Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Delaware County is $3,877.00 per year, based on a median home value of $232,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.67% of property value.

Delaware 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, Delaware County is ranked 3rd by median property taxes, and 9th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Delaware County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Delaware County is $232,300.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $164,700.00

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3rd out of 67 By median yearly property tax

9th out of 67 By percentage of median home value

1st out of 67 By percentage of median income

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

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