Hillsborough County, FL Development Impact Fees (2026)
Normalized development impact fees, water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees, and mitigation fees for Hillsborough County, Florida — per dwelling unit, by category, with links to every official source.
What a single-family home pays in Hillsborough County
$31,763 total per unit across 6 fee categories.
- Transportation / roads$10,550
- Schools$8,227
- Water connection (tap / SDC)$5,621
- Sewer connection (tap / SDC)$4,885
- Parks & recreation$2,145
- Fire / EMS$335
Hillsborough County’s $31,763 is close to the Florida tracked median of $32,270.
Full fee schedule — single-family
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Mobility Fee (replaces transportation/road impact fee) — Mobility fee for the 2,500 sf-or-greater single-family tier, Urban (Urban Assessment District) zone — chosen as the representative ~2,000-2,500+ sf SF home. Rural zone is $14,938 (see excluded row). Tiered by living area; this is the top SF tier. Hillsborough has NO separate transportation impact fee — it was replaced by the mobility fee. VERIFIED against source PDF. | per dwelling unit | $10,550 | Hillsborough County, FL (Development Services) Oct 1, 2022Highdated 2022 |
Transportation / roads Mobility Fee (1,500-2,499 sf tier, Urban) — Alternate SF tier (1,500-2,499 sf, Urban zone). Excluded to avoid double counting with the primary mobility row. Rural = $13,038. VERIFIED. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $9,183 | Hillsborough County, FL (Development Services) Oct 1, 2022Highdated 2022 |
Transportation / roads Mobility Fee (Rural zone, 2,500+ sf) — Mutually-exclusive zone variant: Rural Assessment District. Excluded; Urban zone used as primary. VERIFIED. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $14,938 | Hillsborough County, FL (Development Services) Oct 1, 2022Highdated 2022 |
Parks & recreation Park Impact Fee — Park impact fee for the 2,000-2,499 sf living-area tier (representative ~2,000-2,500 sf SF home). Countywide / not zone-specific. Tiered by living area from $777 (<500 sf) up to $2,742 (4,000+ sf). VERIFIED. | per dwelling unit | $2,145 | Hillsborough County, FL (Development Services) Oct 1, 2022Highdated 2022 |
Parks & recreation Park Impact Fee (2,500-2,999 sf tier) — Adjacent park fee tier (2,500-2,999 sf). Excluded to avoid double counting; the 2,000-2,499 sf tier is the primary park row. VERIFIED. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $2,299 | Hillsborough County, FL (Development Services) Oct 1, 2022Highdated 2022 |
Schools School Impact Fee (Countywide) — School impact fee for the 1,800-2,499 sf living-area tier (representative ~2,000-2,500 sf SF home). Countywide. Collected by Hillsborough County on behalf of Hillsborough County Public Schools. Tiered from $1,645 (<900 sf) up to $10,976 (3,400+ sf). VERIFIED. | per dwelling unit | $8,227 | Hillsborough County, FL (Development Services) Oct 1, 2022Highdated 2022 |
Schools School Impact Fee (2,500-3,399 sf tier) — Adjacent school fee tier (2,500-3,399 sf). Excluded to avoid double counting; the 1,800-2,499 sf tier is primary. VERIFIED. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $9,369 | Hillsborough County, FL (Development Services) Oct 1, 2022Highdated 2022 |
Fire / EMS Fire Impact Fee — Fire service impact fee per single-family detached unit (flat, not size-tiered). Covers fire/EMS. VERIFIED. | per dwelling unit | $335 | Hillsborough County, FL (Development Services) Oct 1, 2022Highdated 2022 |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Impact (Capacity) Fee - Single Family — Potable water impact (capacity) fee per dwelling unit / 1 ERC, South-Central Service Area (the larger urban service area east/south of Tampa) used as primary. Northwest Service Area = $2,037.50 (see excluded row). Current rate effective March 23, 2026 (R25-111). Meter sizing is independent of impact fee determination. VERIFIED. | per dwelling unit | $3,449 | Hillsborough County, FL Water Resources Department Mar 23, 2026High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Impact Fee - Single Family (Northwest Service Area) — Mutually-exclusive service-area variant (Northwest). Excluded; South/Central used as primary. VERIFIED. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $2,038 | Hillsborough County, FL Water Resources Department Mar 23, 2026High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater Impact (Capacity) Fee - Single Family — Wastewater impact (capacity) fee per dwelling unit / 1 ERC, South-Central Service Area used as primary. Northwest = $3,268.75 (see excluded row). 1 ERC = 200 gpd wastewater. Current rate effective March 23, 2026 (R25-111). LPSS (low-pressure sewer) connections receive a 20% flow reduction. VERIFIED. | per dwelling unit | $4,885 | Hillsborough County, FL Water Resources Department Mar 23, 2026High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater Impact Fee - Single Family (Northwest Service Area) — Mutually-exclusive service-area variant (Northwest). Excluded; South/Central used as primary. VERIFIED. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $3,269 | Hillsborough County, FL Water Resources Department Mar 23, 2026High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Accrued Guaranteed Revenue Fee (AGRF) - Water + Wastewater — Additive (not excluded): Accrued Guaranteed Revenue Fee charged in ADDITION to impact fees on each new connection, per ERC, all service areas. Combined water+wastewater = $1,822 ($833 water + $989 wastewater). Recovers carrying cost of unused capacity (up to 6 years). Reduced to O&M-only ($483 water + $479 wastewater = $962) if impact fees fully prepaid. VERIFIED against Section 1.3. | per meter | $1,822 | Hillsborough County, FL Water Resources Department Mar 23, 2026High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Meter Installation Charge (5/8" x 3/4" residential meter) — Additive (not excluded): physical meter-installation charge for a standard 5/8"x3/4" residential meter. $215 if pre-tapped connection. Separate from and in addition to the water/wastewater impact (capacity) fees. VERIFIED against Section 1.7. | per meter | $350 | Hillsborough County, FL Water Resources Department Mar 23, 2026High |
Full fee schedule — multifamily
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Mobility Fee (Multi-Family Low-Rise, Urban) — Multifamily low-rise (1-2 levels), Urban zone, per dwelling unit. Mid-rise = $4,864 Urban; high-rise = $3,912 Urban. Rural low-rise = $9,445. Distinct land use from SF rows, not double-counted. VERIFIED. | per dwelling unit | $6,661 | Hillsborough County, FL (Development Services) Oct 1, 2022Highdated 2022 |
Fire / EMS Fire Impact Fee (Multi-Family) — Fire service impact fee per multifamily dwelling unit. Distinct land use from SF, not double-counted. VERIFIED. | per dwelling unit | $249 | Hillsborough County, FL (Development Services) Oct 1, 2022Highdated 2022 |
Coverage & caveats
WHAT EXISTS in Hillsborough County (residential): (1) Mobility Fee (replaced the transportation/road impact fee in 2020) — zoned Urban vs Rural, tiered by SF living area; (2) Park Impact Fee — countywide, tiered by living area; (3) School Impact Fee — countywide, tiered by living area, collected for Hillsborough County Public Schools; (4) Fire Service Impact Fee — flat per unit. The county's own page confirms "new residential development pays three impact fees [park, school, fire], plus a mobility fee." Separately, the Water Resources Department levies Water and Wastewater Impact (capacity) Fees per ERC by service area (Northwest vs South/Central), an additive Accrued Guaranteed Revenue Fee (AGRF), and a meter-installation charge. WHAT DOES NOT EXIST here: NO county police / law-enforcement impact fee; NO library impact fee; NO drainage/stormwater impact fee; NO open-space impact fee; NO standalone county affordable-housing impact (linkage) fee; NO general/capital-facilities impact fee. Hillsborough's residential impact-fee categories are limited to mobility, park, school, and fire. CURRENCY/CAVEATS: The mobility/park/school/fire schedule is the county's adopted "Estimated Residential Impact/Mobility Fee Assessment" effective October 1, 2022 — still the current hosted schedule on hcfl.gov (no newer county-side update located). The water/wastewater impact fees, AGRF, and meter charges are from the FY26 Schedule of Rates effective March 23, 2026 (R25-111, adopted Dec 17, 2025), which are current as of the verification date. RELIEF PROGRAMS: affordable multifamily can receive up to ~90% relief on park, fire, and mobility fees, and there is a 10-year impact-fee deferral for affordable rental apartments (not reflected in the standard amounts above). City of Tampa (incorporated) parcels are served by Tampa's own utility and are outside these county utility fees; figures here apply to UNINCORPORATED Hillsborough County. ADU: no separate ADU impact-fee row is published — accessory units are assessed under the applicable single-family/multifamily living-area tier. All amounts are quoted verbatim from official Hillsborough County PDFs. VERIFY: confirmed 17 of 17 rows; dropped 0. All amounts re-fetched and matched verbatim against the cited PDFs — Source 0 (mobility/park/school/fire schedule, eff. 10/1/2022): SF mobility 2,500+ sf Urban $10,550 / Rural $14,938; SF mobility 1,500-2,499 Urban $9,183 / Rural $13,038; MF low-rise Urban $6,661 / Rural $9,445; park 2,000-2,499 $2,145 and 2,500-2,999 $2,299; school 1,800-2,499 $8,227 and 2,500-3,399 $9,369; fire SF $335.00 and MF $249.00 — ALL CONFIRMED. Source 1 (FY26 Water Resources Schedule, eff. 3/23/2026): water SF NW $2,037.50 / S-Central $3,449.00 (Sec 1.1); wastewater SF NW $3,268.75 / S-Central $4,884.75 (Sec 1.2); AGRF Potable Water & Wastewater Residential $1,822.00 per ERC all service areas (Sec 1.3); meter 5/8\"x3/4\" install $350.00 / pre-tapped $215.00 (Sec 1.7) — ALL CONFIRMED. excludeFromTotal corrections: NONE needed — all six mutually-exclusive variants (mobility 1,500-2,499 Urban, mobility Rural 2,500+, park 2,500-2,999, school 2,500-3,399, water NW, wastewater NW) are correctly flagged excludeFromTotal=true; the two AGRF/meter rows are correctly left unflagged as additive (in-addition-to per Sec 1.3); the multifamily mobility ($6,661) and multifamily fire ($249) rows are correctly unflagged as a distinct land use (not summed with single_family). Representative SF total (~$21,257 county + ~$10,505.75 utility = ~$31,763) is sane with no double-counting.
Total one-time residential development charge for a representative ~2,000-2,500 sf single-family detached home in the South/Central (urban) service area, paid before building permit, is approximately: Mobility $10,550 + Park $2,145 + School $8,227 + Fire $335 = $21,257 in county impact/mobility fees; PLUS water/sewer connection charges: Water impact $3,449 + Wastewater impact $4,884.75 + AGRF (water+sewer) $1,822 + meter install $350 = $10,505.75 in utility connection fees. Combined ~$31,763 for a S/Central-served SF home. Note the mobility, park, school, and fire fees are tiered by living-area square footage; figures shown use the tier covering ~2,000-2,500 sf. Utility (water/sewer) figures are the South/Central Service Area; Northwest Service Area is materially lower (water $2,037.50 / sewer $3,268.75).
Sources
5 official sources · 16 high-confidence figures.
- 1Estimated Residential Impact/Mobility Fee Assessment by Zone Per Dwelling Unit (effective October 1, 2022)Hillsborough County, FL (Development Services) · fee schedule · effective Oct 1, 2022 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 2FY26 Schedule of Rates for Water Resources Department Utility System Services (effective March 23, 2026, incorporating R25-111 impact fee rates)Hillsborough County, FL Water Resources Department · fee schedule · effective Mar 23, 2026 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 3Impact Fees | Hillsborough County, FLHillsborough County, FL · municipal webpage · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 4Mobility Fees | Hillsborough County, FLHillsborough County, FL · municipal webpage · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 5Water Rates & Fees | Hillsborough County, FLHillsborough County, FL Water Resources Department · municipal webpage · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
Hillsborough County impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in Hillsborough County, FL for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-16, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Hillsborough County are about $31,763 per unit — roughly $21,257 in impact/development fees plus $10,506 in water/sewer connection fees. Figures are normalized from official sources; verify with the jurisdiction before relying on them.
- What are the impact fees per multifamily unit in Hillsborough County, FL?
- Total development fees for a multifamily unit in Hillsborough County are about $6,910 per unit as of 2026-06-16.
- Are impact fees in Hillsborough County the same as building permit fees?
- No. Impact fees (and water/sewer connection fees) fund off-site capital — roads, parks, schools, utilities — and are charged per new dwelling unit. Building permit and plan-review fees are separate and are not included here.
- How often do Hillsborough County's impact fees change?
- Most jurisdictions adopt fees by ordinance and escalate them annually (often by a construction cost index), with occasional mid-year updates. Always confirm the current adopted schedule with the jurisdiction. ImpactFeeAtlas last verified Hillsborough County on 2026-06-16.