Property taxes in Suwannee County, Florida — and how to appeal yours
Like every Florida county, Suwannee County assesses your home at its just (market) value each January 1, mails a TRIM notice in August, and gives you a short window — generally 25 days — to challenge the assessment before the Suwannee County Value Adjustment Board. Here's what that means where you live, with hearings administered from Live Oak.
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- TRIM notices mail: typically mid-to-late August — Suwannee County sets its own mailing date each year
- VAB petition deadline: 25 days after the county mails its TRIM notice (Fla. Stat. §194.011(3)) — usually September
Suwannee County has not yet published its 2026 TRIM mailing date. The exact deadline is printed on your TRIM notice when it arrives — that date controls.
Suwannee County at a glance
- Who sets your assessment
- The Suwannee County Property Appraiser estimates your home's just value as of January 1 each year.
- Where appeals are heard
- The Suwannee County Value Adjustment Board — an independent board, separate from the Property Appraiser, that hears petitions from Suwannee County owners.
- The form you file
- Form DR-486 — the statewide Florida petition to the Value Adjustment Board, filed with the Suwannee County VAB clerk.
- Filing fee
- Florida law sets a small petition fee — typically $15 for the first parcel (Fla. Stat. §194.013). Confirm the current amount with the Suwannee County VAB clerk before filing.
Suwannee County guides
How to appeal your property taxes in Suwannee County
The full Suwannee County VAB process — from reading your assessment to the DR-486 petition and your hearing.
Read guide →Suwannee County TRIM notice & petition deadline
When Suwannee County mails its TRIM notice, how the 25-day clock works, and the one date you cannot miss.
Read guide →Is my Suwannee County assessment too high?
Just value vs. assessed value, the Save Our Homes cap, and the data-driven way to tell if you're over-assessed.
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More on Suwannee County
- How to appeal your property taxes in Suwannee County
- Suwannee County TRIM notice & petition deadline
- Is my Suwannee County assessment too high?
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All savings figures are estimates, not guarantees — no one can promise your assessment will be reduced. Deadline dates and filing fees shown on this page are estimates based on Florida statute and prior-year county data; always confirm the exact deadline and fee on your TRIM notice and with the Suwannee County VAB clerk before filing.