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Pennsylvania Property Tax Calculator

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About $5,200.00 a year, or $433.33 a month, at 1.3% in Pennsylvania.

Property tax in Pennsylvania: 1.3%

The median Pennsylvania homeowner pays $3,311 a year on a home worth $254,500, an effective rate of 1.3%. That ranks 12th of 51, between Ohio (1.31%) and Kansas (1.29%). At the median state's 0.8% the same $254,500 home would owe $1,273 less a year.

In dollars, Pennsylvania has the 17th-lowest median home value and the 19th-largest median bill of the 51. By home value it sits between South Dakota ($257,400, taxed at 1.06%) and North Dakota ($249,900, 0.99%).

RankStateEffective rateMedian billMedian home value
10Iowa1.39%$2,897$208,000
11Ohio1.31%$2,822$214,800
12Pennsylvania1.3%$3,311$254,500
13Kansas1.29%$2,798$217,200
14Michigan1.25%$2,904$231,600

Pennsylvania property tax by home price

At county rates the median-value home would owe $2,138 a year in Philadelphia County and $5,039 in Delaware County, against $3,311 at the statewide figure.

Tax at 1.3%, from half to twice the Pennsylvania median home value
Home valuePer yearPer monthvs. median state (0.8%)
$125,000 (half the median)$1,625$135+$625
$254,500 (median)$3,309$276+$1,273
$380,000 (1.5× the median)$4,940$412+$1,900
$510,000 (twice the median)$6,630$553+$2,550

Property tax by county in Pennsylvania

Across the 7 largest Pennsylvania counties, measured effective rates run from 0.84% in Philadelphia County to 1.98% in Delaware County; 6 of them sit above the statewide 1.3%.

Census ACS 2019–2023 county medians, one survey year older than the statewide figures
CountyMain citiesPopulationEffective rateMedian home valueMedian tax
Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia1,582,4320.84%$232,400$1,952
Allegheny CountyPittsburgh1,240,4761.57%$216,700$3,399
Montgomery CountyNorristown, Lower Merion861,2251.41%$409,900$5,776
Bucks CountyBensalem, Doylestown645,9931.38%$421,700$5,833
Delaware CountyMedia, Chester576,1951.98%$302,400$6,001
Lancaster CountyLancaster555,1511.41%$279,400$3,941
Chester CountyWest Chester540,8961.34%$461,800$6,191

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Frequently asked questions

What is the property tax rate in Pennsylvania?

1.3%: the median Pennsylvania bill ($3,311) divided by the median home value ($254,500), Census ACS 2020–2024.

How much is property tax on a $250,000 house in Pennsylvania?

About $3,250 a year, $271 a month, at 1.3%. Delaware County (1.98%) would put it near $4,950; Philadelphia County (0.84%) near $2,100.

Which Pennsylvania county has the highest property tax rate?

Of the 7 counties listed with a measured rate, Delaware County (Media, Chester) at 1.98%, median bill $6,001. The lowest is Philadelphia County at 0.84%, median bill $1,952.

Is property tax in Pennsylvania high compared with other states?

1.3% ranks 12th of 51, above the median state's 0.8%. On a $254,500 home that gap is $1,273 a year.

What does the typical Pennsylvania homeowner pay per month?

$276, which is the $3,311 median bill over twelve months — the 19th-largest of the 51.

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