Is there a website or somewhere I can get information on the different property tax rates in the state of Pennsylvania?  I've been looking at homes online, and homes even within the same county seem to have different tax rates.  I was checking Lehigh County, for instance.  Here in California, each county has one property tax rate for the whole county, for instance 1% in Orange County.  I thought it was done the same everywhere in the U.S., with each county having their own tax rate.  However, I checked different cities in the same county in PA, and the rates differ quite a bit.  Thanks for any help you can give me.
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Property assessments in a county serve as the basis for three levels of property taxes: county, municipal, and school district. Tax millage rates for a county are set by the respective county authorities. Municipal tax millages are set by individual municipalities. School tax millages are set by local school boards. The amount of property taxes you will owe are based on a combination of your assessed property value and the millage rates of the municipality and school district in which you live. So, even if you are looking at the Property taxes for a home in one part of a county, it can differ from the property taxes for the same value of home in a different municipality and/or school district.
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My family is selling a house in Detroit right now and I asked the realtor how accurate those kinds of sites are.  He said it's really hit or miss.  Those sites dont take into account the condition of the economy of the area where you live along with a few other variables that can skew your results.
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Years?  In my state, property taxes are due twice a year at which time you may either pay it in full or half each time.  Once you miss one payment a lien is put on the property, the second time an additional lien is then put on the property.  Late fees and penalties accumulate with both liens.  At the second time property taxes are delinquent, the county assessor can then file to auction off the property at the next regularly scheduled auction.  The word "regularly" is important here because in our county they are not scheduled with regularity, they are scheduled when the county feels it has enough properties available for auction to make it profitable for all parties.  If the owner or payee responsible for the property taxes can pay the liens, late fees and penalties BEFORE the property is listed for auction, you can retain ownership. \n\nIt would be worth checking out www.Foreclosures.com and paying the monthly fee or getting the free trial to determine the details of where your granny's property is, status wise, with the county in which you live.  Just put in the zip code and initially you will see the general status.  You can obtain further information with the detail link.  Good luck!\n\n\nPS Try to contact the county assessor's office in the county in which the property is located.  Explain the details of the delinquency and perhaps they will have an arrangement you can make.
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I'm sure the laws vary from state to state. I live in Ky. and here you would be responsible for the property taxes on the home. If you're keeping the home you're not really selling it so there should be no sales tax. There will be a fee to transfer it into your name of course but with you being in Florida I can't even give you a ball park figure. It would be a good idea to call your local court house to get a better idea about things. I think the PVA office could give you the answers you need. (property value admin.)
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Our property taxes are $5100 a year.  We have three taxes - school, village and county.  If we lived in the country our taxes would be less because there would be no village tax.  I live in Central NY
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Here is the website that i used for info and advise when someone tried to use my CC to pay for property tax clear across the county. BofA contacted me with a fraud alert when the charge came trough for $4.800.-\nThings are working out fine. thttp://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/con_steps.htm
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It's tax based on purchasing only. NO income tax. Jamacia has it....works good and is FAIR because everyone, rich or poor, pays only when they buy something NEW (not used because it was already taxed)\nNo property tax, no income tax, only sales tax. SIMPLE!
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California we pay 1% property tax and 7.75% sales tax but each county is different and some are nearly 9% in sales tax.  Also local districts still raise property taxes a little here and there so some are up to 1.2%.  \n\nWe also have a state income tax too, not too mention vehicle license fees that far exceed the cost of licensing a vehicle.  Oh and lets not forget about 70 cents of the $2.4 in gasoline is taxes.
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that is taking pa. like a land slide! there are at least 16 counties at last count who followed suit ! i know blair has and centre isn't far behind.. i live in huntingdon county where this is now going on the books.
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It is called something different in every state.  In Pennsylvania it is called the Register of Deeds.  In New Jersey it is the County Clerk's Office.  Can't say much about any other states.
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The SEV is the taxable value of the property as determined by the state.  In most cases in the state of Michigan that is approximately 50% of the Fair Market Value (sales price)  \n\nMillage rate is the rate at which property taxes are levied on a given property. A mill is 1/1000 of a dollar. Property taxes are computed by multiplying the taxable value of the property by the number of mills levied. The millage rate can be found on the property tax statement if that is available. \n\nIf that does not do it for you you can go to the following link and by entering the taxable value of the property, the county (Macomb), the city (Warren) and the school district ( a list is provided on the site. they will estimate the property tax including the proper millage rate.\n \nhttp://www.michigan.gov/treasury/0,1607,7-121-1748_1876_28066---,00.html
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Your real estate agent should be able to provide that info for you. Property taxes are usually a fixed percentage of the purchase price of the property you buy. For example, in my area, it's 1 (one) percent. So if I bought a 100 dollar house, my taxes would be 1 dollar a year.\n\nyou can look up your tax rates here:\nhttps://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Assessment\n\nkeep in mind your tax bill will reflect the purchase price and is not the amount you see at the website. \n\nRegards...
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That is an interesting one. I worked for a mortgage company in the property tax dept. in Cali for several years. I know California is the most difficult state to purchase tax siezed properties because there are many rules and regulations. Firstly, the property must be defaulted for 5 years before you can even buy the deed. But given the owner is in jail, there may be some clause that allows it to be held for a given amount of time. This may be a very difficult investment that may cause more time and money than it is worth. If you are not experienced, you may want to look into another investment.
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lol, I'm with Teri. I would say contact a tax professional in the state that he will be filing and they should have those answers, as state tax laws vary state to state. Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance. :)
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I think you may have confused the Tax Collecor with the Property Appraiser Rob Turner.  \n\nYou can find who owns the property by entering the address at the Property Appraiser Web Site I've included below.
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With a few exceptions, a house is re-assessed for tax purposes every time it is sold.  There are a lot of reasons for this, but the primary one, as always with taxes, is that the county can get away with it!  More realistically, since the value of the property probably went up (that is, you are paying more than the people you are buying it from paid when they bought it), then the taxes are going to go up.  If it were not so, eventually property taxes would cease to be a significant source of revenue for the county, because their expenses and other taxes would go up while property taxes did not.  Taxes also go up when a higher percentage is assessed by the county, but that will still normally be a much less significant increase than the reassessment.  That is because all home-owning taxpayers get hit with that, whereas the reassessment only hits a few at a time.  Votes, you know!
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It really depends on what you're looking for.  There are four counties surrounding Philadelphia plus New Jersey across the river.  \n\n1. Delaware County: Just south of the city.  Has the best deals on houses of the four counties.  A 3 bedroom single can be found for under $200K.  Very accessible to center city via the SEPTA regional rail.  Some parts are just a 20 minute drive to Center City Philadelphia.  Good schools and okay taxes.  Some of the safer/affordable areas that I'm familiar with are Norwood, Glenolden, Brookhaven, Drexel Hill, Aldan, Aston.  Avoid Chester, Morton, Darby, Essington and some parts of Landsdowne. There's a slightly higher concentration of people per square mile in DelCo but I've found neighborhoods to be much more close knit because of this.  We bought a home in Delaware County after moving from Philadelphia.  We love it!  \n\n2. Bucks County: This is north of the city and pretty expensive.  You'll have trouble finding a good home for under $300K.  However, it's very spread out and safe.  Doylestown is still within commuting distance of Center City and a nice area.  So is Feasterville, Trevose, Bensalem and those parts of lower Bucks County.  I would avoid Bristol.\n\n3. Montgomery County: I think I heard this is the richest county in the state.  It's just west of Philadelphia.  I don't know too much about it but have heard that East and West Norriton are nice affordable areas.  Avoid Norristown though.\n\n4. Chester County: I know even less about this one.  Sorry. :-(\n\nIf you go over to New Jersey you'll be paying $3 in tolls to come to Philly.  But I know there are some good deals over there.  You might want to post a seperate question about that and see who answers.  Also, craigslist discussion forums were helpful to me when I was searching for a home/area to move to.\n\nGood luck!