St. Johns County Property Appraiser’s Office to Mail 2025 TRIM Notices to Property Owners on August 15

12 August 2025
Category: SJC News
Tags: 2025

St. Johns County Property Appraiser Eddie Creamer announces that his office will mail Truth in Millage (TRIM) notices on Aug. 15, 2025, to property owners in St. Johns County. The TRIM notices will also be available that same day on the office’s website. The TRIM notice provides each property owner with their proposed property taxes for the 2025 tax year before the tax bill is mailed in November by the St. Johns County Tax Collector’s Office.

“The TRIM notice is the most important tax document a property owner will receive each year,” said Creamer. “Property owners should carefully review this document to be sure they are receiving all eligible exemptions and that they are in agreement with their property values.”

The TRIM notice shows the property’s market value, assessed value and taxable value. The market value is the property’s probable sale price in a competitive, open market as of Jan. 1 of this year. The assessed value is the market value limited by the statutory caps, which is up to 3% for homesteaded properties and 10% for non-homesteaded properties. The taxable value is the assessed value minus exemptions. The taxable value is used to calculate property taxes.

If a property owner feels that an adjustment should be made to any of the values found on the TRIM notice, then the St. Johns County Property Appraiser’s Office should be contacted to request a review of the values. If the office is unable to make the requested adjustment, then a petition can be filed to the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) for a third-party review through the St. Johns County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller’s Office at www.stjohnsclerk.com/vab. Property owners have 25 days from the TRIM notice mailing date to request a review and to file a petition with the VAB. The 25-day deadline is Sept. 9.

“We make every effort to work with the property owner to accommodate the request,” said Creamer. “We also want to make sure that property owners are receiving all of their entitled exemptions to reduce their property tax burden. Even though the March 1 deadline has passed to file for personal exemptions, such as homestead exemption, property owners can still file a late exemption application for this tax year until Sept. 9.”

In this TRIM video, Creamer explains each section of the notice as well as important items to note.

The St. Johns County Property Appraiser’s Office is available to answer any questions and provide more information by calling 904-827-5500, stopping by the office at 4030 Lewis Speedway, Suite 203 in St. Augustine Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by visiting the website at www.sjcpa.gov.

About the St. Johns County Property Appraiser’s Office

The mission of the St. Johns County Property Appraiser’s Office is to prepare a tax roll that is fair, equitable and accurate and in a timely manner while also complying with Florida Statutes and the requirements of the Florida Constitution. The office is led by St. Johns County Property Appraiser Eddie Creamer and is comprised of 45 employees who manage more than 181,000 parcels.