DeFuniak Springs impact fees by project type
DeFuniak Springs: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in DeFuniak Springs pays at least $11,123.76 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.
The largest line items are Sewer Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) ($6,744.84), Water Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) ($3,816.56) and Fire Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) ($374.22).
Mobility Fee — Transportation (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs) is set by the county 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.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs)$3,816.56City of DeFuniak SpringsCity of DeFuniak Springs water capacity fee, eff 10/1/2025: 3/4" meter (standard SFR) = $3,816.56 inside city / $4,770.70 outside. Larger meters (inside): 1" $3,934.68; 1.5" $4,052.81; 2" $4,289.05. City operates its own water utility.
- Sewer Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs)$6,744.84City of DeFuniak SpringsCity of DeFuniak Springs sewer capacity fee, eff 10/1/2025: $6,744.84 inside city / $8,431.04 outside. City operates its own wastewater utility.
- Fire Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs)$374.22City of DeFuniak SpringsCity of DeFuniak Springs fire impact fee, eff 10/1/2025: $374.22 inside city (N/A outside), collected at new service connection.
- Police Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs)$188.14City of DeFuniak SpringsCity of DeFuniak Springs police impact fee, eff 10/1/2025: $188.14 inside city (N/A outside), collected at new service connection.
- School Impact Fee (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs — None Found)$0.00Walton County School DistrictWalton County levies no school impact fee. The county's only development impact fee is the transportation Mobility Fee; there are no county school, parks, library, EMS, or law-enforcement impact fees. $0 documents the check.
- Mobility Fee — Transportation (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs)Requires confirmationWalton CountyWalton County adopted a mobility plan (Sept 2023) and a mobility fee by Ordinance 2023-29 on 12/19/2023, amending LDC Ch. 3 (Sec. 3.02.00). The ordinance does not carry the rate table itself: Sec. 3.02.04.C adopts the schedule 'contained within the most recent version of the Technical Report' (Walton County 2045 Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee Technical Report), which is not posted as a text-searchable rate table. Secondary reporting of the adopted schedule (850 Business Magazine) gives a detached single-family rate of $1,362 per 1,000 sq ft in the South Walton assessment area and $356 per 1,000 sq ft in North, and $629 (North Central) / $735 (South Central); Sec. 3.02.15.B adds a Jan 1 inflation adjustment each year beginning 1/1/2025. HOWEVER: at its 9/24/2025 meeting the Board of County Commissioners was advised by county legal counsel that 2025 Senate Bill 180 (Ch. 2025-190, retroactive to 8/1/2024 and running through 10/1/2027) rendered the county's ordinance 'void ab initio,' and the Board voted to refund roughly $1.5 million of mobility fees held in segregated impact-fee accounts. The 2026 fix bill (SB 840) passed the Senate 38-0 but died in House Intergovernmental Affairs, so the SB 180 restriction is still running. I could not obtain a county-published statement of whether the mobility fee is currently being assessed at building permit; waltonclerkfl.gov ordinances 2025-01 through 2025-24 and 2026-01 through 2026-08 contain no re-adoption or repeal of the mobility fee, and civicweb/CivicClerk agenda documents are behind a login. Amount therefore left at 0 and flagged rather than asserting either the published rate or a documented zero. Municipal applicability: Ordinance 2023-29 Sec. 3.02.08.E provides that 'any municipality that opts-in to the County's system shall enter an interlocal agreement with the County,' and Sec. 3.02.09 requires an opt-in municipality to establish its own mobility fee fund accounts per that interlocal agreement - i.e. the county fee reaches a city only by interlocal agreement. The county's 2021 pre-adoption FAQ says DeFuniak Springs, Freeport and Paxton were 'currently included' in the plan and fee and that municipalities 'may opt-out,' which conflicts with the adopted opt-in structure. No executed interlocal agreement and no county-published list of participating municipalities could be located, so per the Florida addendum this is INFERRED_0, not a documented zero. 8/5/2026
Where in Walton 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.
DeFuniak Springs: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in DeFuniak Springs pays at least $11,123.76 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.
The largest line items are Sewer Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, MF) ($6,744.84), Water Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, MF) ($3,816.56) and Fire Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, MF) ($374.22).
Mobility Fee — Transportation (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs, MF) is set by the county 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.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, MF)$3,816.56City of DeFuniak SpringsCity of DeFuniak Springs Connection Rates, eff. 10/1/2025. Water capacity fee by meter size; 3/4-inch base = $3,816.56 (floor). Multifamily typically on a larger/master meter (1-inch $3,934.68; 1.5-inch $4,052.81; 2-inch $4,289.05 inside city), so the per-building charge scales up by meter size — a developer-input tier, not an unknown.
- Sewer Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, MF)$6,744.84City of DeFuniak SpringsCity of DeFuniak Springs Connection Rates, eff. 10/1/2025. Sewer capacity fee $6,744.84 inside city, per connection. For multifamily applied per service connection — developer-input basis by metering configuration.
- Fire Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, MF)$374.22City of DeFuniak SpringsCity of DeFuniak Springs Connection Rates, eff. 10/1/2025. Fire impact fee $374.22, collected at new service connection (inside city). For multifamily the fee applies per service connection — developer-input basis by metering.
- Police Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, MF)$188.14City of DeFuniak SpringsCity of DeFuniak Springs Connection Rates, eff. 10/1/2025. Police impact fee $188.14, collected at new service connection (inside city). For multifamily the fee applies per service connection — a developer-input basis by metering configuration.
- School Impact Fee (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs — None Found, MF)$0.00Walton County School DistrictWalton County levies no school impact fee (see the Unincorporated county record). Confirmed $0.
- Mobility Fee — Transportation (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs, MF)Requires confirmationWalton CountyWalton County adopted a mobility plan (Sept 2023) and a mobility fee by Ordinance 2023-29 on 12/19/2023, amending LDC Ch. 3 (Sec. 3.02.00). The ordinance does not carry the rate table itself: Sec. 3.02.04.C adopts the schedule 'contained within the most recent version of the Technical Report' (Walton County 2045 Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee Technical Report), which is not posted as a text-searchable rate table. Secondary reporting of the adopted schedule (850 Business Magazine) gives a detached single-family rate of $1,362 per 1,000 sq ft in the South Walton assessment area and $356 per 1,000 sq ft in North, and $629 (North Central) / $735 (South Central); Sec. 3.02.15.B adds a Jan 1 inflation adjustment each year beginning 1/1/2025. HOWEVER: at its 9/24/2025 meeting the Board of County Commissioners was advised by county legal counsel that 2025 Senate Bill 180 (Ch. 2025-190, retroactive to 8/1/2024 and running through 10/1/2027) rendered the county's ordinance 'void ab initio,' and the Board voted to refund roughly $1.5 million of mobility fees held in segregated impact-fee accounts. The 2026 fix bill (SB 840) passed the Senate 38-0 but died in House Intergovernmental Affairs, so the SB 180 restriction is still running. I could not obtain a county-published statement of whether the mobility fee is currently being assessed at building permit; waltonclerkfl.gov ordinances 2025-01 through 2025-24 and 2026-01 through 2026-08 contain no re-adoption or repeal of the mobility fee, and civicweb/CivicClerk agenda documents are behind a login. Amount therefore left at 0 and flagged rather than asserting either the published rate or a documented zero. Municipal applicability: Ordinance 2023-29 Sec. 3.02.08.E provides that 'any municipality that opts-in to the County's system shall enter an interlocal agreement with the County,' and Sec. 3.02.09 requires an opt-in municipality to establish its own mobility fee fund accounts per that interlocal agreement - i.e. the county fee reaches a city only by interlocal agreement. The county's 2021 pre-adoption FAQ says DeFuniak Springs, Freeport and Paxton were 'currently included' in the plan and fee and that municipalities 'may opt-out,' which conflicts with the adopted opt-in structure. No executed interlocal agreement and no county-published list of participating municipalities could be located, so per the Florida addendum this is INFERRED_0, not a documented zero. 8/5/2026
Where in Walton 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.
DeFuniak Springs: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in DeFuniak Springs pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $11,241.88 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $11,241.88. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) ($6,744.84 one-time) and Water Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) — 1" meter ($3,934.68 one-time).
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
Fire Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Commercial) and Police Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Commercial) 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.
Mobility Fee — Transportation (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs, Commercial) is set by the county 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.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) — 1" meter$3,934.68 one-timeCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Connection Rates eff 10/1/2025, inside city (1" meter, canonical default). Capacity fee by meter size, shared across all customer classes. Services above 3/4" charged at stated amount plus prevailing market rate for materials/equipment.
- Sewer Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs)$6,744.84 one-timeCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Connection Rates eff 10/1/2025, inside city. Single sewer capacity fee. Outside city $8,431.04. City operates its own wastewater utility.
- Fire Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Commercial)$374.22 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Connection Rates eff 10/1/2025. City Fire Impact fee collected at new service connection (inside city; N/A outside). Amount shown is the base/residential per-connection figure; commercial connections are reviewed and itemized by the Planning Dept — nonres amount/scaling not published, Unconfirmed. Call 850-892-8500.
- Police Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Commercial)$188.14 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Connection Rates eff 10/1/2025. City Police Impact fee collected at new service connection (inside city; N/A outside). Amount shown is base/residential per-connection figure; commercial itemized by Planning Dept — nonres amount Unconfirmed, call 850-892-8500.
- Mobility Fee — Transportation (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs, Commercial)Requires confirmationWalton CountyWalton County Mobility Fee (Ord. 2023-29) assessment areas EXCLUDE municipalities unless the city opts in. DeFuniak Springs opt-in/collection status within city limits unconfirmed → $0 placeholder. If applied, DeFuniak sits in the North Central assessment area (Comm $1,197 per 1,000 sf). Call Walton Planning 850-892-8160.
Where in Walton 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.
DeFuniak Springs: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in DeFuniak Springs pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $11,241.88 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $11,241.88. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) ($6,744.84 one-time) and Water Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) — 1" meter ($3,934.68 one-time).
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
Police Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Industrial) and Fire Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Industrial) 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.
Mobility Fee — Transportation (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs, Industrial) is set by the county 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.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) — 1" meter$3,934.68 one-timeCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Connection Rates eff 10/1/2025, inside city (1" meter, canonical default). Capacity fee by meter size, shared across all customer classes. Services above 3/4" charged at stated amount plus prevailing market rate for materials/equipment.
- Sewer Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs)$6,744.84 one-timeCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Connection Rates eff 10/1/2025, inside city. Single sewer capacity fee. Outside city $8,431.04. City operates its own wastewater utility.
- Fire Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Industrial)$374.22 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Fire Impact fee (eff 10/1/2025), per-connection; commercial itemized by Planning Dept — nonres amount Unconfirmed, call 850-892-8500.
- Police Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Industrial)$188.14 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Police Impact fee (eff 10/1/2025), per-connection; commercial itemized by Planning Dept — nonres amount Unconfirmed, call 850-892-8500.
- Mobility Fee — Transportation (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs, Industrial)Requires confirmationWalton CountyCounty mobility fee excludes municipalities unless opt-in; DeFuniak opt-in unconfirmed → $0. North Central area rate if applied: Industrial $215 per 1,000 sf. Call 850-892-8160.
Where in Walton 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.
DeFuniak Springs: Office Impact Fees
Office development in DeFuniak Springs pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $11,241.88 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026).
For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $11,241.88. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) ($6,744.84 one-time) and Water Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) — 1" meter ($3,934.68 one-time).
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
Police Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Office) and Fire Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Office) 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.
Mobility Fee — Transportation (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs, Office) is set by the county 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.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs) — 1" meter$3,934.68 one-timeCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Connection Rates eff 10/1/2025, inside city (1" meter, canonical default). Capacity fee by meter size, shared across all customer classes. Services above 3/4" charged at stated amount plus prevailing market rate for materials/equipment.
- Sewer Capacity Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs)$6,744.84 one-timeCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Connection Rates eff 10/1/2025, inside city. Single sewer capacity fee. Outside city $8,431.04. City operates its own wastewater utility.
- Fire Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Office)$374.22 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Fire Impact fee (eff 10/1/2025), per-connection; commercial itemized by Planning Dept — nonres amount Unconfirmed, call 850-892-8500.
- Police Impact Fee (City of DeFuniak Springs, Office)$188.14 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of DeFuniak SpringsDeFuniak Springs Police Impact fee (eff 10/1/2025), per-connection; commercial itemized by Planning Dept — nonres amount Unconfirmed, call 850-892-8500.
- Mobility Fee — Transportation (Walton County within DeFuniak Springs, Office)Requires confirmationWalton CountyCounty mobility fee excludes municipalities unless opt-in; DeFuniak opt-in unconfirmed → $0. North Central area rate if applied: Office $408 per 1,000 sf. Call 850-892-8160.
Where in Walton 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.
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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.
Frequently asked questions
What are the total impact fees for a single-family home in DeFuniak Springs, Florida?
A new single-family home in DeFuniak Springs pays at least $11,123.76 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026). One additional fee has no published standard amount and is not included, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting.
How much are commercial impact fees in DeFuniak Springs?
Commercial development in DeFuniak Springs pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $11,241.88 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 DeFuniak Springs charge its own impact fees?
Yes. DeFuniak Springs 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 DeFuniak Springs, 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.
Compare unincorporated rates and every other city on the Walton County impact fees page.