Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Clearfield County is $1,219.00 per year, based on a median home value of $82,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.47% of property value.

Clearfield 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, Clearfield County is ranked 57th by median property taxes, and 30th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Clearfield County collects a median of 1.47% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Pennsylvania. This is partially because the median property value in Clearfield County is $81,800.00 lower than the Pennsylvania median property value of $164,700.00.

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57th out of 67 By median yearly property tax

30th out of 67 By percentage of median home value

47th out of 67 By percentage of median income

You can see how Clearfield 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 Clearfield County are the responsibility of the Clearfield County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Clearfield, Pennsylvania.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Clearfield County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Clearfield County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Clearfield County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Clearfield 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 Clearfield County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).