Pennsylvania · County property tax · ACS 2024
Sullivan County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Sullivan County pays $2,015 a year, an effective rate of 1.02%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $2,015
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.02%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +1%
- vs U.S. average
- #57 of 67
- rank in PA
The verdict
Homeowners in Sullivan County pay a median $2,015 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.02%, more affordable than 34% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,015
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.02%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2080 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +1%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($197,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Pennsylvania. Population: 5,888. Owner-occupied homes: 2,167.
The median annual property tax in Sullivan County is $2,015, which is 39% lower than the Pennsylvania state average and 1% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.02% on a median home value of $197,100. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
Sullivan County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Sullivan County's 1.02% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 34%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Pennsylvania median
Homeowners in Sullivan County pay a median annual property tax of $2,015, roughly in line with the national median and well below the Pennsylvania state median. On a $197,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.02% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Pennsylvania counties by effective rate
Sullivan County ranks #57 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania by effective rate (15% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 2.9%, from $1,959 to $2,015. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Sullivan County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $69,764 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Sullivan 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 30% from $1,547 to $2,015. 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: 597 of 2,167 owner-occupied homes (27.5%) 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 the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.9% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Sullivan County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Sullivan County homeowners, 597 of 2,167 owner-occupied homes (27.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.4% (268)
- $800 to $1,499 23.9% (517)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.6% (274)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.0% (476)
- $3,000 or more 27.5% (597)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
35 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 Sullivan County, mortgaged homeowners pay 11% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Sullivan County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Sullivan County's effective rate is higher than 15% of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania - ranking #57 of 67.
Where Sullivan County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.02% more affordable than 34% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Sullivan County moved from $1,547 in the 2020 release to $2,015 in 2024, a change of about 30%. 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.
Sullivan County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Sullivan County | Pennsylvania Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median 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.
Sullivan County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Pennsylvania counties.
Sullivan County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,015 +2.9% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | $1,959 +6.2% | 1.05% |
| 2022 | $1,845 +11.6% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | $1,653 +6.9% | 1.01% |
| 2020 | $1,547 | 0.97% |
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.
Sullivan County: tax-to-income at 2.9%
Counties near Sullivan County's effective rate
On effective rate, Sullivan County sits nearest Madison County (OH), Champaign County (OH), Ransom County (ND).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Mason County (WA), Grant County (MN), Inyo County (CA).
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
Sullivan County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 100 of 2,970 returns from Sullivan County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,700 - 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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Sullivan County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania?
- The median annual property tax in Sullivan County is $2,015, an effective rate of 1.02% on a $197,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Sullivan County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Sullivan County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.02% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Sullivan County?
- Sullivan County, Pennsylvania scores D (43/100) 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+ (+$211). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Sullivan County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Sullivan County is recorded at $2,015 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,547 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,167 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Sullivan County?
- Property taxes in Sullivan County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $69,764 median household income.
What to do with Sullivan County's PAR rate
Inside Pennsylvania, Sullivan County's $2,015 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Pennsylvania overview →
Sullivan County ranks #57 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 Sullivan 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: 1.02%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,015/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Sullivan County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Sullivan County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Mahoning County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Sullivan County at $2,015/yr; rate 1.30% vs Sullivan County 1.02%.
Becker County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,014/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.69% vs Sullivan County 1.02%.
Cache County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,011/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.45% vs Sullivan County 1.02%.
Canyon County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,011/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.52% vs Sullivan County 1.02%.
Pennsylvania county set
State ACS overview for every published Pennsylvania county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Sullivan 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 Sullivan County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.