Wellsboro, PA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 16940, near Wellsboro, households earn an average of $35,984 per person. County property taxes run at an effective rate of 1.15%, so a home's assessed value drives the annual bill directly. Add the 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and two separate taxes shape the budget. Someone earning the per-capita figure pays $2,159 in property tax on a $187,739 home, though actual values vary widely here. Sales tax applies only when money is spent, while the property levy arrives regardless. Together they set the baseline cost of living in this part of Pennsylvania.