Pennsylvania Property Taxes 2024 [Go To Different State]

Pennsylvania Property Taxes [Go To Different State]

$2,223.00

Avg. 1.35% of home value

Tax amount varies by county

The median property tax in Pennsylvania is $2,223.00 per year for a home worth the median value of $164,700.00. Counties in Pennsylvania collect an average of 1.35% of a property's assesed fair market value as property tax per year.

Pennsylvania is ranked number sixteen out of the fifty states, in order of the average amount of property taxes collected.

Pennsylvania's median income is $61,124 per year, so the median yearly property tax paid by Pennsylvania residents amounts to approximately % of their yearly income. Pennsylvania is ranked 13th of the 50 states for property taxes as a percentage of median income.

The exact property tax levied depends on the county in Pennsylvania the property is located in. Chester County collects the highest property tax in Pennsylvania, levying an average of $4,192.00 (1.25% of median home value) yearly in property taxes, while Forest County has the lowest property tax in the state, collecting an average tax of $860.00 (1.08% of median home value) per year.

For more localized property tax rates, find your county on the property tax map of Pennsylvania to the left or in the county list below. Jump to county list ►

Pennsylvania Property Tax Rates

Property taxes are collected on a county level, and each county in Pennsylvania has its own method of assessing and collecting taxes. As a result, it's not possible to provide a single property tax rate that applies uniformly to all properties in Pennsylvania.

Instead, Tax-Rates.org provides property tax statistics based on the taxes owed on millions of properties across Pennsylvania. These statistics allow you to easily compare relative property taxes across different areas, and see how your property taxes compare to taxes on similar houses in Pennsylvania.

The statistics provided here are state-wide. For more localized statistics, you can find your county in the Pennsylvania property tax map or county list found on this page.

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Pennsylvania Property Tax Calculator

While the exact property tax rate you will pay will vary by county and is set by the local property tax assessor, you can use the free Pennsylvania Property Tax Estimator Tool to calculate your approximate yearly property tax based on median property tax rates across Pennsylvania.

If you would like to get a more accurate property tax estimation, choose the county your property is located in from the list on the left. Property tax averages from this county will then be used to determine your estimated property tax.

Keep in mind that assessments are done on a property-by-property basis, and our calculators cannot take into account any specific features of your property that could result in property taxes that deviate from the average in your area.

Your county's property tax assessor will send you a bill detailing the exact amount of property tax you owe every year.

Pennsylvania Property Taxes By County

You can choose any county from our list of Pennsylvania counties for detailed information on that county's property tax, and the contact information for the county tax assessor's office. Alternatively, you can find your county on the Pennsylvania property tax map found at the top of this page. Hint: Press Ctrl+F to search for your county's name

Median Property Taxes In Pennsylvania By County

Adams County $2,146 Tax Assessor	Allegheny County $2,553 Tax Assessor	Armstrong County $1,667 Tax Assessor	Beaver County $1,909 Tax Assessor	Bedford County $1,162 Tax Assessor
Berks County $3,014 Tax Assessor	Blair County $1,025 Tax Assessor	Bradford County $1,471 Tax Assessor	Bucks County $4,090 Tax Assessor	Butler County $2,035 Tax Assessor
Cambria County $1,150 Tax Assessor	Cameron County $1,376 Tax Assessor	Carbon County $2,178 Tax Assessor	Centre County $2,191 Tax Assessor	Chester County $4,192 Tax Assessor
Clarion County $1,099 Tax Assessor	Clearfield County $1,219 Tax Assessor	Clinton County $1,502 Tax Assessor	Columbia County $1,390 Tax Assessor	Crawford County $1,613 Tax Assessor
Cumberland County $1,985 Tax Assessor	Dauphin County $2,357 Tax Assessor	Delaware County $3,877 Tax Assessor	Elk County $1,413 Tax Assessor	Erie County $2,040 Tax Assessor
Fayette County $1,074 Tax Assessor	Forest County $860 Tax Assessor	Franklin County $1,736 Tax Assessor	Fulton County $1,627 Tax Assessor	Greene County $1,383 Tax Assessor
Huntingdon County $1,076 Tax Assessor	Indiana County $1,485 Tax Assessor	Jefferson County $1,115 Tax Assessor	Juniata County $1,418 Tax Assessor	Lackawanna County $1,954 Tax Assessor
Lancaster County $2,638 Tax Assessor	Lawrence County $1,436 Tax Assessor	Lebanon County $1,973 Tax Assessor	Lehigh County $3,004 Tax Assessor	Luzerne County $1,587 Tax Assessor
Lycoming County $1,827 Tax Assessor	McKean County $1,236 Tax Assessor	Mercer County $1,492 Tax Assessor	Mifflin County $1,438 Tax Assessor	Monroe County $3,454 Tax Assessor
Montgomery County $3,834 Tax Assessor	Montour County $1,497 Tax Assessor	Northampton County $3,319 Tax Assessor	Northumberland County $1,055 Tax Assessor	Perry County $1,836 Tax Assessor
Philadelphia County $1,236 Tax Assessor	Pike County $2,911 Tax Assessor	Potter County $1,330 Tax Assessor	Schuylkill County $1,387 Tax Assessor	Snyder County $1,438 Tax Assessor
Somerset County $1,063 Tax Assessor	Sullivan County $1,263 Tax Assessor	Susquehanna County $1,791 Tax Assessor	Tioga County $1,608 Tax Assessor	Union County $1,743 Tax Assessor
Venango County $1,276 Tax Assessor	Warren County $1,417 Tax Assessor	Washington County $1,532 Tax Assessor	Wayne County $1,929 Tax Assessor	Westmoreland County $1,885 Tax Assessor
Wyoming County $2,050 Tax Assessor	York County $2,674 Tax Assessor

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