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Property tax in Pennsylvania

Overview

Across 67 Pennsylvania counties, the average effective property-tax rate is about 1.26% (range 0.8067%–1.8435%). Confidence: Medium (county-level ACS estimates).

Data as of 2024-12-31 (data version 2024.1). Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25103; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25077.

The 2022 NAIC HO-3 state average is $1,120/yr. County insurance pages adjust this historical baseline for home value and FEMA risk; confidence is Low.

Counties

CountyEffective rateTypical tax (median home)Insurance budget
Adams County1.3263%$3,561/yr$1,696/yr
Allegheny County1.5163%$3,451/yr$1,746/yr
Armstrong County1.3738%$2,161/yr$1,006/yr
Beaver County1.4164%$2,704/yr$1,272/yr
Bedford County0.8067%$1,444/yr$1,136/yr
Berks County1.6475%$4,239/yr$1,912/yr
Blair County1.0701%$1,724/yr$1,090/yr
Bradford County1.0901%$2,044/yr$1,231/yr
Bucks County1.3072%$5,826/yr$3,042/yr
Butler County1.0095%$2,970/yr$2,011/yr
Cambria County1.2331%$1,492/yr$812/yr
Cameron County1.5906%$1,414/yr$393/yr
Carbon County1.4607%$3,088/yr$1,259/yr
Centre County1.0467%$3,386/yr$2,049/yr
Chester County1.299%$6,308/yr$2,990/yr
Clarion County0.9653%$1,503/yr$725/yr
Clearfield County1.0949%$1,500/yr$863/yr
Clinton County1.1632%$2,046/yr$988/yr
Columbia County1.1086%$2,286/yr$1,252/yr
Crawford County1.3473%$2,064/yr$1,025/yr
Cumberland County1.1722%$3,254/yr$1,983/yr
Dauphin County1.3528%$3,198/yr$1,740/yr
Delaware County1.8435%$6,124/yr$2,472/yr
Elk County1.2702%$1,697/yr$712/yr
Erie County1.5989%$2,830/yr$1,248/yr
Fayette County1.1222%$1,607/yr$998/yr
Forest County0.9931%$1,145/yr$485/yr
Franklin County1.0969%$2,740/yr$1,676/yr
Fulton County1.0168%$2,120/yr$765/yr
Greene County1.2736%$1,960/yr$887/yr
Huntingdon County0.9378%$1,718/yr$1,017/yr
Indiana County1.5033%$2,297/yr$939/yr
Jefferson County1.0036%$1,402/yr$823/yr
Juniata County0.9894%$2,147/yr$1,094/yr
Lackawanna County1.4926%$3,012/yr$1,475/yr
Lancaster County1.3202%$3,975/yr$2,269/yr
Lawrence County1.3363%$1,967/yr$921/yr
Lebanon County1.3678%$3,310/yr$1,661/yr
Lehigh County1.5483%$4,651/yr$2,248/yr
Luzerne County1.4532%$2,530/yr$1,286/yr
Lycoming County1.3101%$2,649/yr$1,385/yr
McKean County1.5885%$1,660/yr$596/yr
Mercer County1.1805%$1,936/yr$1,110/yr
Mifflin County1.4461%$2,266/yr$1,002/yr
Monroe County1.6618%$4,447/yr$1,898/yr
Montgomery County1.3453%$5,875/yr$3,079/yr
Montour County1.0105%$2,507/yr$986/yr
Northampton County1.523%$4,700/yr$2,256/yr
Northumberland County1.1047%$1,794/yr$1,109/yr
Perry County1.2094%$2,859/yr$1,342/yr
Philadelphia County0.8239%$2,003/yr$1,881/yr
Pike County1.2993%$3,542/yr$1,702/yr
Potter County1.2129%$1,857/yr$700/yr
Schuylkill County1.3987%$2,140/yr$1,087/yr
Snyder County1.1092%$2,388/yr$1,233/yr
Somerset County0.9807%$1,477/yr$929/yr
Sullivan County1.0223%$2,015/yr$749/yr
Susquehanna County1.0929%$2,365/yr$1,233/yr
Tioga County1.1474%$2,078/yr$1,081/yr
Union County1.1429%$2,744/yr$1,386/yr
Venango County1.2688%$1,520/yr$693/yr
Warren County1.3231%$1,687/yr$794/yr
Washington County1.0875%$2,485/yr$1,601/yr
Wayne County1.2553%$3,039/yr$1,409/yr
Westmoreland County1.229%$2,501/yr$1,469/yr
Wyoming County1.3078%$2,817/yr$1,143/yr
York County1.6114%$4,006/yr$1,822/yr

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