Displayed millage is the city levy only. Your full property tax bill also includes county, school district, and any special-district or fire-district millages. Residential owner-occupied homes also benefit from the school operations exemption (Act 388) — city rates plus county millages still apply.
Composite Ratei
54.5500%
Municipal Portioni
1.4300%2.6% of total
Effective Ratei
0.22%
Est. Annual Taxi
$1K$118/mo
Median Home Valuei
$652,100
Where Your Tax Dollar Goesi
$0.23 Beaufort School Operations
$0.13 Burton Fire Op Fire Operations Burton Fire District
$0.11 Daufuskie Fire Op Fire Operations Daufuskie Fire District
$0.09 Beaufort County - County Operations Countywide
$0.07 LI/SH Fire Op Fire Operations Island
$0.07 Sheldon Fire Op Fire Operations Sheldon Fire District
$0.07 Beaufort School Debt
$0.04 Bluffton Fire Op Fire Operations Bluffton Fire District
$0.04 Fripp Island PSD Water/Sewer Debt Fripp Island
$0.03 City of Hilton Head Island
$0.03 Fripp Island PSD Water/Sewer Op Fripp Island
$0.02 Broad Creek PSD Water/Sewer Broad Creek
$0.01 Fripp Island PSD Resvr Fire, Erosion, and Bridge Fripp Island
$0.01 Hilton Head PSD Water/Sewer Debt Hilton Head Island
$0.01 Daufuskie Fire Debt Fire Debt Daufuskie Fire District
$0.01 Burton Fire Debt Fire Debt Burton Fire District
$0.01 Beaufort County - County Debt Countywide
$0.01 Beaufort County - Capital Improvements Countywide
$0.01 Hilton Head PSD Water/Sewer Operations Hilton Head Island
$0.01 LI/SH Fire Debt Fire Debt Island
$0.01 Sheldon Fire Debt Fire Debt Sheldon Fire District
$0.01 Beaufort County - County Purchase Prop Countywide
$0.00 Bluffton Fire Debt Fire Debt Bluffton Fire District
$0.00 Beaufort County - Higher Education USCB Countywide
$0.00 Beaufort County - Technical College Countywide
$0.00 Beaufort County - Medical Indigent Care BMH Countywide
$0.00 Beaufort County - Medical Indigent Care BJCH Countywide
$0.00 Beaufort County - Economic Development Countywide
$0.00 Beaufort County - Solid Waste and Recycling Countywide
Estimated Tax by Home Valuei
$400K
$8,728
$727/mo
$500K
$10,910
$909/mo
$600K
$13,092
$1091/mo
$700K
$15,274
$1273/mo
$800K
$17,456
$1455/mo
$900K
$19,638
$1637/mo
$1M
$21,820
$1818/mo
Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($652K)
29 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi
Beaufort School Operationsi
23.1%12.6100%
Burton Fire Op Fire Operations Burton Fire Districti
12.7%6.9100%
Daufuskie Fire Op Fire Operations Daufuskie Fire Districti
11.1%6.0300%
Beaufort County - County Operations Countywidei
8.7%4.7200%
LI/SH Fire Op Fire Operations Islandi
7.3%4.0000%
Sheldon Fire Op Fire Operations Sheldon Fire Districti
7%3.8300%
Beaufort School Debti
6.7%3.6300%
Bluffton Fire Op Fire Operations Bluffton Fire Districti
4.5%2.4700%
Fripp Island PSD Water/Sewer Debt Fripp Islandi
4.5%2.4300%
City of Hilton Head Islandi
2.6%1.4300%
Fripp Island PSD Water/Sewer Op Fripp Islandi
2.5%1.3500%
Broad Creek PSD Water/Sewer Broad Creeki
1.8%1.0000%
Fripp Island PSD Resvr Fire, Erosion, and Bridge Fripp Islandi
1.3%0.7000%
Hilton Head PSD Water/Sewer Debt Hilton Head Islandi
0.9%0.4800%
Daufuskie Fire Debt Fire Debt Daufuskie Fire Districti
0.7%0.3900%
Burton Fire Debt Fire Debt Burton Fire Districti
0.7%0.3900%
Beaufort County - County Debt Countywidei
0.6%0.3300%
Beaufort County - Capital Improvements Countywidei
0.6%0.3200%
Hilton Head PSD Water/Sewer Operations Hilton Head Islandi
0.5%0.3000%
LI/SH Fire Debt Fire Debt Islandi
0.5%0.2700%
Sheldon Fire Debt Fire Debt Sheldon Fire Districti
0.5%0.2600%
Beaufort County - County Purchase Prop Countywidei
0.5%0.2500%
Bluffton Fire Debt Fire Debt Bluffton Fire Districti
0.2%0.1200%
Beaufort County - Higher Education USCB Countywidei
0.2%0.1100%
Beaufort County - Technical College Countywidei
0.2%0.1100%
Beaufort County - Medical Indigent Care BMH Countywidei
0.1%0.0400%
Beaufort County - Medical Indigent Care BJCH Countywidei
0.1%0.0400%
Beaufort County - Economic Development Countywidei
0.1%0.0300%
Beaufort County - Solid Waste and Recycling Countywidei