PENNSYLVANIA PROPERTY TAX · 2026
Pennsylvania property tax calculator
Pennsylvania's effective property tax rate is 1.255%: owner-occupiers paid a median $3,311 a year on homes with a median value of $254,500. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $3,765.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $3,765.00
- A month
- $313.75
- Rate
- 1.255%, statewide
Pennsylvania property tax by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 1.223% | $3,561 | $268,500 |
| Allegheny County | 1.47% | $3,451 | $227,600 |
| Armstrong County | 1.355% | $2,161 | $157,300 |
| Beaver County | 1.333% | $2,704 | $190,900 |
| Bedford County | 0.787% | $1,444 | $179,000 |
| Berks County | 1.6% | $4,239 | $257,300 |
| Blair County | 1.053% | $1,724 | $161,100 |
| Bradford County | 1.041% | $2,044 | $187,500 |
| Bucks County | 1.202% | $5,826 | $445,700 |
| Butler County | 0.973% | $2,970 | $294,200 |
| Cambria County | 1.194% | $1,492 | $121,000 |
| Cameron County | 1.31% | $1,414 | $88,900 |
| Carbon County | 1.436% | $3,088 | $211,400 |
| Centre County | 1.036% | $3,386 | $323,500 |
| Chester County | 1.223% | $6,308 | $485,600 |
| Clarion County | 0.908% | $1,503 | $155,700 |
| Clearfield County | 1.071% | $1,500 | $137,000 |
| Clinton County | 1.078% | $2,046 | $175,900 |
| Columbia County | 1.064% | $2,286 | $206,200 |
| Crawford County | 1.245% | $2,064 | $153,200 |
| Cumberland County | 1.109% | $3,254 | $277,600 |
| Dauphin County | 1.282% | $3,198 | $236,400 |
| Delaware County | 1.623% | $6,124 | $332,200 |
| Elk County | 1.154% | $1,697 | $133,600 |
| Erie County | 1.516% | $2,830 | $177,000 |
| Fayette County | 1.084% | $1,607 | $143,200 |
| Forest County | 0.827% | $1,145 | $115,300 |
| Franklin County | 1.028% | $2,740 | $249,800 |
| Fulton County | 0.898% | $2,120 | $208,500 |
| Greene County | 1.107% | $1,960 | $153,900 |
| Huntingdon County | 0.798% | $1,718 | $183,200 |
| Indiana County | 1.327% | $2,297 | $152,800 |
| Jefferson County | 0.847% | $1,402 | $139,700 |
| Juniata County | 0.854% | $2,147 | $217,000 |
| Lackawanna County | 1.403% | $3,012 | $201,800 |
| Lancaster County | 1.2% | $3,975 | $301,100 |
| Lawrence County | 1.255% | $1,967 | $147,200 |
| Lebanon County | 1.227% | $3,310 | $242,000 |
| Lehigh County | 1.415% | $4,651 | $300,400 |
| Luzerne County | 1.349% | $2,530 | $174,100 |
| Lycoming County | 1.239% | $2,649 | $202,200 |
| McKean County | 1.128% | $1,660 | $104,500 |
| Mercer County | 1.056% | $1,936 | $164,000 |
| Mifflin County | 1.222% | $2,266 | $156,700 |
| Monroe County | 1.619% | $4,447 | $267,600 |
| Montgomery County | 1.29% | $5,875 | $436,700 |
| Montour County | 0.921% | $2,507 | $248,100 |
| Northampton County | 1.442% | $4,700 | $308,600 |
| Northumberland County | 1.119% | $1,794 | $162,400 |
| Perry County | 1.071% | $2,859 | $236,400 |
| Philadelphia County | 0.852% | $2,003 | $243,100 |
| Pike County | 1.237% | $3,542 | $272,600 |
| Potter County | 0.978% | $1,857 | $153,100 |
| Schuylkill County | 1.289% | $2,140 | $153,000 |
| Snyder County | 1.017% | $2,388 | $215,300 |
| Somerset County | 0.99% | $1,477 | $150,600 |
| Sullivan County | 0.949% | $2,015 | $197,100 |
| Susquehanna County | 0.906% | $2,365 | $216,400 |
| Tioga County | 1.014% | $2,078 | $181,100 |
| Union County | 1.177% | $2,744 | $240,100 |
| Venango County | 1.216% | $1,520 | $119,800 |
| Warren County | 1.121% | $1,687 | $127,500 |
| Washington County | 1.105% | $2,485 | $228,500 |
| Wayne County | 1.102% | $3,039 | $242,100 |
| Westmoreland County | 1.199% | $2,501 | $203,500 |
| Wyoming County | 1.238% | $2,817 | $215,400 |
| York County | 1.541% | $4,006 | $248,600 |
Pennsylvania homestead exemption
- Pennsylvania has no statewide homestead amount; each school district sets its homestead exclusion, which lowers the assessed value the district taxes.
- Apply to the county assessment office by March 1; you need not reapply more than once every three years.
This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.
Pennsylvania property tax questions
How much is property tax in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania's effective property tax rate is 1.255%: owner-occupiers paid a median $3,311 a year on homes with a median value of $254,500. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $3,765.00 a year.
Which county in Pennsylvania has the highest property tax?
Delaware County, with an effective rate of 1.623%; Bedford County has the lowest, at 0.787%. On a $300,000 home that is $4,869.00 a year in Delaware County and $2,361.00 in Bedford County.
Does Pennsylvania have a homestead exemption?
Pennsylvania has no statewide homestead amount; each school district sets its homestead exclusion, which lowers the assessed value the district taxes. The calculator does not subtract it: the rates already reflect the exemptions owners received.
Why might a Pennsylvania tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in Pennsylvania paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.
Sources
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25090: aggregate real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25082: aggregate value of owner-occupied homes
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25103: median real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25077: median home value
- Pennsylvania Department of Education: property tax relief