below:
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The Florida Legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment that would make several changes to Florida’s property tax system, including:
Increasing the homestead exemption for qualifying properties
Reducing the assessment limitation for non-homestead properties
Establishing additional residency-related provisions for certain homestead benefits
Florida voters will consider the amendment during the November 3, 2026, General Election.
Constitutional amendments in Florida require approval by at least 60% of voters.
If approved by voters, the amendment would take effect January 1, 2027, and would first be reflected on the August 2027 Notice of Proposed Property Tax (aka Truth In Millage or TRIM notice) and tax bills delivered in November 2027.
Property Owner Type
Potential Effects
First-Time & Recent Homesteaders
A larger homestead exemption may reduce future non-school property taxes. Because recent buyers often have taxable values closer to market value, they may be more likely to receive the full benefit of the proposed new, larger homestead exemption.
Existing Homestead Owners
A larger homestead exemption may reduce or, in some cases, eliminate taxable value subject to non-school taxes. Impact will vary depending on existing Save Our Homes (SOH) benefits and other exemptions.
New Florida Residents
(On or After January 1, 2027)
The homestead exemption would begin with the amount established for new Florida residents ($50,000, adjusted annually by CPI beginning in 2028). The new, larger homestead exemption would become available after maintaining a Florida homestead exemption for four years and would first apply beginning January 1 of the fifth year.
Fully Exempt Owners (100%)
Because these owners already receive substantial or complete ad valorem tax exemptions, they would not likely experience a direct benefit.
Non-Homestead Residential & Commercial Owners
These owners may benefit from the reduction of the non-homestead assessment limitation from 10% to 5%, which may slow future assessed value growth. However, the reduction from 10% to 5% only caps assessed value, not taxes. School taxes would continue to be uncapped and based on just/market value.
Important: The proposed homestead exemption and assessment limitation changes affect taxable value, not tax rates. Future property tax bills may also be affected by changes to millage rates, non-ad valorem assessments, and fees established by taxing authorities.
Under current law, qualifying Florida homeowners may receive up to a $51,411 homestead exemption for the 2026 tax year. This is comprised of:
A $25,000 exemption applied to all millages, including school taxes.
An additional $26,411 exemption applied to non-school millages. This amount reflects CPI adjustments as certified by the Florida Department of Revenue.
The amendment proposes replacing the current homestead exemption structure for qualifying homestead property with:
A $25,000 homestead exemption applied to school millages
Up to $150,000 homestead exemption beginning January 1, 2027, to non-school millages
Up to $250,000 homestead exemption beginning January 1, 2028, to non-school millages
Annual CPI adjustments to the maximum homestead exemption amount beginning January 1, 2029
Residential property owners who are permanent Florida residents as of December 31, 2026, would be eligible for the new, larger homestead exemption beginning in 2027, subject to the requirements of the Florida Constitution.
Those that establish Florida residency by December 31, 2026, would be eligible for the new, larger homestead exemption when they do choose to purchase a residential property and apply for the homestead exemption.
The amendment establishes a different homestead exemption structure for individuals who become Florida residents on or after January 1, 2027.
Under the proposal, individuals who establish Florida residency on or after January 1, 2027, would begin with the homestead exemption amount established for new Florida residents ($50,000, adjusted annually by CPI beginning in 2028), which would apply to the first $50,000 of assessed value for non-school taxes.
After maintaining a Florida homestead exemption for four years, the property owner would become eligible for the new, larger homestead exemption beginning January 1 of the fifth year.
Additional administrative procedures may be established through implementing legislation.
No.
Under the proposed amendment, individuals who establish Florida residency on or after January 1, 2027, would begin with the homestead exemption amount established for new Florida residents.
The new, larger homestead exemption would become available after maintaining a Florida homestead exemption for four years and would first apply beginning January 1 of the fifth year.
No.
Only the first $25,000 of assessed value of a homestead property would remain exempt from school taxes, consistent with current law.
Therefore, most property owners would continue to receive a tax bill that includes school taxes.
Actual savings cannot be determined until implementing legislation is finalized and future tax rates are established.
No.
The amendment establishes homestead exemption amounts of up to $150,000 beginning in 2027 and up to $250,000 beginning in 2028. It also directs the Florida Legislature to establish a schedule for future increases in the homestead exemption.
The amendment authorizes future increases that could ultimately exempt up to the remaining assessed value of a qualifying homestead property. The timing, structure, and implementation of any future increases would be determined by the Florida Legislature through general law.
Because future homestead exemption increases would depend on legislative action, the exact timing and amount of increases beyond those specified in the amendment cannot be determined today.
The amendment does not eliminate or replace Save Our Homes (SOH).
Annual assessment increases for qualifying homestead property would continue to be limited to 3% or CPI, whichever is less, as provided by law.
The amendment does not change Florida’s portability provisions.
The amendment does not change existing personal exemptions.
A non-homestead property is any property that does not receive a homestead exemption.
Examples include rental property, commercial property, second homes, and vacant land.
The amendment proposes reducing the annual assessment limitation from 10% to 5%.
A lower assessment limitation may slow future assessed value growth for qualifying non-homestead property.
Please note this assessment limitation only applies to the assessed value used for non-school taxes. School taxes would continue to be uncapped and based on just/market value.
Not necessarily.
A reduction in the assessment limitation affects assessed value increases, not tax rates.
Future tax bills would still depend on millage rates established by taxing authorities.
No.
Property taxes would continue to be levied by local governments, school districts, and other taxing authorities.
Yes.
School district taxes would continue.
No.
The amendment does not guarantee any specific funding level for law enforcement, fire protection, EMS, or other governmental services. Funding decisions would continue to be made through the annual budget processes of the applicable taxing authorities.
Impacts to counties, cities and other taxing authorities will vary based on taxable values, percent of homestead versus non-homestead properties, and whether millage rates change or not. If interested in learning more, we recommend contacting your local taxing authorities.
Yes.
Taxing authorities establish millage rates annually through the budget process. Future millage rates are determined by those taxing authorities in accordance with Florida law.
Yes.
Future assessments may increase, decrease, expire, or be newly adopted depending on actions taken by the governmental entities that impose them.
No.
Homestead exemptions reduce taxable value for ad valorem taxation but do not reduce non-ad valorem assessments.
Under current law, the Notice of Proposed Property tax (aka Truth in Millage or TRIM notice) includes a column showing the estimated taxes that would be generated if a taxing authority adopted the rolled-back rate—the millage rate that would generate approximately the same property tax revenue as the prior year, excluding new construction.
Because the proposed amendment would substantially reduce taxable value for many homestead properties, that calculation would instead produce what is effectively a "rolled-up rate." This would represent the highest millage rate a taxing authority could adopt without exceeding the prior year's property tax revenue (excluding new construction) and would remain subject to the voting requirements established by Florida law.
Whether a taxing authority ultimately adopts the rolled-up rate, a lower millage rate, or another rate permitted by law will depend on the fiscal impacts of the amendment and the budget decisions made by its elected or appointed governing board.
No.
Your Property Appraiser’s Office can explain the amendment as proposed and provide information based on current law and available guidance. However, some administrative details may not be finalized unless and until the amendment is approved and any necessary implementing legislation is enacted.
Yes.
If approved by the voters, the amendment would require implementing legislation. The Florida Legislature may enact laws governing administration of the amendment, provided those laws are consistent with the Florida Constitution. As a result, some administrative details cannot be determined until implementing legislation is adopted.
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While most information you send us is public record by law, Florida Statute 119.071 provides that certain records held in public trust are confidential and exempt from public inspection under specific conditions.
If you would like to apply for confidential status under Florida Statute119.071 or if you have already been approved for confidential status and would like access to your confidential property records, please visit our Confidential Records page.
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