Pennsylvania · County property tax · ACS 2024
Cambria County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Cambria County pays $1,492 a year, an effective rate of 1.23%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,492
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.23%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -25%
- vs U.S. average
- #37 of 67
- rank in PA
The verdict
Homeowners in Cambria County pay a median $1,492 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.23%, more affordable than 22% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,492
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.23%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2446 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -25%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($121,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Pennsylvania. Population: 131,538. Owner-occupied homes: 42,745.
The median annual property tax in Cambria County is $1,492, which is 55% lower than the Pennsylvania state average and 25% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.23% on a median home value of $121,000. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Cambria County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Cambria County's 1.23% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 22%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Cambria County pay a median annual property tax of $1,492, well below the national median and far below the Pennsylvania state median. On a $121,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.23% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Cambria County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $58,418 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Pennsylvania counties by effective rate
Cambria County ranks #37 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania by effective rate (45% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Cambria County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Cambria County's effective rate fell 15.9% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 27.5%, leaving the median bill 7.2% higher at $1,492. That rate move is larger than the one in 68% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,392 to $1,492, a change of 7%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 12,124 of 42,745 owner-occupied homes (28.4%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 2.6% of median household income. A rate ranking places this county by the rate alone; the ratio above is the figure that accounts for what is earned here.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Cambria County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Cambria County homeowners, 12,124 of 42,745 owner-occupied homes (28.4%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 20.7% (8,864)
- $800 to $1,499 28.4% (12,124)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.6% (6,259)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.7% (6,724)
- $3,000 or more 18.1% (7,742)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,032 homes here (2.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Pennsylvania handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Cambria County, mortgaged homeowners pay 25% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Cambria County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Cambria County's effective rate is higher than 45% of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania - ranking #37 of 67.
Where Cambria County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.23% more affordable than 22% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Pennsylvania, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 5% of the Pennsylvania median, yet the median bill runs 55% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,492 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Cambria County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Cambria County | Pennsylvania Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Cambria County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Pennsylvania counties.
Cambria County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,492 +0.3% | 1.23% |
| 2023 | $1,487 +1.5% | 1.28% |
| 2022 | $1,465 +4.3% | 1.32% |
| 2021 | $1,405 +0.9% | 1.43% |
| 2020 | $1,392 | 1.47% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Cambria County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Cambria County's effective rate
On effective rate, Cambria County sits nearest Kearney County (NE), Antelope County (NE), Sheridan County (MT).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Stark County (IL), Ste. Genevieve County (MO), Warren County (MO).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Cambria County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 830 of 62,020 returns from Cambria County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,651 - 35% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Cambria County rate FAQs
- How does Cambria County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Cambria County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.23% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Cambria County, Pennsylvania?
- The median annual property tax in Cambria County is $1,492, an effective rate of 1.23% on a $121,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Cambria County?
- Cambria County, Pennsylvania scores D (45/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at A (2.07×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Cambria County?
- Property taxes in Cambria County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $58,418 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Cambria County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Cambria County ticked up 7.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,392 to $1,492, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Cambria County's PAR rate
Cambria County's $1,492 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Cambria County ranks #37 of 67 Pennsylvania counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Pennsylvania overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Cambria County's PAR effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.23%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,492/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Cambria County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Cambria County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Elko County, NV
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Cambria County at $1,492/yr; rate 0.50% vs Cambria County 1.23%.
Roberts County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Cambria County at $1,492/yr; rate 0.97% vs Cambria County 1.23%.
Rockbridge County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Cambria County at $1,492/yr; rate 0.60% vs Cambria County 1.23%.
Fillmore County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,491/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.99% vs Cambria County 1.23%.
Pennsylvania county set
State ACS overview for every published Pennsylvania county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Cambria County stamps PAR · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Cambria County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.