Pennsylvania · County property tax · ACS 2024
Montour County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Montour County pays $2,507 a year, an effective rate of 1.01%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,507
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.01%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +26%
- vs U.S. average
- #59 of 67
- rank in PA
The verdict
Homeowners in Montour County pay a median $2,507 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.01%, more affordable than 34% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,507
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.01%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2058 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +26%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($248,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Pennsylvania. Population: 18,103. Owner-occupied homes: 5,385.
The median annual property tax in Montour County is $2,507, which is 24% lower than the Pennsylvania state average and 26% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.01% on a median home value of $248,100. Property taxes represent 3.3% of the median household income in this county.
Montour County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Montour County's 1.01% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 34%).
Decision signal 2
High among Pennsylvania counties by effective rate
Montour County ranks #59 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania by effective rate (12% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Montour County pay a median annual property tax of $2,507, well above the national median and notably lower than the Pennsylvania state median. On a $248,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.01% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Montour County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $76,976 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Montour 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Montour County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 5.4% down, against a median home value that rose 33.3%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 26.1%, from $1,988 to $2,507.
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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 26% from $1,988 to $2,507. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 2,039 of 5,385 owner-occupied homes (37.9%) 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.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 3.3% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
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 Montour County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Montour County homeowners, 2,039 of 5,385 owner-occupied homes (37.9%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.1% (436)
- $800 to $1,499 16.0% (862)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.4% (724)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.0% (1,236)
- $3,000 or more 37.9% (2,039)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
88 homes here (1.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Pennsylvania handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Montour County, mortgaged homeowners pay 18% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Montour County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Montour County's effective rate is higher than 12% of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania - ranking #59 of 67.
Where Montour County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.01% more affordable than 34% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Montour County moved from $1,988 in the 2020 release to $2,507 in 2024, a change of about 26%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Montour County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Montour County | Pennsylvania Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.3% | - | - |
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.
Montour County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Pennsylvania counties.
Montour County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,507 +1.3% | 1.01% |
| 2023 | $2,475 +4.7% | 1.03% |
| 2022 | $2,365 +10.6% | 1.04% |
| 2021 | $2,139 +7.6% | 1.08% |
| 2020 | $1,988 | 1.07% |
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.
Montour County: tax-to-income at 3.3%
Counties near Montour County's effective rate
On effective rate, Montour County sits nearest Gilliam County (OR), Guernsey County (OH), Columbiana County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Rapides Parish (LA), Isanti County (MN), Houston County (GA).
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
Montour County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 410 of 9,130 returns from Montour County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,112 - 46% 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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Montour County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Montour County?
- Montour County, Pennsylvania scores F (32/100) 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 F (3.22×). 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 Montour County, Pennsylvania?
- The median annual property tax in Montour County is $2,507, an effective rate of 1.01% on a $248,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Montour County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Montour County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.01% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Montour County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Montour County jumped 26.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,988 to $2,507, 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 Montour County?
- Property taxes in Montour County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $76,976 median household income.
What to do with Montour County's PAR rate
Montour County's $2,507 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Montour County ranks #59 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 Montour 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: 1.01%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,507/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Montour County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Montour County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Davidson County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,506/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.60% vs Montour County 1.01%.
Andrews County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,509/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.28% vs Montour County 1.01%.
Clark County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,505/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.45% vs Montour County 1.01%.
Rappahannock County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,505/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.49% vs Montour County 1.01%.
Pennsylvania county set
State ACS overview for every published Pennsylvania county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Montour 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 Montour County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.