Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Wayne County is $1,929.00 per year, based on a median home value of $173,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.11% of property value.

Wayne 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, Wayne County is ranked 23rd by median property taxes, and 57th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Wayne County has lower property taxes than many other Pennsylvania counties. The median home value is $173,600.00, compared to the median property value in Pennsylvania of $164,700.00

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23rd out of 67 By median yearly property tax

57th out of 67 By percentage of median home value

13th out of 67 By percentage of median income

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

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