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Property Tax

Property taxes in Pennsylvania are levied and collected locally and fund local entities such as counties, municipalities and school districts.

Market Value

Market value has been defined by the State Supreme Court as "the price in a competitive market a purchaser, willing but not obligated to buy, would pay an owner, willing but not obligated to sell, taking into consideration all the legal uses to which the property can be adapted and might reasonably be applied."

Land value $42,300
Building value + $54,200
Market value = $96,500

Assessed Value

Assessment is the foundation upon which taxing authorities determine the amounts of property taxes to be paid on a property. A property's assessed value is its market value multiplied by an assesment ratio which currently is set to 100%. Also, part of the property may be included in a special program such as Act 319 that provides a preferential tax assessment for land devoted to agricultural use, open space land or forested land or LERTA program. The new values will replace the market value above in the calculation of property tax.

Land assessed value $42,300
Building assessed value + $54,200
Assessed value = $96,500

Property Tax

Tax Description Assessed Value Tax Rate Tax Amount
School $96,500 x 10.850000‰ = $1,047.03
Municipal $96,500 x 0.600000‰ = $57.90
County $96,500 x 3.416000‰ = $329.64

Property tax $96,500 x 14.8660‰ = $1,434.57

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