An analysis of municipal, school district and county tax increases by the Bucks County Courier Times shows real estate taxes have increased by an average of almost 8% over the past six years, with almost every property owner seeing some sort of tax increase. Pennsylvania property taxes are based on the total tax assessed value and the millage rates levied by elected board officials in each municipality, school district and county. The Courier Times collected past, current and recently adopted tax rates from municipal, school district and county websites, then calculated tax bills based on the average residential property values created from a tax parcel map maintained online by Bucks County. The analysis includes the towns with the highest average tax-assessed values as of November 2024, towns with the highest total tax rates (including municipal, school district and county rates), towns with the largest tax bill increases since 2020, and where total tax millage rates have dropped since 2020 (there is only one – Bristol Borough).
Source: Bucks County Courier Times; 1/6/2025