Property Tax & Income in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County has an effective property tax rate of 1.84%. On the median home value of $332,200, that's roughly $6,124 per year. Median household income is $89,546.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Delaware County | Pennsylvania (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.84% | 1.27% |
| Median home value1 | $332,200 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 3.07% | top rate 3.07% |
| State sales tax3 | 6.34% combined | 6.34% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Delaware County, PA
Delaware County combines a median home value of $332,200 with an effective property tax rate of 1.843%, producing a median annual tax bill of $6,124. That rate sits well above Pennsylvania's statewide median of 1.269% and ranks first among the state's 67 counties, so buyers here should expect property taxes to run higher than in most of Pennsylvania. Nationally, the gap is wider still, since the U.S. median effective rate is just 0.794%. Against a median household income of $89,546, the yearly tax bill consumes a noticeable share of earnings, though per-capita income of $49,673 suggests many households can absorb it. Philadelphia anchors the county's largest city, with Ardmore and Broomall among other communities. For anyone weighing a purchase, the tradeoff is clear: home prices are moderate by national standards, but the tax rate itself is among the steepest in the state.