Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Berks County is $3,014.00 per year, based on a median home value of $170,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.77% of property value.

Berks County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-seven counties in Pennsylvania, Berks County is ranked 7th by median property taxes, and 4th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Pennsylvania, Berks County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $5,700.00 greater than the Pennsylvania median of $164,700.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Berks County.

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7th out of 67 By median yearly property tax

4th out of 67 By percentage of median home value

4th out of 67 By percentage of median income

You can see how Berks County (highlighted in green) compares to the sixty-seven other counties in Pennsylvania with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Pennsylvania, see our Pennsylvania county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Pennsylvania counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Berks County are the responsibility of the Berks County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Reading, Pennsylvania.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Berks County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Berks County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Berks County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Berks County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Berks County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).