Hialeah, FL · Updated Oct 2026

What a Hialeah house pays

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Hialeah house

$11,648a year · $971 a month

Starts at $175,605 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$2,487
1.861% of $175,605, less $25,000 homestead exemption and less $26,411 additional homestead exemption
Electricity$1,953
1104 kWh a month $1,775 · City of Hialeah public service tax $178
Water and sewer$796
5,000 gallons a month on City of Hialeah: water $23, sewer $41, city of hialeah stormwater utility fee (per dwelling unit, on the water and sewer bill) $3 a month
Trash$438
96-gallon brown garbage container (with 96-gallon green recycling container), $37 a month
Home insurance$5,975
Typical premium $5,975

A typical Hialeah house pays about $11,700 a year: $2,490 property tax and charges, $800 water and sewer, $440 trash, $1,950 electricity, $5,980 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 21, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Pay your tax bill in November for 4% off4% off the bill
Florida law gives a 4% discount for payment in November, 3% in December, 2% in January and 1% in February; there is no discount in March.
How: Pay your property tax bill in November.
Filled a pool? Ask for the pool creditSewer charges refunded for the fill
Hialeah gives a courtesy pool credit: a once-a-year refund of all sewer-related charges and fees based on the water it took to fill the pool (minimum 3,500 gallons). The account must be in good standing.
How: The account holder sends a letter with the pool details (shape, measurements, gallons, fill date) and a photo of the filled pool, by email to Customer Service or in person at 3700 W 4th Avenue; someone else can submit it with the account holder's signed letter. The department then verifies the pool at the property.
Monthly bulky and yard waste pickupIncluded
Hialeah collects bulky and yard waste once a month from residential properties, including furniture, appliances and large amounts of brush.
How: Check the bulk schedule map for your collection days and set items out the night before or by 6 a.m.

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What you know

Value before exemptionsMost Hialeah homesteads are assessed far below market value because of the Save Our Homes cap: the median just (market) value of homestead residential property is $404,700, but the median assessed value is $175,605. Use the assessed value on your TRIM notice.

I live here and have the Homestead exemption and Additional homestead exemption

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy. We start at $5,975, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, July 2026 Insurer Stability report: Miami-Dade County average homeowners premium including wind, data as of March 31, 2026.

Your use

Water, thousands of gallons a month

On your water bill. A typical house uses 5,000–8,000 gallons.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your Florida Power & Light (FPL) bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Money dates

Nov 1in 9 daysProperty taxes are due November 1; paying in November takes 4% off (3% in December, 2% in January, 1% in February).
Mar 1Deadline to file for homestead and other property tax exemptions with the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser.
Apr 1Unpaid property taxes become delinquent on April 1, or 60 days after the original tax notice is mailed if that is later.
Sep 20Late exemption applications can be filed from March 2 until the deadline on your August notice, which is on or before September 20.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Hialeah; City of Hialeah monthly residential water rates effective October 1, 2026: a $5.95 readiness to serve fee plus, per 100 gallons, $0.278 for 100 to 5,000 gallons, $0.296 for 5,000 to 10,000, $0.600 for 10,001 to 20,000, $0.684 for 20,001 to 50,000 and $0.745 above 50,000.
Property tax: 1.86% of value; 2026 tax year (fiscal year 2026-27), Miami-Dade County millage code 0400 (Hialeah)
Garbage: City of Hialeah Solid Waste Division; Residential solid waste and recyclables fee of $36.50 a month (fiscal year 2027); garbage is collected twice a week from a 96-gallon brown container
Sewer: City of Hialeah Water & Sewer Division; Monthly residential rates from October 1, 2026: $6.50 readiness to serve fee plus $0.660 per 100 gallons for the first 5,000 gallons, rising to $2.021 above 50,000 gallons
Electricity: Florida Power & Light (FPL); Residential Service (RS-1): $10.52 base charge a month plus per-kWh charges (October 2026)
Gas: Utility gas; 1,315 of 35,924 owner-occupied homes in Hialeah heat with utility gas; 32,433 heat with electricity (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Schools: Miami-Dade County School Board; 5.4990 mills operating plus 1.0000 mill voted operating and 0.1240 mills debt service for 2026

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: Hialeah's fiscal year 2027 budget reflects the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department's wholesale water rate ($2.5089 per 1,000 gallons from October 1, 2026) and includes a fund for the city's Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant.
Lead: No lead service lines have been identified within the City's public water distribution system, based on the records reviewed and field investigations completed to date (July 2026 report).
Fluoride: Fluoride is added to promote strong teeth.

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How these numbers are made

Florida tax bills are public, but we calculate yours from public rates and the value you enter.
Property tax: 18.6134 mills in total for Miami-Dade millage code 0400 (Hialeah), 2026 adopted rates: City of Hialeah 6.3018; School Board 5.4990 operating, 1.0000 voted operating and 0.1240 debt; South Florida Water Management District 0.0948, Everglades Construction Project 0.0327 and Okeechobee Basin 0.1026; Florida Inland Navigation District 0.0270; Miami-Dade County 4.5740 plus 0.3937 debt; The Children's Trust 0.4638. Hialeah's row carries no Miami-Dade Fire & Rescue District or Library District millage. Homestead takes $25,000 off all taxes and up to $26,411 more off non-school taxes (we apply the full $26,411).
The starting value is the Property Appraiser's July 2026 preliminary median assessed value of Hialeah homestead residential property ($175,605). That figure covers all homestead residential parcels (houses and condominiums alike), because the Property Appraiser does not publish a single-family-only median; it reflects the Save Our Homes cap (the median just value is $404,700). The city bills solid waste and stormwater on its utility bill, so we add no flat charges to the tax bill; a few parts of the city have their own assessment areas, which are not included.
Water and sewer: City of Hialeah monthly residential rates from October 1, 2026 (Exhibit 1 of Ordinance 2026-065), billed per 100 gallons; we convert them to per 1,000 gallons. Water: $5.95 a month plus $0.278 per 100 gallons to 5,000 gallons, $0.296 to 10,000, $0.600 to 20,000, $0.684 to 50,000 and $0.745 above; the Florida Department of Revenue lists a 10% municipal public service tax on water in Hialeah, so 10% is added to the water charges (not sewer). Sewer: $6.50 a month plus a per-gallon charge that rises with use; the calculator applies the first-tier rate ($0.660 per 100 gallons) to all sewer use, which understates sewer for homes above 5,000 gallons a month (it is $0.731 to 10,000, $1.677 to 20,000, $1.944 to 50,000 and $2.021 above). Typical use, 5,250 gallons a month, is the average household use the city cites. Solid waste is $36.50 a month and the stormwater fee is $2.50 a month (the stormwater amount is from the city's rate sheet effective October 1, 2023; the fiscal year 2027 ordinances did not list a change). Hialeah's 2025-26 suspension of the water and wastewater franchise fee (Ordinance 2025-070) expired September 30, 2026; city code section 94-163 sets that fee at 3% to 6% of water and sewer charges. We could not confirm the fiscal year 2027 rate, so it is not included and the water and sewer amounts may be understated. The senior water relief credit is not applied.
Electricity: FPL rate RS-1 effective October 2026, $10.52 a month plus 12.258¢ per kWh up to 1,000 kWh and 14.258¢ above (energy, conservation, capacity, environmental, storm protection and fuel charges less the transition credit), plus Hialeah's 10% public service tax on electricity applied to the whole bill (Florida law exempts the fuel charge, so this slightly overstates it). FPL's franchise fee and gross receipts tax are not included. Typical use, 1,104 kWh a month, is EIA's 2024 Florida residential average. Gas is not modeled: few Hialeah homes heat with utility gas.
Insurance: Florida OIR's Miami-Dade County average homeowners premium with wind coverage ($5,975, data as of March 31, 2026); flood insurance is a separate policy and is not included.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Hialeah compares

A typical Hialeah house against the 53 Florida cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Hialeah	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.86%	1.78%	higher than 33 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover
Water	$272	$515	lower than 51 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$524	$901	lower than 51 of the other 51 Florida cities we cover
Trash	$438	$364	higher than 38 of the other 51 Florida cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$1,953	$1,953	higher than 17 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover
Home insurance	$5,975	$3,733	higher than 32 of the other 51 Florida cities we cover
Total	$11,648	$12,935	lower than 44 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $272 a year at typical use, lower than 51 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $272 a year at typical use, lower than 51 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

2. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $524 a year, lower than 51 of the other 51 Florida cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $524 a year, lower than 51 of the other 51 Florida cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

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Common questions about Hialeah house costs

What is the property tax rate in Hialeah?

About 1.86% of the value before exemptions a year (2026 tax year (fiscal year 2026-27), Miami-Dade County millage code 0400 (Hialeah)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Hialeah?

About $8,525 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homestead exemption.

How much is the water bill in Hialeah?

About $66 a month for water and sewer at typical use (5,000 gallons a month) on City of Hialeah.

How much does trash pickup cost in Hialeah?

$37 a month for a house.

When is property tax due in Hialeah?

Nov 1: Property taxes are due November 1; paying in November takes 4% off (3% in December, 2% in January, 1% in February). Apr 1: Unpaid property taxes become delinquent on April 1, or 60 days after the original tax notice is mailed if that is later.

How much does a house in Hialeah cost to run each year?

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