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Cinco Bayou, Florida Impact Fees

Cinco Bayou applies its own fee schedule: municipal fees plus the Okaloosa County-levied fees that apply inside city limits. Combined, a new single-family home pays $2,480.00 per unit (rates sourced August 4, 2026). The full breakdown is below.

Cinco Bayou impact fees by project type

Cinco Bayou: Single-Family Impact Fees

A new single-family home in Cinco Bayou pays $2,480.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026). All of it is levied by Okaloosa County.

The largest line items are Water Impact Fee (City of Fort Walton Beach, Cinco Bayou) ($1,880.00) and Wastewater Impact Fee (City of Fort Walton Beach, Cinco Bayou) ($600.00).

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Water$1,880.00
  • Water Impact Fee (City of Fort Walton Beach, Cinco Bayou)
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    PROVIDER CORRECTED 8/3/2026 (same evidence as the wastewater sibling): prior record assumed Okaloosa County W&S ($1,000/ERU) — WRONG. Okaloosa County's own Permit Guide for Town of Cinco Bayou states water & sewer tap fees are paid to the City of Fort Walton Beach, corroborated by cincobayou.com/services. Correct fee: FWB Water Impact Fee $1,880.00/ERC (min 1.0 ERC), in the current FY2025-26 Comprehensive Fee Schedule adopted 11/18/2025 (Appendix B; wastewater sibling $600/ERC).
    $1,880.00
Sewer$600.00
  • Wastewater Impact Fee (City of Fort Walton Beach, Cinco Bayou)
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    PROVIDER CORRECTED 8/3/2026: prior record assumed Okaloosa County W&S ($3,800/ERU) — WRONG. Okaloosa County's own Permit Guide for Town of Cinco Bayou (Growth Mgmt, June 2013, item 5) states water & sewer tap fees are paid to the City of Fort Walton Beach, corroborated by cincobayou.com/services listing FWB as the water/sewer provider. Correct fee: FWB Wastewater Impact Fee $600.00/ERC (min 1.0 ERC), eff. 2/1/2021, in the current FY2025-26 Comprehensive Fee Schedule adopted 11/18/2025 (Appendix B; water impact fee $1,880/ERC).
    $600.00
City$0.00
  • Municipal Impact Fees (Town of Cinco Bayou — None Found)
    Town of Cinco Bayou
    8/4/2026: Confirmed $0 — full-text search of the Town of Cinco Bayou Code of Ordinances (Municode) returns zero hits for 'impact fee' or 'mobility fee'; town levies no municipal development impact fees. County mobility fee also not assessed in town (no interlocal). Town Hall 850-243-6604.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Mobility Fee (Okaloosa County — Not Assessed Inside Cinco Bayou)
    Okaloosa County
    8/4/2026: County ADOPTED a mobility fee (Ord. 2024-23, 12/3/2024; LDC Ch. 4 & Ch. 12) but it is NOT assessed on development inside municipalities unless the city opts in via interlocal agreement (LDC 4.03.04(9)). No mobility-fee interlocal found for the Town of Cinco Bayou as of 8/4/2026, so the county fee is $0 here. County levies no other general impact fee; no school impact fee found. Growth Mgmt 850-651-7180.
    $0.00
Total (Cinco Bayou): $2,480.00
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedules:Okaloosa County Water & Sewer Town of Cinco Bayou Okaloosa County

Where in Okaloosa County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.

Unincorporated Okaloosa County$5,809.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Cinco Bayou$2,480.00this page
Crestview$8,900.00Destin$10,051.00Includes unconfirmed feesFort Walton Beach$2,480.00Laurel Hill$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMary Esther$1,600.00Includes unconfirmed feesNiceville$7,822.00Shalimar$4,800.00Includes unconfirmed feesValparaiso$4,295.00

Cinco Bayou: Multifamily Impact Fees

A new multifamily unit in Cinco Bayou pays $2,480.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026). All of it is levied by Okaloosa County.

Water Tap Fee (City of Fort Walton Beach, Cinco Bayou) (MF) and Sewer Tap Fee (City of Fort Walton Beach, Cinco Bayou) (MF) are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.

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Water$1,880.00
  • Water Tap Fee (City of Fort Walton Beach, Cinco Bayou) (MF)
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    PROVIDER CORRECTED 8/3/2026 (mirrors the SFR Cinco Bayou corrections): Okaloosa County W&S does NOT serve Cinco Bayou — the City of Fort Walton Beach does (established in the SFR session; FWB Utility Services serves the town). Amount updated $1,000 → $1,880 (FWB 3/4" water tap, same figure verified for the SFR sibling). FLAG STAYS: FWB taps are meter-size based with no published per-unit MF rule — $1,880/unit assumes individually-metered units; master-metered buildings pay by meter size. FWB Utilities 850-833-9500.
    $1,880.00Requires confirmation
Sewer$600.00
  • Sewer Tap Fee (City of Fort Walton Beach, Cinco Bayou) (MF)
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    PROVIDER CORRECTED 8/3/2026 (mirrors the SFR + MF Cinco Bayou water corrections): Okaloosa County W&S does not serve Cinco Bayou — the City of Fort Walton Beach does. Amount updated $3,800 → $600 (FWB sewer tap, same figure verified for the SFR sibling). FLAG STAYS: per-tap basis, no published MF per-unit rule. FWB Utilities 850-833-9500.
    $600.00Requires confirmation
City$0.00
  • Municipal Impact Fees (Town of Cinco Bayou — None Found) (MF)
    Town of Cinco Bayou
    8/4/2026: Confirmed $0 — full-text search of the Town of Cinco Bayou Code of Ordinances (Municode) returns zero hits for 'impact fee' or 'mobility fee'; town levies no municipal development impact fees. County mobility fee also not assessed in town (no interlocal). Town Hall 850-243-6604.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Mobility Fee (Okaloosa County — Not Assessed Inside Cinco Bayou) (MF)
    Okaloosa County
    8/4/2026: County ADOPTED a mobility fee (Ord. 2024-23, 12/3/2024; LDC Ch. 4 & Ch. 12) but it is NOT assessed on development inside municipalities unless the city opts in via interlocal agreement (LDC 4.03.04(9)). No mobility-fee interlocal found for the Town of Cinco Bayou as of 8/4/2026, so the county fee is $0 here. County levies no other general impact fee; no school impact fee found. Growth Mgmt 850-651-7180.
    $0.00
Total (Cinco Bayou): $2,480.00
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedules:Okaloosa County Water & Sewer Town of Cinco Bayou Okaloosa County
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Okaloosa County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.

Unincorporated Okaloosa County$5,522.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Cinco Bayou$2,480.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Crestview$8,304.00Includes unconfirmed feesDestin$7,236.00Includes unconfirmed feesFort Walton Beach$1,984.00Laurel Hill$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMary Esther$4,200.00Includes unconfirmed feesNiceville$7,822.00Shalimar$4,800.00Includes unconfirmed feesValparaiso$5,595.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Cinco Bayou: Commercial Impact Fees

Commercial development in Cinco Bayou pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,000.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $5,000.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.

Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 1" meter and Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 4" outlet are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.

City Impact Fee Placeholder (Cinco Bayou, Commercial) is set by the city and has no published standard rate. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.

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Water$1,200.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 1" meter
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    Okaloosa County W&S Water Capacity Expansion Charge (Appendix A, eff. 10/1/2025): 5/8"x3/4" $1,000, 1" $1,200, >1" = cost of meter set; each additional ERU +$1,000. Base includes 1 ERU. Provider ASSUMED OCWS — verify Cinco Bayou is county-served (850-651-7171). Recheck after 10/1/2026.
    $1,200.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
Sewer$3,800.00 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 4" outlet
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    Okaloosa County W&S Sewer Capacity Expansion Charge by outlet size (Appendix A, eff. 10/1/2025): 4" $3,800, 6" $4,600, 8" $5,600; each additional ERU +$3,800 (hotels/motels 0.5 ERU). 4" smallest published. Provider assumed OCWS — verify (850-651-7171).
    $3,800.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee Placeholder (Cinco Bayou, Commercial)
    Okaloosa County levies NO county-wide impact or mobility fee on nonresidential development. Confirmed 2026-07-17 against the county's adopted Inspection & Permitting Fee schedule (Growth Management) and 2024 Developers Help Guide — neither contains an impact fee; LDC Appendix E Ch. 12 holds a mobility-fee framework with no adopted rate schedule. School-district impact fee is residential-only (no nonres bearing). Growth Management 850-651-7180.
    $0.00
Total (Cinco Bayou): $5,000.00 one-time (≈ $5,000.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedule:Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

Where in Okaloosa County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. Totals shown are for a 50,000 sq ft building, including one-time water/sewer fees (assuming a 1-inch meter). * = one-time water/sewer connection charges only; no per-sq-ft impact fee schedule sourced for that jurisdiction. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.

Unincorporated Okaloosa County$5,000.00*
Cinco Bayou$5,000.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Crestview$6,605.00*Includes unconfirmed feesDestin$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesFort Walton Beach$2,480.00*Laurel Hill$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMary Esther$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesNiceville$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesShalimar$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesValparaiso$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed fees

Cinco Bayou: Industrial Impact Fees

Industrial development in Cinco Bayou pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,000.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $5,000.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.

Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 1" meter and Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 4" outlet are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.

City Impact Fee Placeholder (Cinco Bayou, Industrial) is set by the city and has no published standard rate. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.

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Water$1,200.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 1" meter
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    Okaloosa County W&S Water Capacity Expansion Charge (Appendix A, eff. 10/1/2025): 5/8"x3/4" $1,000, 1" $1,200, >1" = cost of meter set; each additional ERU +$1,000. Base includes 1 ERU. Provider ASSUMED OCWS — verify Cinco Bayou is county-served (850-651-7171). Recheck after 10/1/2026.
    $1,200.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
Sewer$3,800.00 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 4" outlet
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    Okaloosa County W&S Sewer Capacity Expansion Charge by outlet size (Appendix A, eff. 10/1/2025): 4" $3,800, 6" $4,600, 8" $5,600; each additional ERU +$3,800 (hotels/motels 0.5 ERU). 4" smallest published. Provider assumed OCWS — verify (850-651-7171).
    $3,800.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee Placeholder (Cinco Bayou, Industrial)
    Okaloosa County levies NO county-wide impact or mobility fee on nonresidential development. Confirmed 2026-07-17 against the county's adopted Inspection & Permitting Fee schedule (Growth Management) and 2024 Developers Help Guide — neither contains an impact fee; LDC Appendix E Ch. 12 holds a mobility-fee framework with no adopted rate schedule. School-district impact fee is residential-only (no nonres bearing). Growth Management 850-651-7180.
    $0.00
Total (Cinco Bayou): $5,000.00 one-time (≈ $5,000.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedule:Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

Where in Okaloosa County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. Totals shown are for a 50,000 sq ft building, including one-time water/sewer fees (assuming a 1-inch meter). * = one-time water/sewer connection charges only; no per-sq-ft impact fee schedule sourced for that jurisdiction. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.

Unincorporated Okaloosa County$5,000.00*
Cinco Bayou$5,000.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Crestview$6,605.00*Includes unconfirmed feesDestin$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesFort Walton Beach$2,480.00*Laurel Hill$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMary Esther$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesNiceville$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesShalimar$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesValparaiso$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed fees

Cinco Bayou: Office Impact Fees

Office development in Cinco Bayou pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,000.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026).

For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $5,000.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.

Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 1" meter and Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 4" outlet are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.

City Impact Fee Placeholder (Cinco Bayou, Office) is set by the city and has no published standard rate. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.

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Water$1,200.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 1" meter
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    Okaloosa County W&S Water Capacity Expansion Charge (Appendix A, eff. 10/1/2025): 5/8"x3/4" $1,000, 1" $1,200, >1" = cost of meter set; each additional ERU +$1,000. Base includes 1 ERU. Provider ASSUMED OCWS — verify Cinco Bayou is county-served (850-651-7171). Recheck after 10/1/2026.
    $1,200.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
Sewer$3,800.00 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Cinco Bayou) — 4" outlet
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    Okaloosa County W&S Sewer Capacity Expansion Charge by outlet size (Appendix A, eff. 10/1/2025): 4" $3,800, 6" $4,600, 8" $5,600; each additional ERU +$3,800 (hotels/motels 0.5 ERU). 4" smallest published. Provider assumed OCWS — verify (850-651-7171).
    $3,800.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee Placeholder (Cinco Bayou, Office)
    Okaloosa County levies NO county-wide impact or mobility fee on nonresidential development. Confirmed 2026-07-17 against the county's adopted Inspection & Permitting Fee schedule (Growth Management) and 2024 Developers Help Guide — neither contains an impact fee; LDC Appendix E Ch. 12 holds a mobility-fee framework with no adopted rate schedule. School-district impact fee is residential-only (no nonres bearing). Growth Management 850-651-7180.
    $0.00
Total (Cinco Bayou): $5,000.00 one-time (≈ $5,000.00 at 25,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedule:Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

Where in Okaloosa County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. Totals shown are for a 25,000 sq ft building, including one-time water/sewer fees (assuming a 1-inch meter). * = one-time water/sewer connection charges only; no per-sq-ft impact fee schedule sourced for that jurisdiction. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.

Unincorporated Okaloosa County$5,000.00*
Cinco Bayou$5,000.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Crestview$6,605.00*Includes unconfirmed feesDestin$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesFort Walton Beach$2,480.00*Laurel Hill$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMary Esther$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesNiceville$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesShalimar$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesValparaiso$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed fees

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How impact fees work in Florida

Florida impact fees are one-time charges on new development, governed by Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes (the Florida Impact Fee Act). The statute requires fees to be based on the most recent and localized data, spent on the infrastructure category they were collected for, and adopted by ordinance.

Since 2021, the law also limits how fast fees can rise: increases up to 25% phase in over two years, increases of 25–50% phase in over four years, and increases above 50% are allowed only with a demonstrated extraordinary-circumstances study and at least a two-thirds vote of the governing body.

Counties and cities can both levy impact fees. Inside an incorporated city, a project typically pays the county's countywide fees plus any municipal fees the city has adopted, which is why totals differ between a city and the unincorporated county around it.

New to impact fees? Our plain-English guide explains what they cover, who pays them, and why they exist.

Frequently asked questions

What are the total impact fees for a single-family home in Cinco Bayou, Florida?

A new single-family home in Cinco Bayou pays $2,480.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026).

How much are commercial impact fees in Cinco Bayou?

Commercial development in Cinco Bayou pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,000.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (assuming a 1-inch meter). This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed and excludes fees with no published standard amount, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting.

Does Cinco Bayou charge its own impact fees?

Yes. Cinco Bayou levies its own municipal impact or utility fees, and county-levied fees also apply inside city limits. The schedule on this page shows every fee that applies to development in Cinco Bayou, with the combined total.

Can Florida impact fees increase at any time?

No. Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes limits increases to 50% at most, phased in over two to four years, unless the local government makes extraordinary-circumstances findings and approves the increase by at least a two-thirds vote.

Fee amounts on this page are compiled from official published schedules and are provided for planning purposes only. Rates change, and project specifics (unit size, meter size, location within special districts) can alter what applies. Always verify current fees with the jurisdiction and utility before relying on them.

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