Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Taxes in Pennsylvania
The counties where property tax takes the smallest share of a home's value. Several are in states with no income tax offset, and a handful are in Alaska boroughs where there is effectively no municipal levy at all.
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Pennsylvania ranked
| # | County | Effective rate | Median home | Annual tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedford County | 0.811% | $172,900 | $1,403 |
| 2 | Philadelphia County | 0.840% | $232,400 | $1,952 |
| 3 | Huntingdon County | 0.914% | $180,300 | $1,648 |
| 4 | Clarion County | 0.971% | $152,100 | $1,477 |
| 5 | Fulton County | 1.028% | $206,000 | $2,118 |
| 6 | Montour County | 1.030% | $240,300 | $2,475 |
| 7 | Forest County | 1.038% | $111,900 | $1,162 |
| 8 | Juniata County | 1.050% | $206,300 | $2,167 |
| 9 | Sullivan County | 1.051% | $186,400 | $1,959 |
| 10 | Centre County | 1.065% | $308,100 | $3,282 |
| 11 | Butler County | 1.070% | $275,600 | $2,950 |
| 12 | Blair County | 1.092% | $156,700 | $1,711 |
| 13 | Washington County | 1.108% | $220,600 | $2,445 |
| 14 | Somerset County | 1.109% | $130,600 | $1,449 |
| 15 | Jefferson County | 1.114% | $126,700 | $1,411 |
| 16 | Franklin County | 1.115% | $236,300 | $2,634 |
| 17 | Columbia County | 1.138% | $199,200 | $2,266 |
| 18 | Clinton County | 1.143% | $179,100 | $2,047 |
| 19 | Susquehanna County | 1.148% | $206,700 | $2,373 |
| 20 | Bradford County | 1.157% | $182,300 | $2,110 |
| 21 | Snyder County | 1.169% | $205,500 | $2,402 |
| 22 | Northumberland County | 1.173% | $151,600 | $1,778 |
| 23 | Tioga County | 1.189% | $176,000 | $2,093 |
| 24 | Clearfield County | 1.190% | $125,000 | $1,488 |
| 25 | Fayette County | 1.195% | $126,900 | $1,516 |
| 26 | Union County | 1.197% | $222,900 | $2,667 |
| 27 | Cumberland County | 1.214% | $261,900 | $3,180 |
| 28 | Perry County | 1.246% | $222,800 | $2,775 |
| 29 | Wayne County | 1.263% | $228,200 | $2,882 |
| 30 | Mercer County | 1.265% | $153,600 | $1,943 |
| 31 | Potter County | 1.278% | $146,200 | $1,868 |
| 32 | Westmoreland County | 1.281% | $193,100 | $2,473 |
| 33 | Cambria County | 1.283% | $115,900 | $1,487 |
| 34 | Greene County | 1.295% | $146,200 | $1,893 |
| 35 | Elk County | 1.311% | $128,600 | $1,686 |
| 36 | Venango County | 1.318% | $114,500 | $1,509 |
| 37 | Chester County | 1.341% | $461,800 | $6,191 |
| 38 | Wyoming County | 1.344% | $205,600 | $2,763 |
| 39 | Lycoming County | 1.353% | $195,600 | $2,647 |
| 40 | Bucks County | 1.383% | $421,700 | $5,833 |
| 41 | Warren County | 1.391% | $121,800 | $1,694 |
| 42 | Adams County | 1.394% | $256,100 | $3,569 |
| 43 | Pike County | 1.396% | $250,900 | $3,502 |
| 44 | Lebanon County | 1.399% | $227,300 | $3,180 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 1.409% | $409,900 | $5,776 |
| 46 | Lancaster County | 1.411% | $279,400 | $3,941 |
| 47 | Dauphin County | 1.426% | $222,300 | $3,171 |
| 48 | Beaver County | 1.440% | $185,500 | $2,672 |
| 49 | Lawrence County | 1.451% | $136,700 | $1,983 |
| 50 | Crawford County | 1.464% | $143,400 | $2,099 |
| 51 | Armstrong County | 1.487% | $146,300 | $2,175 |
| 52 | Carbon County | 1.504% | $193,700 | $2,914 |
| 53 | Schuylkill County | 1.529% | $140,400 | $2,147 |
| 54 | Luzerne County | 1.530% | $163,800 | $2,506 |
| 55 | Lackawanna County | 1.532% | $189,900 | $2,910 |
| 56 | Mifflin County | 1.558% | $142,900 | $2,227 |
| 57 | Indiana County | 1.562% | $145,400 | $2,271 |
| 58 | Allegheny County | 1.569% | $216,700 | $3,399 |
| 59 | Erie County | 1.625% | $169,500 | $2,754 |
| 60 | McKean County | 1.636% | $98,700 | $1,615 |
| 61 | Northampton County | 1.653% | $285,000 | $4,710 |
| 62 | Lehigh County | 1.663% | $276,100 | $4,591 |
| 63 | Cameron County | 1.667% | $88,200 | $1,470 |
| 64 | York County | 1.680% | $235,000 | $3,947 |
| 65 | Berks County | 1.768% | $239,700 | $4,238 |
| 66 | Monroe County | 1.839% | $241,200 | $4,435 |
| 67 | Delaware County | 1.984% | $302,400 | $6,001 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Lowest Property Taxes across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Pennsylvania