Davie Non Ad Valorem Assessments: Tax Bill Fees (2026)

What are the non ad valorem assessments on a Davie property tax bill?

Non ad valorem assessments are flat fees on your Davie property tax bill that pay for fire rescue, solid waste collection, and stormwater management. Unlike your ad valorem taxes, they are not based on your home’s value, and the homestead exemption does not reduce them. The Town of Davie sets these rates every September. The stormwater assessment alone runs $5 a month, or $60 a year, for a single family home, per the Town of Davie.

The number that surprises most new Davie owners is not their mortgage payment. It is the bottom line on the property tax bill, where a second set of charges sits underneath the taxes everyone budgets for.

You planned for the value based tax. You may have even pulled the current owner’s tax history and felt good about it. Then the escrow analysis lands, the payment moves, and the culprit is a block of fees that never show up in a quick online search. This is the part of the Davie tax bill I walk buyers through before they ever write an offer, because it changes the real monthly cost of the home.

The two halves of your Davie tax bill

Your Broward County tax bill has two parts, and they behave completely differently.

The first part is ad valorem taxes. Ad valorem means according to value. This is the number driven by your assessed value, the millage rate, and any exemptions you qualify for. Homestead, the Save Our Homes cap, and the senior exemption all work on this half of the bill. If you want the full picture of how that side works, start with the Davie property taxes guide.

The second part is non ad valorem assessments. A non ad valorem assessment is a fee billed through the property tax bill that is not based on your property’s value, as the Town of Davie explains. These are flat charges set by the type of service and the characteristics of your parcel, such as lot size, building size, or the number of units. Two homes worth very different amounts can pay the same fire assessment, because the fee pays for a service, not a valuation.

Both halves appear on one bill from the Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division, and you owe the combined total. You can read the county’s own breakdown of the terms in the Broward records and taxes glossary.

The three Davie assessments you actually pay

For a Davie single family home, three non ad valorem assessments do the heavy lifting:

• Fire rescue assessment. Funds the Town’s fire and emergency response. The rate is set each year during the Town’s September assessment hearings, and it is charged as a flat amount rather than a percentage of your value. Confirm your parcel’s current fire assessment on your TRIM notice or the Town’s adopted assessment resolution before you assume a number.
• Solid waste assessment. Funds residential trash, recycling, and bulk pickup. Like the fire fee, the annual amount is adopted each September and can move year to year. Verify the current figure on your bill rather than a prior owner’s, since the rate and your service classification both matter.
• Stormwater assessment. Funds drainage, catch basin cleaning, street sweeping, and flood control projects. This one is concrete: a single family home pays one Equivalent Stormwater Unit, which is $5 a month, or $60 a year, per the Town of Davie. The stormwater assessment first appeared on Davie tax bills in November 2024, so if you owned before then and are comparing old bills, expect this line to be new.

The stormwater unit is tied to impervious area, roughly 4,882 square feet of hard surface such as roof and driveway per unit. A standard single family home counts as one unit whether it sits on a compact lot or on acreage in Long Lake Ranches (33330), which keeps the residential charge simple and flat.

Added together, these flat assessments commonly land somewhere in the low hundreds of dollars a year for a Davie single family home, and they can climb higher on larger parcels or with added services. Because the exact amounts shift with each year’s budget, confirm your own total on your TRIM notice instead of trusting a round figure. This is the same discipline that goes into a real Davie monthly cost of ownership picture, where the fees get prorated at closing right alongside the taxes.

Why the homestead exemption will not save you here

Here is the point that catches people. The homestead exemption is one of the best deals in Florida, and it does real work. It just does that work on the ad valorem half of your bill only.

Non ad valorem assessments are not reduced by homestead. Your fire, solid waste, and stormwater fees stay exactly the same after your exemption posts. You can confirm your homestead status and see the assessments listed separately through the Broward County Property Appraiser. So when you model your future Davie payment, subtract the homestead benefit from the value based taxes, then add the assessments back in at full price. Skip that second step and your monthly number comes in low.

This is also why the current owner’s total is a weak guide. A homesteaded seller who has owned for years may show a low ad valorem number thanks to the Save Our Homes cap, a benefit that resets when you buy. Their assessments carry over at face value, but their capped taxes do not. The gap between their bill and your future bill is one of the most common escrow surprises I see in Davie.

What this means before you buy in Davie

Non ad valorem assessments are predictable once you know they exist. Here is how to check them so nothing lands as a surprise after closing.

1. Pull the TRIM notice. Every August, Broward mails a Truth in Millage notice for each parcel. It lists the proposed ad valorem taxes and the non ad valorem assessments in separate sections. Read the assessment section line by line.

2. Separate the two halves. Write down the ad valorem taxes and the assessments as two different numbers. Only the ad valorem side responds to your exemptions.

3. Reset the value based taxes to your purchase. Estimate your ad valorem taxes on what you will pay for the home, not the seller’s capped assessed value. The Broward County Property Appraiser tax estimator helps here.

4. Add the assessments back at full price. Layer the fire, solid waste, and stormwater fees on top, since your exemption will not touch them.

5. Ask how they are prorated. At a Florida closing, assessments and taxes are prorated between buyer and seller. Know which line items you inherit and for what portion of the year, as covered in the guide to property tax proration at closing.

One more distinction worth keeping straight. These Town assessments are not the same thing as an HOA special assessment. A municipal assessment funds a public service and rides on your county tax bill. An HOA special assessment is a separate charge your homeowners association can levy for its own projects, and it has its own rules and timing. If you are buying in a community with a board, review both, starting with the HOA special assessment checklist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the homestead exemption lower non ad valorem assessments in Davie?

No. The homestead exemption reduces only the ad valorem, or value based, portion of your tax bill. Your fire rescue, solid waste, and stormwater assessments are flat fees for services and stay the same after your homestead posts. Budget for them at full price on top of your exempted taxes.

How much is the Davie stormwater assessment?

A Davie single family home pays one Equivalent Stormwater Unit, which is $5 a month, or $60 a year, per the Town of Davie. The charge first appeared on tax bills in November 2024. Larger and non residential parcels are calculated on their impervious area, so their amounts differ.

Where do I find my Davie non ad valorem assessments?

Look at your TRIM notice, mailed by Broward County each August, or your November tax bill. Both list the assessments in a section separate from your ad valorem taxes. You can also view your parcel and its exemptions through the Broward County Property Appraiser. Confirm the current year’s adopted rates with the Town of Davie rather than a prior owner’s bill.

Why is my Davie tax bill higher than the ad valorem taxes I expected?

Because the ad valorem taxes are only half of the bill. The non ad valorem assessments for fire, solid waste, and stormwater are added on top, and they are not reduced by any exemption. If you budgeted from the value based taxes alone, or from a homesteaded seller’s capped number, the combined total will read higher than you planned.

Are non ad valorem assessments prorated at closing in Davie?

Yes. At a Florida closing, both ad valorem taxes and non ad valorem assessments are typically prorated between the buyer and the seller based on the part of the year each party owns the home. Confirm the exact proration on your closing disclosure so you know which portion of each fee you are responsible for.

Talk to a Davie Real Estate Expert

The fees on your tax bill are knowable before you buy, and getting them right changes the real monthly cost of a Davie home. If you want a clear read on your future taxes and assessments on a specific address, that is exactly the kind of number I run with buyers and sellers before we move forward. You can schedule a Davie strategy call and we will walk through your actual bill together.

Anthony Spitaleri

Broker Associate, REALTOR® | Coldwell Banker Realty

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Written by Anthony Spitaleri, Broker Associate, REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker Realty and a Davie native. More about Anthony