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 carries all 67 Pennsylvania county-equivalents in the Census data — 67 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, home value, income, or five-year change. 3 of them also carry a full detail card here — every median with its Census margin of error, both rankings, the six nearest counties, and the five-year change. It also sets out how property tax actually works in Pennsylvania: how property is assessed, which exemptions exist and who qualifies, the deadline and body for an appeal, and the payment schedule and penalties — each hand-sourced from official Pennsylvania sources. 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
- Median household income
- $77,971
- National rank
- #12 of 51
- County-equivalents
- 67
Median real-estate taxes ÷ median home value — a ratio of two independently-estimated medians, not a statutory (millage) rate.
How property tax varies across Pennsylvania
Across Pennsylvania's 67 county-equivalents with a published rate, the effective property-tax rate runs from 1.843% in Delaware County down to 0.807% in Bedford County — a 2.3× spread inside a single state, which is why a statewide average tells a buyer very little.
The largest median real-estate tax bill in Pennsylvania is $6,308 in Chester County, which ranks #31 of 67 by RATE — while the state's highest rate, 1.843%, is in Delaware County, where the median bill is $6,124. Dollars and rate are different questions and rank counties differently.
Measured against the national median effective rate of 0.937%, 65 of Pennsylvania's 67 ranked counties sit above it and 2 below. Pennsylvania as a whole ranks #12 of 51 (1 = highest).
Median home value statewide is $254,500, but within Pennsylvania it ranges from $485,600 in Chester County to $88,900 in Cameron County — the denominator of the effective rate, and the main reason two counties with similar bills can show very different rates.
Statewide, the median real-estate tax bill equals about 4.2% of median household income. That share is heaviest in Delaware County (6.8%) and lightest in Forest County (2.2%).
Comparing the non-overlapping Census periods 2015–2019 and 2020–2024, median real-estate taxes rose by a statistically significant amount in 65 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties with a comparable trend, fell significantly in 0, and showed no statistically significant change in 2.
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Every Pennsylvania county
All 67 Pennsylvania county-equivalents in the Census data (67 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort. Counties in bold have a full detail card further down this page — margins of error, nearby counties, and their five-year trend.
| Delaware County | 1.843% | $6,124 | $6,351 | $5,669 | $332,200 | $89,546 | 6.8% | #1 | #129 | +16.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | 1.662% | $4,447 | $4,576 | $4,188 | $267,600 | $83,565 | 5.3% | #2 | #217 | +8.1% |
| Berks County | 1.647% | $4,239 | $4,438 | $3,906 | $257,300 | $79,777 | 5.3% | #3 | #228 | +13.4% |
| York County | 1.611% | $4,006 | $4,136 | $3,775 | $248,600 | $84,829 | 4.7% | #4 | #253 | +16.7% |
| Erie County | 1.599% | $2,830 | $2,989 | $2,643 | $177,000 | $63,354 | 4.5% | #5 | #263 | +12.1% |
| Cameron County | 1.591% | $1,414 | $1,639 | $1,305 | $88,900 | $50,573 | 2.8% | #6 | #266 | +3.4% |
| McKean County | 1.589% | $1,660 | $1,850 | $1,500 | $104,500 | $62,905 | 2.6% | #7 | #268 | +17.2% |
| Lehigh County | 1.548% | $4,651 | $4,688 | $4,581 | $300,400 | $80,079 | 5.8% | #8 | #298 | +18.7% |
| Northampton County | 1.523% | $4,700 | $4,942 | $4,304 | $308,600 | $89,184 | 5.3% | #9 | #317 | +7.9% |
| Allegheny County | 1.516% | $3,451 | $3,738 | $3,040 | $227,600 | $78,548 | 4.4% | #10 | #327 | +13.7% |
| Indiana County | 1.503% | $2,297 | $2,330 | $2,266 | $152,800 | $60,208 | 3.8% | #11 | #343 | +6.2% |
| Lackawanna County | 1.493% | $3,012 | $3,131 | $2,889 | $201,800 | $66,223 | 4.5% | #12 | #354 | +15.3% |
| Carbon County | 1.461% | $3,088 | $3,264 | $2,830 | $211,400 | $67,554 | 4.6% | #13 | #392 | +14.6% |
| Luzerne County | 1.453% | $2,530 | $2,712 | $2,306 | $174,100 | $63,691 | 4.0% | #14 | #400 | +17.3% |
| Mifflin County | 1.446% | $2,266 | $2,310 | $2,224 | $156,700 | $63,953 | 3.5% | #15 | #415 | +18.7% |
| Beaver County | 1.416% | $2,704 | $2,850 | $2,480 | $190,900 | $71,089 | 3.8% | #16 | #445 | +15.7% |
| Schuylkill County | 1.399% | $2,140 | $2,482 | $1,876 | $153,000 | $68,313 | 3.1% | #17 | #467 | +26.6% |
| Armstrong County | 1.374% | $2,161 | $2,469 | $1,895 | $157,300 | $65,008 | 3.3% | #18 | #492 | +8.6% |
| Lebanon County | 1.368% | $3,310 | $3,406 | $3,145 | $242,000 | $78,425 | 4.2% | #19 | #506 | +17.5% |
| Dauphin County | 1.353% | $3,198 | $3,280 | $3,063 | $236,400 | $76,242 | 4.2% | #20 | #521 | +13.6% |
| Crawford County | 1.347% | $2,064 | $2,287 | $1,837 | $153,200 | $60,476 | 3.4% | #21 | #525 | +12.2% |
| Montgomery County | 1.345% | $5,875 | $5,972 | $5,665 | $436,700 | $113,915 | 5.2% | #22 | #532 | +19.3% |
| Lawrence County | 1.336% | $1,967 | $2,169 | $1,757 | $147,200 | $61,931 | 3.2% | #23 | #546 | +12.5% |
| Adams County | 1.326% | $3,561 | $3,666 | $3,369 | $268,500 | $84,092 | 4.2% | #24 | #553 | +15.6% |
| Warren County | 1.323% | $1,687 | $1,819 | $1,579 | $127,500 | $60,480 | 2.8% | #25 | #556 | +12.2% |
| Lancaster County | 1.320% | $3,975 | $4,039 | $3,875 | $301,100 | $86,959 | 4.6% | #26 | #567 | +13.7% |
| Lycoming County | 1.310% | $2,649 | $2,785 | $2,467 | $202,200 | $63,917 | 4.1% | #27 | #582 | +16% |
| Wyoming County | 1.308% | $2,817 | $2,873 | $2,756 | $215,400 | $72,460 | 3.9% | #28 | #589 | +15.4% |
| Bucks County | 1.307% | $5,826 | $5,896 | $5,691 | $445,700 | $114,764 | 5.1% | #29 | #590 | +13% |
| Chester County | 1.299% | $6,308 | $6,494 | $5,892 | $485,600 | $127,208 | 5.0% | #31 | #601 | +17.9% |
| Pike County | 1.299% | $3,542 | $3,610 | $3,410 | $272,600 | $81,323 | 4.4% | #30 | #600 | +6.9% |
| Greene County | 1.274% | $1,960 | $2,353 | $1,689 | $153,900 | $68,041 | 2.9% | #32 | #632 | +16.3% |
| Elk County | 1.270% | $1,697 | $1,751 | $1,659 | $133,600 | $66,380 | 2.6% | #33 | #638 | +8.6% |
| Venango County | 1.269% | $1,520 | $1,730 | $1,381 | $119,800 | $61,522 | 2.5% | #34 | #641 | +13.2% |
| Wayne County | 1.255% | $3,039 | $3,174 | $2,935 | $242,100 | $62,381 | 4.9% | #35 | #668 | +19.4% |
| Cambria County | 1.233% | $1,492 | $1,697 | $1,363 | $121,000 | $58,418 | 2.5% | #36 | #692 | +8.6% |
| Westmoreland County | 1.229% | $2,501 | $2,669 | $2,299 | $203,500 | $74,109 | 3.4% | #37 | #696 | +9.9% |
| Potter County | 1.213% | $1,857 | $1,970 | $1,758 | $153,100 | $59,020 | 3.1% | #38 | #721 | +15.3% |
| Perry County | 1.209% | $2,859 | $2,942 | $2,717 | $236,400 | $79,444 | 3.6% | #39 | #728 | +26.2% |
| Mercer County | 1.180% | $1,936 | $2,060 | $1,818 | $164,000 | $59,976 | 3.2% | #40 | #761 | +16% |
| Cumberland County | 1.172% | $3,254 | $3,346 | $3,082 | $277,600 | $87,494 | 3.7% | #41 | #772 | +20.4% |
| Clinton County | 1.163% | $2,046 | $2,205 | $1,828 | $175,900 | $60,816 | 3.4% | #42 | #790 | +14.4% |
| Tioga County | 1.147% | $2,078 | $2,366 | $1,872 | $181,100 | $64,899 | 3.2% | #43 | #816 | +9.1% |
| Union County | 1.143% | $2,744 | $2,975 | $2,520 | $240,100 | $76,404 | 3.6% | #44 | #827 | +8.5% |
| Fayette County | 1.122% | $1,607 | $1,811 | $1,436 | $143,200 | $58,236 | 2.8% | #45 | #858 | +22.1% |
| Columbia County | 1.109% | $2,286 | $2,346 | $2,218 | $206,200 | $64,644 | 3.5% | #47 | #886 | +25.6% |
| Snyder County | 1.109% | $2,388 | $2,476 | $2,290 | $215,300 | $66,876 | 3.6% | #46 | #883 | +8.7% |
| Northumberland County | 1.105% | $1,794 | $1,951 | $1,648 | $162,400 | $60,583 | 3.0% | #48 | #890 | +20.8% |
| Franklin County | 1.097% | $2,740 | $2,851 | $2,557 | $249,800 | $77,003 | 3.6% | #49 | #912 | +24.7% |
| Clearfield County | 1.095% | $1,500 | $1,732 | $1,357 | $137,000 | $62,152 | 2.4% | #50 | #916 | +15.9% |
| Susquehanna County | 1.093% | $2,365 | $2,468 | $2,287 | $216,400 | $68,487 | 3.5% | #51 | #920 | +12% |
| Bradford County | 1.090% | $2,044 | $2,323 | $1,797 | $187,500 | $63,675 | 3.2% | #52 | #924 | +14.1% |
| Washington County | 1.088% | $2,485 | $2,825 | $2,045 | $228,500 | $78,958 | 3.1% | #53 | #929 | +21.3% |
| Blair County | 1.070% | $1,724 | $1,803 | $1,632 | $161,100 | $62,382 | 2.8% | #54 | #963 | +17% |
| Centre County | 1.047% | $3,386 | $3,579 | $3,060 | $323,500 | $74,291 | 4.6% | #55 | #1010 | +17.8% |
| Sullivan County | 1.022% | $2,015 | $2,142 | $1,931 | $197,100 | $69,764 | 2.9% | #56 | #1060 | +40.1% |
| Fulton County | 1.017% | $2,120 | $2,220 | $2,023 | $208,500 | $65,836 | 3.2% | #57 | #1074 | +12.6% |
| Butler County | 1.010% | $2,970 | $3,324 | $2,604 | $294,200 | $89,843 | 3.3% | #59 | #1092 | +15.6% |
| Montour County | 1.010% | $2,507 | $2,741 | $2,317 | $248,100 | $76,976 | 3.3% | #58 | #1089 | +29.4% |
| Jefferson County | 1.004% | $1,402 | $1,501 | $1,324 | $139,700 | $58,686 | 2.4% | #60 | #1111 | +0.1% |
| Forest County | 0.993% | $1,145 | $1,296 | $1,060 | $115,300 | $52,191 | 2.2% | #61 | #1142 | +11.1% |
| Juniata County | 0.989% | $2,147 | $2,254 | $2,043 | $217,000 | $66,318 | 3.2% | #62 | #1152 | +25.3% |
| Somerset County | 0.981% | $1,477 | $1,599 | $1,400 | $150,600 | $61,446 | 2.4% | #63 | #1172 | +14% |
| Clarion County | 0.965% | $1,503 | $1,611 | $1,427 | $155,700 | $62,649 | 2.4% | #64 | #1212 | +9.3% |
| Huntingdon County | 0.938% | $1,718 | $1,760 | $1,664 | $183,200 | $65,557 | 2.6% | #65 | #1270 | +23.6% |
| Philadelphia County | 0.824% | $2,003 | $2,208 | $1,744 | $243,100 | $61,953 | 3.2% | #66 | #1525 | +25% |
| Bedford County | 0.807% | $1,444 | $1,542 | $1,371 | $179,000 | $59,992 | 2.4% | #67 | #1566 | +20.9% |
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).
County detail — 3 Pennsylvania counties in depth
Full figures for the Pennsylvania counties most searched for, each with the Census margin of error on every median, both rankings, the five-year change, and the six nearest county-equivalents by centroid distance — nearby, not necessarily bordering, and cross-state neighbours included. For any individual property's assessed value, exemptions and bill, use that county's own assessor or appraisal district; per-county assessor URLs are never guessed here (why).
Allegheny County 1.516% · median tax $3,451 · #327 nationally
- Median taxes — all owner-occupied
- $3,451 ± $32
- With a mortgage
- $3,738 ± $46
- Without a mortgage
- $3,040 ± $65
- Median home value
- $227,600 ± $1,801
- Median household income
- $78,548 ± $994
- Taxes as share of income
- 4.4%
- Effective rate
- 1.516%
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #10 of 67
- National rank
- #327 of 3,135
- Estimated tax on a $230,000 home
- $3,487
Median real-estate taxes rose 13.7% over five years ($3,034 → $3,451) — a statistically significant increase at 90% confidence. The effective tax rate fell 0.445 percentage points (1.961% → 1.516%), a change that is itself statistically significant at 90% confidence. Median home value moved $154,700 → $227,600 (+47.1%), and the rate changed −0.445 percentage points.
Nearest counties to Allegheny County:
- Washington County, PA — 1.088%, median tax $2,485, 38 km away
- Beaver County, PA — 1.416%, median tax $2,704, 39 km away
- Westmoreland County, PA — 1.229%, median tax $2,501, 47 km away
- Butler County, PA — 1.010%, median tax $2,970, 50 km away
- Hancock County, WV — 0.631%, median tax $826, 50 km away
- Brooke County, WV — 0.527%, median tax $746, 55 km away
Indiana County 1.503% · median tax $2,297 · #343 nationally
- Median taxes — all owner-occupied
- $2,297 ± $67
- With a mortgage
- $2,330 ± $93
- Without a mortgage
- $2,266 ± $109
- Median home value
- $152,800 ± $4,162
- Median household income
- $60,208 ± $2,473
- Taxes as share of income
- 3.8%
- Effective rate
- 1.503%
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #11 of 67
- National rank
- #343 of 3,135
- Estimated tax on a $155,000 home
- $2,330
Median real-estate taxes rose 6.2% over five years ($2,163 → $2,297) — a statistically significant increase at 90% confidence. The effective tax rate fell 0.283 percentage points (1.786% → 1.503%), a change that is itself statistically significant at 90% confidence. Median home value moved $121,100 → $152,800 (+26.2%), and the rate changed −0.283 percentage points.
Nearest counties to Indiana County:
- Cambria County, PA — 1.233%, median tax $1,492, 36 km away
- Armstrong County, PA — 1.374%, median tax $2,161, 36 km away
- Westmoreland County, PA — 1.229%, median tax $2,501, 50 km away
- Jefferson County, PA — 1.004%, median tax $1,402, 55 km away
- Clearfield County, PA — 1.095%, median tax $1,500, 65 km away
- Clarion County, PA — 0.965%, median tax $1,503, 67 km away
Philadelphia County 0.824% · median tax $2,003 · #1525 nationally
- Median taxes — all owner-occupied
- $2,003 ± $31
- With a mortgage
- $2,208 ± $41
- Without a mortgage
- $1,744 ± $49
- Median home value
- $243,100 ± $2,641
- Median household income
- $61,953 ± $919
- Taxes as share of income
- 3.2%
- Effective rate
- 0.824%
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #66 of 67
- National rank
- #1525 of 3,135
- Estimated tax on a $245,000 home
- $2,019
Median real-estate taxes rose 25% over five years ($1,602 → $2,003) — a statistically significant increase at 90% confidence. The effective tax rate fell 0.159 percentage points (0.983% → 0.824%), a change that is itself statistically significant at 90% confidence. Median home value moved $163,000 → $243,100 (+49.1%), and the rate changed −0.159 percentage points.
Nearest counties to Philadelphia County:
- Delaware County, PA — 1.843%, median tax $6,124, 25 km away
- Camden County, NJ — 2.833%, median tax $8,134, 27 km away
- Montgomery County, PA — 1.345%, median tax $5,875, 30 km away
- Gloucester County, NJ — 2.595%, median tax $8,055, 32 km away
- Bucks County, PA — 1.307%, median tax $5,826, 37 km away
- Burlington County, NJ — 2.255%, median tax $7,983, 43 km away
Comparing the non-overlapping Census periods 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 — consecutive 5-year estimates share survey sample and are never compared here.
How property tax works in Pennsylvania
Most of what follows is Pennsylvania law and applies to every county in the table above. Where a rule is set locally rather than statewide, the jurisdiction whose published rule this is appears beside it — treat those as a worked example, not a statewide figure. Each fact is taken from an official government source and linked to it.
- How property is assessed
- Counties assess against a base year rather than current market value. County commissioners fix an Established Pre-Determined Ratio at the time of reassessment, which may be set up to 100 percent and is applied uniformly in determining assessed value. The State Tax Equalization Board determines each county's Common Level Ratio, measuring how base-year assessments compare with current real estate market valuations. source →
- Exemptions & credits
- The Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program pays a rebate of $380 to $1,000 to eligible older adults and people with disabilities aged 18 and older, scaled by income: $1,000 up to $8,550, $770 to $16,040, $460 to $19,240, and $380 to $48,110. Supplemental rebates of $190 to $500 go to those with income of $32,070 or less whose property taxes exceed 15% of income, and to Philadelphia, Scranton and Pittsburgh residents. source →
- Appealing an assessment as published by Allegheny County
- Deadlines are set county by county. In Allegheny County the annual appeal window for tax year 2027 runs July 1 through September 1, 2026; the owner, school district or municipality may appeal an assessed value and there is no filing fee. Hearings are held before the Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review. Missing the window requires submitting a Late-Filed Appeal Form request. source →
- Why rates vary within the state
- Because each county sets its own base year and Pre-Determined Ratio, assessed values are not comparable across county lines. The Common Level Ratio is used in the appeal process only, applied after the Board of Assessment Appeals establishes a fair market value, when a county's Pre-Determined Ratio differs by more than 15%. STEB market values are certified to the Department of Education by July 1 and feed the school subsidy formula. source →
- What makes this state's system distinctive
- Pennsylvania's statewide property tax relief is not an exemption but a rebate check, and it is supported by funds from the Pennsylvania Lottery and gaming rather than general tax revenue. Renters qualify alongside homeowners, and eligibility for people with disabilities begins at age 18 rather than at a senior age threshold. source →
Hand-sourced from official government sources — not a substitute for your own assessor's notice, and not legal or tax advice. Where a fact isn't confirmed on an official source, it is left off rather than guessed, which is why some states show fewer rows than others.
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%, which puts Pennsylvania at #12 of 51 (1 = highest). Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows every one.
- Which Pennsylvania county has the highest property taxes?
- By effective rate, Delaware County is highest in Pennsylvania at 1.843% (median bill $6,124), and Bedford County is lowest at 0.807% (median bill $1,444). Ranked by dollars paid rather than rate the order changes, because home values differ so much across the state — the table above shows both columns and sorts on either.
- What property tax exemptions are available in Pennsylvania?
- The Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program pays a rebate of $380 to $1,000 to eligible older adults and people with disabilities aged 18 and older, scaled by income: $1,000 up to $8,550, $770 to $16,040, $460 to $19,240, and $380 to $48,110. Supplemental rebates of $190 to $500 go to those with income of $32,070 or less whose property taxes exceed 15% of income, and to Philadelphia, Scranton and Pittsburgh residents. Eligibility and filing are handled by your county assessor, and the exemption you qualify for changes your bill far more than the county you are in — the rates above are county medians and do not account for any exemption.
- How do I appeal a property tax assessment in Pennsylvania?
- Deadlines are set county by county. In Allegheny County the annual appeal window for tax year 2027 runs July 1 through September 1, 2026; the owner, school district or municipality may appeal an assessed value and there is no filing fee. Hearings are held before the Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review. Missing the window requires submitting a Late-Filed Appeal Form request. Missing the deadline usually means waiting a full year, so check the date on your own assessment notice rather than relying on a general figure.
- How is property assessed in Pennsylvania?
- Counties assess against a base year rather than current market value. County commissioners fix an Established Pre-Determined Ratio at the time of reassessment, which may be set up to 100 percent and is applied uniformly in determining assessed value. The State Tax Equalization Board determines each county's Common Level Ratio, measuring how base-year assessments compare with current real estate market valuations. This is why an effective rate computed from market value — as every rate on this page is — will not match the millage rate printed on your bill: the two are applied to different bases.
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%.