Pennsylvania property tax by county
The median Pennsylvania homeowner pays $3,241 a year in property tax on a home worth $240,500, an effective rate of 1.35%. That ranks Pennsylvania #12 of 51 states, against a national 0.98%.
Why the county matters more than the state
Delaware County charges an effective 1.98% and Bedford County 0.81%, a spread of 1.17 points inside one state. Property tax in the United States is set by counties, cities, school districts and special districts, not by states. A statewide figure is a weighted average of thousands of separate decisions, and it can be a poor guide to any particular address.
Pennsylvania sits 0.37 points above the national effective rate. States with high rates often have low home values, because a school district has to raise the same money whatever housing is worth. House prices in the state moved +3.9% over the year to 2026 Q2, which changes the denominator of this rate over time.
Every county ranked
| # | County | Rate | Median bill | Home value | Rent | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware County | 1.98% | $6,001 | $302,400 | $1,315 | $88,576 |
| 2 | Monroe County | 1.84% | $4,435 | $241,200 | $1,347 | $82,374 |
| 3 | Berks County | 1.77% | $4,238 | $239,700 | $1,143 | $77,684 |
| 4 | York County | 1.68% | $3,947 | $235,000 | $1,150 | $82,238 |
| 5 | Lehigh County | 1.66% | $4,591 | $276,100 | $1,326 | $77,493 |
| 6 | Northampton County | 1.65% | $4,710 | $285,000 | $1,335 | $86,687 |
| 7 | McKean County | 1.64% | $1,615 | $98,700 | $769 | $61,705 |
| 8 | Erie County | 1.62% | $2,754 | $169,500 | $876 | $61,476 |
| 9 | Allegheny County | 1.57% | $3,399 | $216,700 | $1,111 | $76,393 |
| 10 | Indiana County | 1.56% | $2,271 | $145,400 | $786 | $58,739 |
| 11 | Mifflin County | 1.56% | $2,227 | $142,900 | $792 | $61,415 |
| 12 | Luzerne County | 1.53% | $2,506 | $163,800 | $958 | $62,321 |
| 13 | Lackawanna County | 1.53% | $2,910 | $189,900 | $973 | $64,691 |
| 14 | Schuylkill County | 1.53% | $2,147 | $140,400 | $842 | $66,901 |
| 15 | Carbon County | 1.50% | $2,914 | $193,700 | $975 | $67,877 |
| 16 | Armstrong County | 1.49% | $2,175 | $146,300 | $802 | $64,295 |
| 17 | Crawford County | 1.46% | $2,099 | $143,400 | $800 | $60,254 |
| 18 | Lawrence County | 1.45% | $1,983 | $136,700 | $778 | $60,779 |
| 19 | Beaver County | 1.44% | $2,672 | $185,500 | $867 | $70,156 |
| 20 | Dauphin County | 1.43% | $3,171 | $222,300 | $1,153 | $74,159 |
| 21 | Montgomery County | 1.41% | $5,776 | $409,900 | $1,612 | $111,521 |
| 22 | Lancaster County | 1.41% | $3,941 | $279,400 | $1,289 | $83,703 |
| 23 | Lebanon County | 1.40% | $3,180 | $227,300 | $1,087 | $76,350 |
| 24 | Pike County | 1.40% | $3,502 | $250,900 | $1,383 | $79,318 |
| 25 | Adams County | 1.39% | $3,569 | $256,100 | $1,084 | $81,071 |
| 26 | Warren County | 1.39% | $1,694 | $121,800 | $756 | $59,013 |
| 27 | Bucks County | 1.38% | $5,833 | $421,700 | $1,537 | $111,951 |
| 28 | Lycoming County | 1.35% | $2,647 | $195,600 | $887 | $64,412 |
| 29 | Chester County | 1.34% | $6,191 | $461,800 | $1,691 | $123,041 |
| 30 | Wyoming County | 1.34% | $2,763 | $205,600 | $897 | $70,268 |
| 31 | Venango County | 1.32% | $1,509 | $114,500 | $774 | $61,626 |
| 32 | Elk County | 1.31% | $1,686 | $128,600 | $720 | $64,103 |
| 33 | Greene County | 1.29% | $1,893 | $146,200 | $754 | $66,870 |
| 34 | Westmoreland County | 1.28% | $2,473 | $193,100 | $843 | $72,468 |
| 35 | Cambria County | 1.28% | $1,487 | $115,900 | $733 | $56,292 |
| 36 | Potter County | 1.28% | $1,868 | $146,200 | $767 | $59,840 |
| 37 | Mercer County | 1.26% | $1,943 | $153,600 | $808 | $60,614 |
| 38 | Wayne County | 1.26% | $2,882 | $228,200 | $979 | $62,182 |
| 39 | Perry County | 1.25% | $2,775 | $222,800 | $838 | $78,824 |
| 40 | Cumberland County | 1.21% | $3,180 | $261,900 | $1,184 | $85,634 |
| 41 | Union County | 1.20% | $2,667 | $222,900 | $944 | $72,894 |
| 42 | Fayette County | 1.19% | $1,516 | $126,900 | $771 | $56,093 |
| 43 | Clearfield County | 1.19% | $1,488 | $125,000 | $788 | $60,181 |
| 44 | Tioga County | 1.19% | $2,093 | $176,000 | $850 | $62,932 |
| 45 | Northumberland County | 1.17% | $1,778 | $151,600 | $777 | $57,948 |
| 46 | Snyder County | 1.17% | $2,402 | $205,500 | $890 | $68,435 |
| 47 | Bradford County | 1.16% | $2,110 | $182,300 | $868 | $62,482 |
| 48 | Susquehanna County | 1.15% | $2,373 | $206,700 | $913 | $66,930 |
| 49 | Columbia County | 1.14% | $2,266 | $199,200 | $904 | $61,992 |
| 50 | Clinton County | 1.14% | $2,047 | $179,100 | $815 | $58,842 |
| 51 | Washington County | 1.11% | $2,445 | $220,600 | $922 | $77,487 |
| 52 | Franklin County | 1.11% | $2,634 | $236,300 | $1,071 | $74,946 |
| 53 | Somerset County | 1.11% | $1,449 | $130,600 | $749 | $59,378 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 1.11% | $1,411 | $126,700 | $746 | $56,898 |
| 55 | Blair County | 1.09% | $1,711 | $156,700 | $854 | $60,594 |
| 56 | Butler County | 1.07% | $2,950 | $275,600 | $1,018 | $86,775 |
| 57 | Centre County | 1.07% | $3,282 | $308,100 | $1,181 | $72,748 |
| 58 | Juniata County | 1.05% | $2,167 | $206,300 | $730 | $63,923 |
| 59 | Sullivan County | 1.05% | $1,959 | $186,400 | $781 | $64,758 |
| 60 | Forest County | 1.04% | $1,162 | $111,900 | $808 | $50,061 |
| 61 | Montour County | 1.03% | $2,475 | $240,300 | $1,057 | $72,926 |
| 62 | Fulton County | 1.03% | $2,118 | $206,000 | $781 | $64,798 |
| 63 | Clarion County | 0.97% | $1,477 | $152,100 | $785 | $60,668 |
| 64 | Huntingdon County | 0.91% | $1,648 | $180,300 | $795 | $65,429 |
| 65 | Philadelphia County | 0.84% | $1,952 | $232,400 | $1,323 | $60,698 |
| 66 | Bedford County | 0.81% | $1,403 | $172,900 | $771 | $60,302 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The effective property tax rate is median taxes paid divided by median home value. The two medians come from different distributions, so it approximates the typical rate rather than describing any one household.