PA Property Tax Information

Pennsylvania Tax Property Tax Information Pennsylvania uses a method known as equalization which, in simple terms, tracks value increases (or decreases) in the given county from year to year. This allows the State Tax Equalization Board to derive a factor (STEB ratio) to apply to each tax assessment. For tax year 2012, Philadelphia County uses a STEB ratio of 18.1% to derive assessed market value for each property in the county. For example, a property in Philadelphia County with an assessed value of $500,000 has an assessed market value of $2,762,431. If this value is not representative of the market value, a tax appeal should be filed. What is the basis to appeal? You have a valid claim for reduction only if you can demonstrate that your assessment is in excess of current market value. The law presumes the assessment value is correct until proven otherwise. High taxes and/or ability to pay are not valid reasons to appeal. Who hears the appeal? The appeal hearing is held before a three-member Board of Assessment Appeals. It is a quasi-judicial Board appointed by the County Commissioners. What is the appeal process? An appointment notice, which includes the date and time of the appeal, is mailed to the property owner. The appeal is an informal hearing. At this hearing the owner must present evidence proving the current market value of the property. As a result of the evidence presented at the appeal hearing, final decisions are rendered and mailed to the property owner. The final decision of the Assessment Board can be appealed to the Court of Common Pleas within thirty days (30) days of the date on the final notice.

In short, many taxpayers never challenge their assessments since they are unaware of their real taxable full value.

COUNTY CLR FACTOR Deadline Adams 1.19 Aug 1 Allegheny 1.83 03/01/2023 Armstrong 2.2 Sep1 Beaver 6.8 Aug1 Bedford 1.58 Sep1 Berks 2.51 8/1/23 Blair 1.1 Aug 1 Bradford 4.78 Sept 1 Bucks 14.93 Aug 15 Butler 15.38 Aug 1 Cambria 6.99 Aug 1 Cameron 4.95 Sept 1 Carbon 4.81 Sep 1 Centre 5.41 Sept 1 Chester 2.78 Aug 1 Clarion 3.89 Aug 1 Clearfield 7.52 Sept 1 Clinton 1.71 Sept 1 Columbia 6.25 Sept 1 Crawford 5.24 Sept 1 Cumberland 1.24 Sept 1 Dauphin 2.15 June 1st? Delaware 1.52 8/1/23 Elk 4.55 Sept 1 Erie 1.58 Aug 1 Fayette 2.04 Aug1 Forest 6.25 Sept 1 Franklin 11.63 Aug 1 Fulton 4.35 Sept 1 Greene 2.58 Sept 1 Huntingdon 7.19 Sept 1 Indiana 1.11 Aug 1 Jefferson 3.92 Sept 1 Juniata 9.9 Sept 1 Lackawanna 14.71 Aug 1 Lancaster 1.66 Aug 1 Lawrence 1.86 Aug 1 Lebanon 1.59 Aug 1 Lehigh 1.76 Aug 1 Luzerne 1.44 8/1/23 Lycoming 1.95 Sep 1 McKean 1.74 Sept 1 Mercer 7.69 Sep 1 Mifflin 3.91 Sept 1 Monroe 1.78 8/1/23 Montgomery 2.82 8/1/23 Montour 1.98 8/1/23 Northampton 5.15 8/2/23 Northumberland 9.17 Sept 1 Perry 1.51 40 days notice Philadelphia 1 Oct 2nd Pike 9.62 Sept 1 Potter 5.56 Sep 1 Schuylkill 4.37 Sept 1 Snyder 9.52 Sep 1 Somerset 4.74 Sep 1 Sullivan 1.96 Aug 1 Susquehanna 5.1 Sep 1 Tioga 2.12 40 days Union 1.92 Sept 1 Venango 1.74 Sep 1 Warren 5.88 Sep1 Washington 1.33 Sept 1 Wayne 1 Sep1 Westmoreland 10 Aug 1 Wyoming 7.46 8/31/23 York 1.76 8/1/23