Property tax in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania is $2,501 a year, which is about 1.23% of the county's median home value of $203,500. That effective rate is lower than the typical Pennsylvania county (1.27%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Westmoreland County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Westmoreland County's average effective rate of 1.23% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $2,503 / year

Property tax in Westmoreland County at a glance

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$2,501
Median home value	$203,500
Effective tax rate	1.23%
Typical Pennsylvania county rate	1.27%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Westmoreland County compare in Pennsylvania?

Among Pennsylvania's 67 counties, Westmoreland County has the 37th highest effective property-tax rate: 36 rank higher and 30 rank lower. That is near the middle for Pennsylvania. Nationally, it ranks 699th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Pennsylvania county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Westmoreland County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Westmoreland County's 121,528 owner-occupied homes, 39.1% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 59% pay at least $2,000, and 8.5% pay under $800. Another 2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Westmoreland County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	10,326	8.5%
$800 to $1,499	21,804	17.9%
$1,500 to $1,999	15,303	12.6%
$2,000 to $2,999	24,163	19.9%
$3,000 or more	47,494	39.1%
No property tax paid	2,438	2%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,669 and owners without one pay $2,299. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

How does the Westmoreland County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $2,501 is about 2.8% of the median income of Westmoreland County homeowner households, $88,014 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 78.4% of Westmoreland County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Westmoreland County?

Yes. The median bill went from $2,275 in 2015-2019 to $2,501 in 2020-2024, a 9.9% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 32.9%, from $153,100 to $203,500. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

Property tax in counties next to Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County borders 8 counties.

Westmoreland County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Allegheny County, PA	1.52%	$3,451	$227,600
Indiana County, PA	1.5%	$2,297	$152,800
Armstrong County, PA	1.37%	$2,161	$157,300
Cambria County, PA	1.23%	$1,492	$121,000
Westmoreland County, PA (this county)	1.23%	$2,501	$203,500
Fayette County, PA	1.12%	$1,607	$143,200
Washington County, PA	1.09%	$2,485	$228,500
Butler County, PA	1.01%	$2,970	$294,200
Somerset County, PA	0.98%	$1,477	$150,600

How is a home assessed in Westmoreland County?

Pennsylvania sets the assessment rules and Westmoreland County applies them. How Pennsylvania assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Westmoreland County?

Yes, but the amount varies. Pennsylvania's Homestead and Farmstead Exclusion lowers a home's assessed value for school tax, and each school district sets its own exclusion each year. That is the Pennsylvania rule, and it applies in Westmoreland County. Pennsylvania's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Westmoreland County?

Property tax is billed separately by your county, municipality and school district, and each sets its own due dates, discount and penalty periods. Pennsylvania has no uniform statewide due date.

That is the Pennsylvania rule. Westmoreland County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Westmoreland County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the County Board of Assessment Appeals. That is the Pennsylvania rule; Westmoreland County sets the exact dates and forms. The Pennsylvania appeal process step by step.

Pennsylvania rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Pennsylvania page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.