Property Tax Appeals · Pennsylvania
Appeal your property taxes
in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania counties assess at wildly different vintages — some haven’t run a countywide reassessment in decades — and apply a "common level ratio" (CLR) to translate between old assessments and current market value. Your annual appeal goes to the county Board of Assessment Appeals; the winning move is showing current market value, then applying the CLR so the corrected assessment lands where it should. Homeowners in counties with stale base years are often startled by what the CLR math reveals in their favor.
Deadlines are set county-by-county — many fall in late summer or early fall (August–October) for the following tax year. Allegheny County’s window closes in the spring.
The CLR changes every year, published by the State Tax Equalization Board — a licensed appraisal establishes the market-value half of the equation, and the ratio does the rest.
The evidence
Boards act on value,
not frustration.
However Pennsylvania labels the process, the case underneath is identical: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal — comparable sales, documented adjustments, a signed opinion of value — is that showing. Start with the $5 check to see if the numbers are on your side before you spend real money.
- Valued as of your assessment date — not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed PA appraiser
- Phone walkthrough — no stranger in your home
- Delivered in 48–72 hours, rush available
Pennsylvania counties
Pennsylvania questions
Each county sets its own annual deadline — commonly August through October for the following year, with exceptions like Allegheny’s spring window. Check your county assessment office’s published date.
The state-published ratio between assessed values and current market values in your county. Your appeal argues market value; the CLR converts it into what your assessment should be.
We’re not an AVM, a computer model, or a real-estate agent estimate. Every report is prepared under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and signed by a licensed appraiser in your state — the same qualification required for mortgage appraisals.