IFO Releases
School District Property Tax Update
August 15, 2022 | Property Tax
The IFO released an updated school district property tax forecast. The report (1) projects revenues through FY 2026-27, (2) estimates revenues collected from senior homeowners, (3) ranks counties based on per capita revenues and (4) provides detail on the projected Act 1 index.
Property Tax Replacement Estimates
May 19, 2022 | Property Tax
In response to a legislative request, the IFO transmitted a letter that provides additional information to a previous analysis for potential property tax replacement revenues proposed under House Bill 13.
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Property Tax Replacement Estimates
April 15, 2022 | Property Tax
In response to a legislative request, the IFO transmitted a letter that provides updated estimates for potential revenue sources that could replace school district property taxes if eliminated.
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Act 25 of 2011 Analysis
February 16, 2022 | Property Tax
In response to a legislative request, the IFO transmitted a letter that estimates the potential reduction in property taxes due to Act 25 of 2011.
School District Property Tax Forecast
November 08, 2021 | Property Tax
This report contains the IFO's updated forecast of school district property tax collections from FY 2020-21 to FY 2025-26. This report updates the forecast that the IFO published in February 2021 and includes (1) actual FY 2019-20 current-year property tax collections, (2) the impact from FY 2021-22 millage rates and (3) new wage projections that increase the statewide average weekly wage (SAWW) portion of the Act 1 Index projection.
Property Tax Burden by County
August 25, 2021 | Property Tax
This research brief uses (1) income data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Internal Revenue Service and (2) property tax data from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Department of Community and Economic Development to estimate and rank county-level property tax burdens across the state for 2019.
Note: This research brief was originally posted on 8/17/2021. It has been updated to include a map that displays school district property tax burdens by county.
Projecting the Components of the Act 1 Index
March 17, 2021 | Property Tax
Director Matt Knittel made a presentation to PASBO regarding the IFO’s recent computation of the Act 1 Index.
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School District Property Tax Forecast
February 24, 2021 | Property Tax
This report contains the IFO's forecast of school district property tax collections from FY 2019-20 to FY 2025-26. The report also contains projections of the Act 1 index and estimates of school district property taxes attributable to homestead property. (This report was originally posted on February 2, 2021. Based on new data for the 2020 Q4 ECI, which impacts the FY 2020-21 ECI computation, this report was updated and reposted.)
Property Tax by County and Income
April 07, 2020 | Property Tax
This research brief uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey to provide Pennsylvania property tax data for 2018 by county, household income and homeowner age.
Property Tax Update Presentation
March 13, 2020 | Property Tax
Director Matthew Knittel made a brief presentation to the Pennsylvania School Boards Association on property tax data recently published by the IFO.
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