Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Franklin County is $1,736.00 per year, based on a median home value of $175,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.99% of property value.

Franklin County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the sixty-seven counties in Pennsylvania, Franklin County is ranked 30th by median property taxes, and 66th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Franklin County has lower property taxes than many other Pennsylvania counties. The median home value is $175,000.00, compared to the median property value in Pennsylvania of $164,700.00

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30th out of 67 By median yearly property tax

66th out of 67 By percentage of median home value

42nd out of 67 By percentage of median income

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

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