Pennsylvania · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lycoming County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lycoming County pays $2,649 a year, an effective rate of 1.31%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,649
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.31%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +33%
- vs U.S. average
- #29 of 67
- rank in PA
The verdict
Homeowners in Lycoming County pay a median $2,649 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.31%, more affordable than 18% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,649
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.31%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2558 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +33%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($202,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Pennsylvania. Population: 113,489. Owner-occupied homes: 32,375.
The median annual property tax in Lycoming County is $2,649, which is 20% lower than the Pennsylvania state average and 33% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.31% on a median home value of $202,200. Property taxes represent 4.1% of the median household income in this county.
Lycoming County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lycoming County's 1.31% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 18%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Lycoming County pay a median annual property tax of $2,649, well above the national median and notably lower than the Pennsylvania state median. On a $202,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.31% 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 Lycoming County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.1% of the $63,917 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Pennsylvania counties by effective rate
Lycoming County ranks #29 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania by effective rate (57% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lycoming 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 11.6% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 52% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 24.9%, the median bill rose 10.4% to $2,649: 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 $2,400 to $2,649, a gain of 10%. 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: 12,865 of 32,375 owner-occupied homes (39.7%) 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.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 4.1% 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 Lycoming County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lycoming County homeowners, 12,865 of 32,375 owner-occupied homes (39.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.1% (2,304)
- $800 to $1,499 13.2% (4,266)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.5% (3,722)
- $2,000 to $2,999 26.7% (8,643)
- $3,000 or more 39.7% (12,865)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
575 homes here (1.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Pennsylvania handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Lycoming County, mortgaged homeowners pay 13% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Lycoming County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lycoming County's effective rate is higher than 57% of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania - ranking #29 of 67.
Where Lycoming County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.31% more affordable than 18% 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 1% of the Pennsylvania median, yet the median bill runs 20% 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 $2,649 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Lycoming County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lycoming 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 | 4.1% | - | - |
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.
Lycoming County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Lycoming County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $202,200 median home carries a $2,649 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $265 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Pennsylvania.
Lycoming County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,649 +0.1% | 1.31% |
| 2023 | $2,647 +0.2% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | $2,642 +6.5% | 1.45% |
| 2021 | $2,481 +3.4% | 1.50% |
| 2020 | $2,400 | 1.48% |
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.
Lycoming County: tax takes 4.1% of income
Counties near Lycoming County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lycoming County sits nearest Trumbull County (OH), Belknap County (NH), Dawson County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Roosevelt County (NM), Benson County (ND), Sheboygan County (WI).
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
Lycoming County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,670 of 54,190 returns from Lycoming County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,308 - 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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Lycoming County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Lycoming County?
- Lycoming County, Pennsylvania scores F (25/100) 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 D (+$318). 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 Lycoming County, Pennsylvania?
- The median annual property tax in Lycoming County is $2,649, an effective rate of 1.31% on a $202,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Lycoming County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lycoming County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.31% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Lycoming County?
- Property taxes in Lycoming County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.1% of the $63,917 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Lycoming County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lycoming County climbed 10.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,400 to $2,649, 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 Lycoming County's STEEP rate
Lycoming County's $2,649 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Lycoming County ranks #29 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 Lycoming 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: 1.31%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,649/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lycoming County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lycoming County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Monroe County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,648/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.16% vs Lycoming County 1.31%.
Benton County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,651/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.98% vs Lycoming County 1.31%.
Talbot County, MD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,647/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.65% vs Lycoming County 1.31%.
Hartley County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,645/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.01% vs Lycoming County 1.31%.
Pennsylvania county set
State ACS overview for every published Pennsylvania county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Lycoming County stamps STEEP · MID - 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 Lycoming County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.