Ocoee's fire assessment is now a flat $383.90 per home, on the November 2026 tax bill

Ocoee's fire protection assessment for FY2027 is $383.90 for each home, and it is on the property tax bill mailed in November 2026. The City's Tax Facts page says "The adopted FY2027 charge is $383.90 per dwelling unit." It adds: "It will appear on the tax bill mailed in November 2026; the amount varies for other property types."

What changed

• The method and the amount. "For FY2027, the City Commission adopted the Demand and Availability method at a 45% funding level." The $383.90 is "$86.03 Demand + $297.87 Availability".
• One charge per home. The City describes FY2027 as "Per home, the same for every dwelling unit regardless of size".
• Before. For FY2026, "City officials said more than 90% of single family homes paid between $205 and $342, and the average home paid about $242." Against the average home, the FY2027 charge is about $142 more.
• Other property. Commercial buildings pay $0.097 a square foot for demand and $297.87 per EDU for availability, and industrial and warehouse buildings pay $0.019 a square foot for demand. The City says "One EDU equals 2,423 square feet".
• The total. The City's page gives the 2026 assessment roll as $9,638,112.92 across 16,327 parcels, and says "In 2025 the roll was $4,941,281 at $139.23 per unit."

When

• Adopted: Aug. 18, 2026. The City's timeline for that date says the "Commission adopted the final resolution and set FY2027 at the 45% funding level."
• The year it covers: FY2027, whose coverage period the City gives as "October 1 through September 30".
• On the bill: the tax bill mailed in November 2026. The City's ocoee.org page says "The assessments are included on the tax bill that is mailed in November of each year." The normal payment window is "November 1 through March 31".
• The City's pages do not give the day the bills are mailed.

Where

• Property in the City of Ocoee.

What it means if you live here

• Look for it on your November tax bill. The City says "The same early payment discounts and delinquency rules used for property taxes also apply when this assessment is collected on the tax bill."
• What it costs now: $383.90 for each home, whatever its size. For the average home that is about $142 more than in FY2026.
• If a notice showed $597.16: "The $597.16 figure is the residential amount at the 70% maximum ceiling. It is not the FY2027 adopted residential charge."
• It is not a new charge. "Ocoee has had a Fire Protection Assessment since 2013."
• If you saw $383: Spectrum News 13 reported that "city leaders voted to increase the annual fire assessment fee to a flat rate of $383 for a single-family home for Fiscal Year 2027." The City's own figure is $383.90 per dwelling unit.
• Why, per the City: Spectrum News 13 reported that "The city of Ocoee says the adjustments to the fire assessment rate are a result of rising costs and to keep wages competitive." It quoted City Manager Craig Shadrix: "There is no other option".