Pennsylvania Transfer Tax & PA Transfer Tax Calculator

Deed Transfer Tax IN PENNSYLVANIA

In Pennsylvania, we have a deed transfer tax for property transfers. Think of it as sales tax on real estate. The State of Pennsylvania charges 1% of the sales price and the municipality and school district USUALLY charge 1% between them for a total of 2% (i.e. 2% X 100,000 = $2,000). By custom, the buyer and seller split the cost. 1% to buyer, 1% to seller, however, payment by buyer or seller is dictated by the sales contract. Some municipalities and/or school districts charge more or less. The list of exceptions are provided below (add one percent to these values and divide by 2 if the buyer and seller are splitting the deed transfer tax. The PA deed transfer tax is not charged on refinance transactions. Pennsylvania does not assess a mortgage tax or stamps on either purchase or refinance mortgages. Lenders, you can find more information on purchase & refinance transactions in Pennsylvania on the Lender page. You will also find a collection of title insurance and transfer tax calculators on this page. 

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Deed Transfer Tax Exceptions in Pennsylvania

If the municipality is not listed below, the total deed transfer tax is 2%. Please understand that municipalities and/or school taxes can change the transfer tax at any time. Therefore, always call the local municipality for the current deed transfer tax percentage. Here's a link to the Pennsylvania web site that contains the web sites for PA counties. PA County Web sites From there you can verify the deed transfer tax percentage.

ADD the state 1% TO THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES FOR THE TOTAL DEED TRANSFER TAX. And remember, MUNICIPAL AND SCHOOL TRANSFER TAX CAN CHANGE AT ANY TIME - ALWAYS CONSULT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY FOR CURRENT PERCENTAGES. If you discover a change or an addition to this list, please e-mail me.

ADAMS COUNTY
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No known exceptions

ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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Municipal Phone Numbers for Allegheny County
Bellvue Borough - 1.5%
Bethel Park Municipality - 1.5%
City of McKeesport - 2%
City of Pittsburgh - 3%
Greentree Boro - 1.5%
Hampton Township - 1.5%
McCandless Township - 1.5%
Monroeville - 1.5%
Mt. Lebanon Municipality - 1.5%
Mt. Oliver Boro - 2%
O’Hara Township - 1.5%
Penn Hills Municipality - 2%
Pine Township - 1.5%
Upper St. Clair - 1.5%
West Deer Township - 1.5%
Whitehall Boro - 1.25%

ARMSTRONG COUNTY
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No known exceptions

BEAVER COUNTY
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Georgetown Boro - .5%
Hookstown Boro - .5%

BEDFORD COUNTY
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No known exceptions

BERKS COUNTY
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City of Reading - 4%

BLAIR COUNTY
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No known exceptions

BRADFORD COUNTY
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No known exceptions

BUCKS COUNTY
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No known exceptions

BUTLER COUNTY
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No known exceptions

CAMBRIA COUNTY
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No known exceptions

CAMERON COUNTY
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No known exceptions

CARBON COUNTY
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No known exceptions

CENTRE COUNTY
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Ferguson Township - 1.75%
State College Borough - 1.5%
Taylor Township - .5%

CHESTER COUNTY
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City of Coatesville - 2%
Tredyffrin Township - 1.5%

CLARION COUNTY
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No known exceptions

CLEARFIELD COUNTY
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No known exceptions

CLINTON COUNTY
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Colebrook Township - .5%
East Kating Township - .5%
Logan Township - .5%

COLUMBIA COUNTY
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No known exceptions

CRAWFORD COUNTY
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No known exceptions

CUMBERLAND COUNTY
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No known exceptions

DAUPHIN COUNTY
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No known exceptions

DELAWARE COUNTY
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Randor Township - 1.5%
Upper Providence Twp. - 1.5%

ELK COUNTY
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No known exceptions

ERIE COUNTY
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No known exceptions

FAYETTE COUNTY
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No known exceptions

FOREST COUNTY
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No known exceptions

FRANKLIN COUNTY
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No known exceptions

FULTON COUNTY
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No known exceptions

GREENE COUNTY
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No known exceptions

HUNTINGDON COUNTY
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No known exceptions

INDIANA COUNTY
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No known exceptions

JEFFERSON COUNTY
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No known exceptions

JUNIATA COUNTY
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No known exceptions

LACKAWANNA COUNTY
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City of Scranton - 3%

LANCASTER COUNTY
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No known exceptions

LAWRENCE COUNTY
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No known exceptions

LEBANON COUNTY
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No known exceptions

LEHIGH COUNTY
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No known exceptions

LUZERNE COUNTY
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City of Wilkes Barre - 2%
Kingston Boro - 1.5%

LYCOMING COUNTY
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MCKEAN COUNTY
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No known exceptions

MERCER COUNTY
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City of Farrell - 2%
City of Hermitage - 1.5%
Sheakleyville Boro "0"

MIFFLIN COUNTY
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No known exceptions

MONROE COUNTY
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No known exceptions

MONTGOMERY COUNTY
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No known exceptions

MONTOUR COUNTY
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No known exceptions

NORTHHAMPTON COUNTY
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No known exceptions

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
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No known exceptions

PERRY COUNTY
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No known exceptions

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
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City of Philadelphia - 3%

PIKE COUNTY
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No known exceptions

POTTER COUNTY
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No known exceptions

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
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No known exceptions

SNYDER COUNTY
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No known exceptions

SOMERSET COUNTY
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Wellersburg Boro - .5%

SULLIVAN COUNTY
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No known exceptions

SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY
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No known exceptions

TIOGA COUNTY
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No known exceptions

UNION COUNTY
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No known exceptions

VENANGO COUNTY
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No known exceptions

WARREN COUNTY
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No known exceptions

WASHINGTON COUNTY
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Peters Township - 1.5%

WAYNE COUNTY
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No known exceptions

WESTMORELAND COUNTY
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No known exceptions

WYOMING COUNTY
No known exceptions

YORK COUNTY
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No known exceptions