Governor Ron DeSantis has launched an online calculator at SaveOurHomesFL.com allowing Florida homeowners to estimate their potential savings under his proposed property tax overhaul. The site greets visitors with a DeSantis quote: “Truly owning private property should not mean perpetually paying rent to the government.”
Users enter their home address and receive a breakdown of their current estimated taxes alongside projected savings under the new proposal. The tool went live days after DeSantis unveiled a plan to raise Florida’s homestead exemption from $50,000 to $250,000 for primary residences. A homeowner with a $400,000 property, for example, would only be taxed on $150,000 of its value. Lawmakers would also eventually be required to raise the exemption to $500,000.
The proposal must first clear a three-fifths supermajority in both legislative chambers before it could appear on the November ballot. Critics have called it a scaled-back version of DeSantis’ earlier promise to fully eliminate homestead property taxes, though the governor says the phased approach gives it a stronger chance of passing.
