Pennsylvania property taxes by county
Across Pennsylvania, the median owner-occupied home pays $3,311 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $254,500 — an effective property-tax rate of 1.301%. That ranks Pennsylvania #12 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 67 Pennsylvania county-equivalents in the Census data — 67 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 1.301%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $3,311 ± $12
- Median home value
- $254,500
- National rank
- #12 of 51
All Pennsylvania counties
Every Pennsylvania county-equivalent in the Census data (67 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| Delaware County | 1.843% | $6,124 | $332,200 | #129 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | 1.662% | $4,447 | $267,600 | #217 |
| Berks County | 1.647% | $4,239 | $257,300 | #228 |
| York County | 1.611% | $4,006 | $248,600 | #253 |
| Erie County | 1.599% | $2,830 | $177,000 | #263 |
| Cameron County | 1.591% | $1,414 | $88,900 | #266 |
| McKean County | 1.589% | $1,660 | $104,500 | #268 |
| Lehigh County | 1.548% | $4,651 | $300,400 | #298 |
| Northampton County | 1.523% | $4,700 | $308,600 | #317 |
| Allegheny County | 1.516% | $3,451 | $227,600 | #327 |
| Indiana County | 1.503% | $2,297 | $152,800 | #343 |
| Lackawanna County | 1.493% | $3,012 | $201,800 | #354 |
| Carbon County | 1.461% | $3,088 | $211,400 | #392 |
| Luzerne County | 1.453% | $2,530 | $174,100 | #400 |
| Mifflin County | 1.446% | $2,266 | $156,700 | #415 |
| Beaver County | 1.416% | $2,704 | $190,900 | #445 |
| Schuylkill County | 1.399% | $2,140 | $153,000 | #467 |
| Armstrong County | 1.374% | $2,161 | $157,300 | #492 |
| Lebanon County | 1.368% | $3,310 | $242,000 | #506 |
| Dauphin County | 1.353% | $3,198 | $236,400 | #521 |
| Crawford County | 1.347% | $2,064 | $153,200 | #525 |
| Montgomery County | 1.345% | $5,875 | $436,700 | #532 |
| Lawrence County | 1.336% | $1,967 | $147,200 | #546 |
| Adams County | 1.326% | $3,561 | $268,500 | #553 |
| Warren County | 1.323% | $1,687 | $127,500 | #556 |
| Lancaster County | 1.320% | $3,975 | $301,100 | #567 |
| Lycoming County | 1.310% | $2,649 | $202,200 | #582 |
| Wyoming County | 1.308% | $2,817 | $215,400 | #589 |
| Bucks County | 1.307% | $5,826 | $445,700 | #590 |
| Chester County | 1.299% | $6,308 | $485,600 | #601 |
| Pike County | 1.299% | $3,542 | $272,600 | #600 |
| Greene County | 1.274% | $1,960 | $153,900 | #632 |
| Elk County | 1.270% | $1,697 | $133,600 | #638 |
| Venango County | 1.269% | $1,520 | $119,800 | #641 |
| Wayne County | 1.255% | $3,039 | $242,100 | #668 |
| Cambria County | 1.233% | $1,492 | $121,000 | #692 |
| Westmoreland County | 1.229% | $2,501 | $203,500 | #696 |
| Potter County | 1.213% | $1,857 | $153,100 | #721 |
| Perry County | 1.209% | $2,859 | $236,400 | #728 |
| Mercer County | 1.180% | $1,936 | $164,000 | #761 |
| Cumberland County | 1.172% | $3,254 | $277,600 | #772 |
| Clinton County | 1.163% | $2,046 | $175,900 | #790 |
| Tioga County | 1.147% | $2,078 | $181,100 | #816 |
| Union County | 1.143% | $2,744 | $240,100 | #827 |
| Fayette County | 1.122% | $1,607 | $143,200 | #858 |
| Columbia County | 1.109% | $2,286 | $206,200 | #886 |
| Snyder County | 1.109% | $2,388 | $215,300 | #883 |
| Northumberland County | 1.105% | $1,794 | $162,400 | #890 |
| Franklin County | 1.097% | $2,740 | $249,800 | #912 |
| Clearfield County | 1.095% | $1,500 | $137,000 | #916 |
| Susquehanna County | 1.093% | $2,365 | $216,400 | #920 |
| Bradford County | 1.090% | $2,044 | $187,500 | #924 |
| Washington County | 1.088% | $2,485 | $228,500 | #929 |
| Blair County | 1.070% | $1,724 | $161,100 | #963 |
| Centre County | 1.047% | $3,386 | $323,500 | #1010 |
| Sullivan County | 1.022% | $2,015 | $197,100 | #1060 |
| Fulton County | 1.017% | $2,120 | $208,500 | #1074 |
| Butler County | 1.010% | $2,970 | $294,200 | #1092 |
| Montour County | 1.010% | $2,507 | $248,100 | #1089 |
| Jefferson County | 1.004% | $1,402 | $139,700 | #1111 |
| Forest County | 0.993% | $1,145 | $115,300 | #1142 |
| Juniata County | 0.989% | $2,147 | $217,000 | #1152 |
| Somerset County | 0.981% | $1,477 | $150,600 | #1172 |
| Clarion County | 0.965% | $1,503 | $155,700 | #1212 |
| Huntingdon County | 0.938% | $1,718 | $183,200 | #1270 |
| Philadelphia County | 0.824% | $2,003 | $243,100 | #1525 |
| Bedford County | 0.807% | $1,444 | $179,000 | #1566 |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in Pennsylvania?
- Statewide, Pennsylvania's effective property-tax rate is 1.301% — the state median real-estate taxes ($3,311) divided by the state median home value ($254,500), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which Pennsylvania county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; Pennsylvania's statewide figure is 1.301%.