The last countywide reassessment of Bucks County properties was in 1972 — and current county commissioners say there is no movement to authorize a new one. Standard measures show that Bucks County's property taxes are a bit off, with data from 2023 and 2024 suggesting that people with more expensive properties are paying less than they should, while those with lower-value properties are paying more. Despite decades of expert recommendations, Bucks County commissioners have consistently opposed reassessment, citing high costs and political unpopularity. Current lawsuits or new legislation at the state level may force the county’s hand. The nonprofit Community Justice Project is suing Pennsylvania on behalf of low-income homeowners in two western Pennsylvania counties arguing that base-year assessment systems overtax some homes and that leaving counties to conduct and pay for assessments themselves violates state law. Bucks County also uses a base-year assessment system. There is also a state Senate bill that would take the decision to reassess out of the county’s hands and require a “full canvassing” of property data every 10 years, plus add new ways to pay for the assessment.
Source: Bucks County Courier Times; 9/15/2025