Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Philadelphia County is $1,236.00 per year, based on a median home value of $135,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.91% of property value.

Philadelphia 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, Philadelphia County is ranked 56th by median property taxes, and 67th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Philadelphia County has lower property taxes than many other Pennsylvania counties. The median home value is $135,200.00, compared to the median property value in Pennsylvania of $164,700.00

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56th out of 67 By median yearly property tax

67th out of 67 By percentage of median home value

55th out of 67 By percentage of median income

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

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