Pennsylvania · County property tax · ACS 2024
Greene County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Greene County pays $1,960 a year, an effective rate of 1.27%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,960
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.27%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -2%
- vs U.S. average
- #34 of 67
- rank in PA
The verdict
Homeowners in Greene County pay a median $1,960 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.27%, more affordable than 20% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,960
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.27%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2505 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -2%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($153,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Pennsylvania. Population: 34,835. Owner-occupied homes: 11,050.
The median annual property tax in Greene County is $1,960, which is 41% lower than the Pennsylvania state average and 2% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.27% on a median home value of $153,900. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
Greene County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Greene County's 1.27% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 20%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Pennsylvania median
Homeowners in Greene County pay a median annual property tax of $1,960, roughly in line with the national median and well below the Pennsylvania state median. On a $153,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.27% 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 Greene County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $68,041 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Pennsylvania counties by effective rate
Greene County ranks #34 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania by effective rate (49% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Greene 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 8.5% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 66% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 25.6%, the median bill rose 15.0% to $1,960: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,705 to $1,960, a gain of 15%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 3,248 of 11,050 owner-occupied homes (29.4%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 2.9% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to 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 Greene County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Greene County homeowners, 3,248 of 11,050 owner-occupied homes (29.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.6% (2,060)
- $800 to $1,499 19.2% (2,125)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.8% (1,303)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.4% (2,031)
- $3,000 or more 29.4% (3,248)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
283 homes here (2.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Pennsylvania handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Greene County pay a substantially higher bill, 39% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Greene County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Greene County's effective rate is higher than 49% of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania - ranking #34 of 67.
Where Greene County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.27% more affordable than 20% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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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 2% of the Pennsylvania median, yet the median bill runs 41% 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 $1,960 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Greene County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Greene County | Pennsylvania Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.9% | - | - |
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.
Greene County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Pennsylvania counties.
Greene County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,960 +3.5% | 1.27% |
| 2023 | $1,893 +2.2% | 1.29% |
| 2022 | $1,853 +5.1% | 1.32% |
| 2021 | $1,763 +3.4% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | $1,705 | 1.39% |
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.
Greene County: tax-to-income at 2.9%
Counties near Greene County's effective rate
On effective rate, Greene County sits nearest Portage County (OH), Dodge County (NE), Oakland County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Caledonia County (VT), Queen Anne's County (MD), Clay County (WV).
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
Greene County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 350 of 15,520 returns from Greene County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,129 - 40% of those reporters sat in the $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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Greene County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Greene County?
- Greene County, Pennsylvania scores F (35/100) 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 B+ (2.26×). 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 is the average property tax in Greene County, Pennsylvania?
- The median annual property tax in Greene County is $1,960, an effective rate of 1.27% on a $153,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Greene County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Greene County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.27% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Greene County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Greene County climbed 15.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,705 to $1,960, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Greene County?
- Property taxes in Greene County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $68,041 median household income.
What to do with Greene County's PAR rate
Inside Pennsylvania, Greene County's $1,960 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Pennsylvania overview →
Greene County ranks #34 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 Greene 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: 1.27%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,960/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Greene County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Greene County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Jessamine County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Greene County at $1,960/yr; rate 0.73% vs Greene County 1.27%.
Lake County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Greene County at $1,960/yr; rate 0.42% vs Greene County 1.27%.
Bosque County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,959/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.98% vs Greene County 1.27%.
Jasper County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,959/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.80% vs Greene County 1.27%.
Pennsylvania county set
State ACS overview for every published Pennsylvania county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Greene County stamps PAR · MID - 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 Greene County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.