Pennsylvania · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lebanon County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lebanon County pays $3,310 a year, an effective rate of 1.37%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,310
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.37%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +66%
- vs U.S. average
- #19 of 67
- rank in PA
The verdict
Homeowners in Lebanon County pay a median $3,310 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.37%, more affordable than 16% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,310
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.37%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2647 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +66%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($242,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Pennsylvania. Population: 144,186. Owner-occupied homes: 40,419.
The median annual property tax in Lebanon County is $3,310, which is 0% higher than the Pennsylvania state average and 66% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.37% on a median home value of $242,000. Property taxes represent 4.2% of the median household income in this county.
Lebanon County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lebanon County's 1.37% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 16%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Lebanon County pay a median annual property tax of $3,310, far above the national median and roughly in line with the Pennsylvania state median. On a $242,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.37% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Pennsylvania counties by effective rate
Lebanon County ranks #19 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania by effective rate (72% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Lebanon County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.2% of the $78,425 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lebanon 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
Lebanon County's effective rate fell 15.0% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 37.5%, leaving the median bill 16.9% higher at $3,310. That rate move is larger than the one in 63% 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $2,831 to $3,310, a gain of 17%. 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: 22,439 of 40,419 owner-occupied homes (55.5%) 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.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 4.2% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
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 Lebanon County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lebanon County homeowners, 22,439 of 40,419 owner-occupied homes (55.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 6.1% (2,456)
- $800 to $1,499 11.8% (4,767)
- $1,500 to $1,999 5.4% (2,170)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.0% (7,690)
- $3,000 or more 55.5% (22,439)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
897 homes here (2.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Pennsylvania handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Lebanon County pay about the same bill, a 8% gap.
Lebanon County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lebanon County's effective rate is higher than 72% of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania - ranking #19 of 67.
Where Lebanon County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.37% more affordable than 16% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Close to the Pennsylvania median on both measures
Rate and bill both land within 10% of the Pennsylvania medians here, which makes Lebanon County a reasonable stand-in for the state when comparing against counties elsewhere. It also means the county-level figure adds little beyond the state figure for this particular comparison; the $3,310 median bill and the state median tell substantially the same story.
Lebanon County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lebanon County | Pennsylvania Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 4.2% | - | - |
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.
Lebanon County's STEEP · HEAVY lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Lebanon County's published figures (STEEP · HEAVY), a $242,000 median home carries a $3,310 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $331 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Pennsylvania.
Lebanon County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,310 +4.1% | 1.37% |
| 2023 | $3,180 +3.3% | 1.40% |
| 2022 | $3,079 +5.7% | 1.46% |
| 2021 | $2,913 +2.9% | 1.57% |
| 2020 | $2,831 | 1.61% |
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.
Lebanon County: tax takes 4.2% of income
Counties near Lebanon County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lebanon County sits nearest Lorain County (OH), Sheridan County (NE), Madison County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Martin County (NC), Windsor County (VT), Lauderdale County (TN).
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
Lebanon County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 3,040 of 72,670 returns from Lebanon County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,794 - 34% 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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Lebanon County rate FAQs
- How does Lebanon County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lebanon County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.37% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Lebanon County?
- Lebanon County, Pennsylvania scores F (24/100) 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 mortgage premium at C (+$261). 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 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania?
- The median annual property tax in Lebanon County is $3,310, an effective rate of 1.37% on a $242,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Lebanon County?
- Property taxes in Lebanon County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.2% of the $78,425 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Lebanon County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lebanon County climbed 16.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,831 to $3,310, 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 Lebanon County's STEEP rate
Lebanon County's $3,310 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Lebanon County ranks #19 of 67 Pennsylvania counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Pennsylvania overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Lebanon County's STEEP 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: 1.37%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,310/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lebanon County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lebanon County (STEEP · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP HEAVY
DeKalb County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lebanon County at $3,310/yr; rate 0.93% vs Lebanon County 1.37%.
Ottawa County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,313/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.02% vs Lebanon County 1.37%.
Union County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,317/yr (near-tied bill ABS $7); rate 1.10% vs Lebanon County 1.37%.
Calaveras County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,319/yr (near-tied bill ABS $9); rate 0.73% vs Lebanon County 1.37%.
Pennsylvania county set
State ACS overview for every published Pennsylvania county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Lebanon County stamps STEEP · HEAVY - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
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 Lebanon County (STEEP · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.