North Port, FL · Updated Oct 2026

What a North Port 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 North Port house

$12,462a year · $1,039 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $362,500; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$4,619
1.434% of $362,500, less $25,000 homestead exemption and less $26,411 additional homestead exemption
Flat charges on the tax bill$709
Fire rescue assessment, average single-family home (FY 2027) $372 · Road and drainage assessment, single-family lot under 1 acre (FY 2027, unchanged from FY 2026) $291 · Road and drainage capital improvement assessment (FY 2027) $46
Electricity$1,775
1104 kWh a month $1,775
Water and sewer$1,569
3,000 gallons a month on North Port Utilities: water $55, sewer $76 a month
Trash$333
City garbage tote + two recycling totes (one flat rate), $28 a month
Home insurance$3,457
Typical premium $3,457

A North Port house at the typical market value ($362,500) pays about $12,500 a year: $5,330 property tax and charges, $1,570 water and sewer, $330 trash, $1,780 electricity, $3,460 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 20, 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:

Seniors 65+ with limited income: $25,000 off City of North Port taxesUp to $94 a year
Homestead owners 65 or older whose household adjusted gross income is no more than $38,686 (2026 limit) get an extra $25,000 exemption on City of North Port taxes and $5,000 on Sarasota County taxes.
How: Apply to the Sarasota County Property Appraiser by March 1; income documents are due by June 1.
Pay your tax bill in November4% off the bill
The Sarasota County Tax Collector gives 4% off for paying in November, 3% in December, 2% in January and 1% in February; the gross amount is due by March 31.
How: Pay in November for the largest discount.
Two free bulk pickups a year
Each North Port residence gets two free bulk pickups per fiscal year (Oct. 1-Sept. 30) of up to 5 cubic yards each, or one of up to 10 cubic yards, for items such as appliances, furniture and mattresses.
How: Schedule it in advance with the City's online request form before putting items at the curb.
Larger recycling tote at no extra cost
North Port Customer Service can provide a larger recycling tote at no additional cost if you have extra recycling.
How: Call Customer Service at 941-240-8050.
Walk-up garbage service for people with physical disabilities
North Port Solid Waste offers a special collection service for people with physical disabilities who cannot get their containers to the street.
How: Return the Walk-Up Service Application with a physician's certification to North Port Solid Waste, 1100 N. Chamberlain Blvd.

Money dates

Nov 1in 9 daysProperty tax bills are sent by November 1; paying in November takes 4% off (3% in December, 2% in January, 1% in February).
Mar 1Deadline to file for homestead, senior, disability and other exemptions for the current tax year.
Mar 31The full (gross) property tax amount is due.
Apr 1Unpaid 2026 property taxes become delinquent (taxes become delinquent on April 1 of the following year).

Who serves this house

Water: North Port Utilities; North Port Utilities (inside city rates from October 1, 2026): a monthly water base facility charge by meter size plus six usage blocks in a conservation block structure
Property tax: 1.43% of value; 2026 tax year (fiscal year 2026-27): City of North Port, School Board and SWFWMD final adopted rates; Sarasota County, hospital district and WCIND proposed/preliminary 2026 rates
Garbage: City of North Port Public Works, Solid Waste Division; Weekly garbage pickup in a City tote, plus two recycling totes collected on alternating weeks
Sewer: North Port Utilities (City of North Port); A monthly base charge plus a volume charge on water use, capped at 12,000 gallons; 21% of water customers have water-only service
Electricity: Florida Power & Light (FPL); Residential Service (RS-1): $10.52 base charge a month plus per-kWh charges (October 2026)
Gas: Utility gas; 1,229 of 27,843 owner-occupied homes in North Port heat with utility gas; 25,554 heat with electricity (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Schools: Sarasota County School Board; Final 2026 rate of 5.929 mills, including 2.681 mills of state-required local effort

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Your water

Source: Myakkahatchee Creek plus intermediate aquifer wells, treated at the Myakkahatchee Creek and Southwest water treatment plants.
Bought water: The City also buys treated surface water from the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority, treated in DeSoto County.
Coliform: After coliforms were found in 2024 monitoring, the utility completed one Level 1 and one Level 2 assessment.
Testing: North Port Utilities' drinking water is tested over 50,000 times a year.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses 14.3435 mills in all for a home in the City of North Port: City of North Port 3.7667 (Ordinance 2026-28, first reading Sept. 10, 2026, final reading set for Sept. 24; the same rate as last year), Sarasota County 3.3833 (July 2026 not-to-exceed total), Sarasota Memorial hospital district 1.0420, SWFWMD 0.1831, WCIND 0.0394 and the School Board 5.929 (2.681 state-required local effort + 3.248 local), on taxable value after the $25,000 + up to $26,411 (2026) homestead exemptions. North Port properties do not pay the county's Emergency Medical Services millage.
Three North Port non-ad valorem assessments are added as flat yearly charges. Fire rescue (FY 2027 rates adopted as presented Sept. 10, 2026): $202.26 per parcel plus $3.27 per $5,000 of structure value; we use 52 structure units, the average single-family home in the District's 2023 rate study, for $372.30. Road and drainage: on Sept. 10, 2026 the Commission adopted Resolution 2026-R-51 amended to a 0% increase, so the FY 2026 rates in Resolution 2025-R-50 carry over: $8.07 administration plus one road unit each of base ($18.83) and enhanced ($73.42) road service and one drainage unit each of primary ($47.87), secondary ($36.69) and tertiary ($106.21) drainage, $291.09, which is how a single-family lot under one acre on a City local road is charged; bigger lots pay per acre and some private neighborhoods (for example in West Villages/Wellen Park) pay less. The road capital improvement assessment adds $4.38 + $41.62 = $46.00 per parcel. Homes in a community development or improvement district (such as the West Villages Improvement District) pay extra charges that are not included.
Garbage is the North Port Solid Waste District assessment on the tax bill: the Commission adopted the FY 2027 rates (Resolution 2026-R-52) amended to a 0% increase on Sept. 10, 2026, so the FY 2026 cost per residence of $332.75 (Resolution 2025-R-51) carries over, shown as $27.73 a month.
Water and sewer use North Port Utilities' inside-city rates effective Oct. 1, 2026 in Resolution 2025-R-66 for a 5/8" x 3/4" meter: water $33.29 a month plus $7.11 / $10.64 / $14.96 / $19.94 / $25.58 / $35.56 per 1,000 gallons in 4,000-gallon blocks (over 20,000 gallons at the top rate); sewer $46.08 a month plus $10.03 per 1,000 gallons, capped at 12,000 gallons. The per-1,000-gallon unit is taken from the City's own example bill ($130.79 for 3,000 gallons). The page starts at 3,000 gallons a month, the usage the City's Sept. 2025 rate presentation uses for an average single-family customer. About 21% of the utility's water customers have water-only service (septic); homes outside the utility's service area are on private wells.
The starting home value is the Census median value of owner-occupied units (all types) and is a market value; a long-held homestead's assessed value is often lower because of the Save Our Homes cap.
Electricity uses FPL's October 2026 residential rate RS-1 ($10.52 a month plus 12.258 cents per kWh up to 1,000 kWh and 14.258 cents above, all per-kWh clauses included) for every month of the year at EIA's 2024 Florida residential average of 1,104 kWh a month; taxes and franchise fees on the FPL bill are not included. Gas is left out because about 4% of owner-occupied homes heat with utility gas. Insurance is the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation's Sarasota County average homeowners premium including wind ($3,457, data as of March 31, 2026); flood insurance, a separate policy, is not included.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How North Port compares

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

Per year	North Port	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.43%	1.78%	lower than 48 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover
Water	$655	$515	higher than 34 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$914	$901	higher than 26 of the other 51 Florida cities we cover
Trash	$333	$364	lower than 33 of the other 51 Florida cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$1,775	$1,953	lower than 39 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover
Home insurance	$3,457	$3,733	lower than 41 of the other 51 Florida cities we cover
Total	$12,462	$12,935	lower than 31 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. Property tax rate

The fact: North Port's property tax rate is 1.43%, lower than 48 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in North Port is 1.43%, lower than 48 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $1,775 a year, lower than 39 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $1,775 a year for a typical house, lower than 39 of the other 52 Florida cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

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Common questions about North Port house costs

What is the property tax rate in North Port?

About 1.43% of the value before exemptions a year (2026 tax year (fiscal year 2026-27): City of North Port, School Board and SWFWMD final adopted rates; Sarasota County, hospital district and WCIND proposed/preliminary 2026 rates), plus flat charges on the same bill (Fire rescue assessment, average single-family home (FY 2027) $372, Road and drainage assessment, single-family lot under 1 acre (FY 2027, unchanged from FY 2026) $291, Road and drainage capital improvement assessment (FY 2027) $46).

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

About $7,300 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, including $709 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in North Port?

About $131 a month for water and sewer at typical use (3,000 gallons a month) on North Port Utilities.

How much does trash pickup cost in North Port?

$28 a month for a house.

When is property tax due in North Port?

Mar 31: The full (gross) property tax amount is due. Apr 1: Unpaid 2026 property taxes become delinquent (taxes become delinquent on April 1 of the following year).

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in North Port?

Yes. Seniors 65+ with limited income: $25,000 off City of North Port taxes (up to $94 a year): Homestead owners 65 or older whose household adjusted gross income is no more than $38,686 (2026 limit) get an extra $25,000 exemption on City of North Port taxes and $5,000 on Sarasota County taxes.

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

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