Is this because we have a lot of expensive properties that drive per person amount up? [URL unfurl="true"]https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/2025-How-Florida-Counties-Compare[/URL] Florida TaxWatch is out with a report that compares how much people in each county pay in taxes each year. Statewide, state and local governments collect nearly $2,400 in property taxes per person. Walton County is one of 16 counties where property taxes are higher than that statewide average. Collecting more than $4,800 per person.