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Estimate* of property tax relief per homestead.
* Information provided is only an estimate of the amount of property tax relief for each homestead and farmstead because each school district will determine the actual amount of property tax relief for each homestead and farmstead after it determines its 2008-2009 real estate tax rate.
Pennsylvania will provide nearly $800 million in statewide property tax relief this year, delivering on Governor Rendell’s promise to help reduce the burden of property taxes.
Starting this year, gaming revenue will reduce annual statewide school district property tax bills by 10 percent, averaging $190 per household across the state. An estimate of the amount of property tax relief in each school district is available here.
Eligible senior citizens can benefit from both this general property tax relief and the state’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate program. For approximately 68,000 senior households taking advantage of both programs, school property taxes will be eliminated. Learn more
“I don’t want one senior to miss out on receiving the help they need in paying their property taxes.”
~Governor Edward G. Rendell
Eligible Pennsylvanians can sign up now to have Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program applications mailed to them. Sign up online, or call, toll-free, 1-888-222-9190. |
