Jefferson County
Monticello
Monticello is an incorporated city and the county seat of Jefferson County. Construction inside the city starts with written approval from City Hall; after the city issues a development permit, Jefferson County handles the building permit and inspections.
- Type
- City
- County
- Jefferson
- Population
- 2,767
Data notes
Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 13.8674 mills for Jefferson County. Census GEOID: 1246500.
Local front desk
City approval comes before the county building permit.
Begin with Monticello's Building Permits and Inspections page before work starts. City review can include planning and zoning, the Local Planning Agency, City Council, or the Historic Design Review Board. After approval, take the development permit to Jefferson County for the building application, plan review, inspections, and certificate of occupancy.
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People and safety
Local profile checked August 2, 2026. Confirm the address and current instructions on the linked official site.
Open the full Jefferson County directory ->Address, home, and local records
Home and local tasks in Monticello
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Check the address path ->Property tax
Jefferson County tax planning
The November 2025 county planning row is 13.8674 mills, about $1,387 per $100,000 of taxable value before parcel-specific charges.
Open millage tool ->Storm planning
Check evacuation zone and local alerts
Evacuation zones, shelter plans, county alerts, and local emergency orders can change by exact address.
Open evacuation planner ->Permits and records
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Building permits, code cases, liens, zoning, business tax receipts, and utility records may sit with Jefferson County, a city, or a district.
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Notes about Monticello
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History and culture
Letchworth-Love preserves Florida's tallest Native American ceremonial mound
Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park preserves Florida's tallest Native American ceremonial mound in Jefferson County.
Read this note ->Home and property
Cracker houses show why shade and breeze mattered
Florida's old cracker houses were not one fixed design, but many used shade, airflow, raised floors, and simple wood framing to meet the climate.
Read this note ->Outdoors
Aucilla Sinks makes a river feel like a mystery
Aucilla Wildlife Management Area gives Jefferson and Taylor counties a wilder river-and-sinks landscape where paddling, hiking, birds, and current WMA details all matter.
Read this note ->Around Monticello
Nearby Florida place pages, ordered by straight-line distance between Census internal points. This is not driving distance.
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Last checked July 26, 2026. Place names, county coverage, GEOIDs, coordinates, and population labels come from the Census sources in the Florida place data used by this site. County tax planning rows use Florida Revenue November 2025 millage data. The local front desk is a reviewed profile of the city and county split, checked August 2, 2026. Direct note relationships and contextual note paths are kept separate. Parcel values, exemptions, permits, school assignments, storm instructions, utility service, private rules, and final bills still depend on the exact address and the official office or document.
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