Realty Transfer Tax Deviations From 1%

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Realty Transfer Tax Deviations From 1%    


List last updated January 2016

The Realty Transfer Tax in Pennsylvania is generally 2% of the sales price; 1% to the state and 1% to local government. Some local governments vary their portion.

The following is a list of localities that impose something other than 1%.


These figures represent the local portion only; the 1% state portion must be added for the total amount due.


ALLEGHENY COUNTY
• Bellvue Boro – 1½%
• Bethel Park Municipality – 1½%
• Greentree Boro – 1½%
• Hampton Twp. – 1½%
• McCandless – 1½%
• McKeesport City – 2%
• Monroeville Municipality – 1½%
• Mt. Lebanon Municipality – 1½%
• Mt. Oliver Boro – 2%
• O’Hara Twp. – 1½%
• Penn Hills Municipality – 2%
• Pine Twp. – 1½%
• Pittsburgh, City of/Pittsburgh School District – 3%
• Pittsburgh, City of/Baldwin Whitehall School District – 2½%
• Upper St. Clair Twp – 1½%
• West Deer Twp. – 1½%
• Whitehall Boro –1¼%


BERKS COUNTY
• Reading, City of – 4%


CENTRE COUNTY
• Ferguson Twp. – 1¾%
• State College Borough – 2%
• Taylor Township – ½%


CHESTER COUNTY
• Coatesville, City of – 2%
• Tredyffrin Twp. – 1½%


CLINTON COUNTY
• Colebrook Twp. – ½%
• East Keating Twp – ½%


DELAWARE COUNTY
• Radnor Twp. – 1½%
• Upper Providence Twp. – 2%


ERIE COUNTY
• Edinboro Borough – 1½%


LACKAWANNA COUNTY
• Scranton, City of – 3.4%


LUZERNE COUNTY
• Hazleton, City of – 1½%
• Kingston Boro – 1½%
• Wilkes Barre, City of – 2½%


MERCER COUNTY
• Farrell, City of – 2%
• Hermitage, City of – 2%
• Sharon, City of – 1½%
• Sheakleyville Boro – 0%


PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
• Philadelphia, City of – 3%


SOMERSET COUNTY
• Wellersburg Boro – ½%


WASHINGTON COUNTY
• Peters Township – 1½%