The median owner-occupied home in Erie County had a real-estate tax bill of $2,754 (± $49) a year, compared with $3,241 in Pennsylvania and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $169,500 (± $3,756), compared with $240,500 in Pennsylvania and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Erie County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 269,544 | 12,986,518 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,754 ± $49 | $3,241 ± $13 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $169,500 ± $3,756 | $240,500 ± $622 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $61,476 ± $1,408 | $76,081 ± $310 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.62% ± 0.05 points | 1.35% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 68.3% ± 0.9 points | 69.3% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 34.9% ± 0.9 points | 33.5% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 18.4% ± 1.2 points | 19.7% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Erie County (16)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Albion
- Corry
- Cranesville
- Edinboro
- Elgin
- Erie
- Girard
- Lake City
- McKean
- Mill Village
- North East
- Platea
- Union City
- Waterford
- Wattsburg
- Wesleyville
Census-designated places in Erie County (4)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Towns and townships in Erie County (28)
- Albion borough
- Amity
- Concord
- Conneaut
- Corry city
- Cranesville borough
- Edinboro borough
- Elgin borough
- Elk Creek
- Erie city
- Girard
- Girard borough
- Harborcreek
- Lake City borough
- Lawrence Park
- LeBoeuf
- McKean
- McKean borough
- Mill Village borough
- North East
- North East borough
- Platea borough
- Union City borough
- Venango
- Waterford
- Waterford borough
- Wattsburg borough
- Wesleyville borough
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (16)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Erie County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Amity township
- Concord township
- Conneaut township
- Fairview township
- Franklin township
- Girard township
- Greene township
- Greenfield township
- Millcreek township
- Penn State Erie (Behrend) CDP
- Springfield township
- Summit township
- Union township
- Venango township
- Washington township
- Wayne township
Other named communities in Erie County (93)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Akerly
- Arbuckle
- Asbury
- Bagdad
- Beaver Dam
- Belle Valley
- Belleview Heights
- Bogus Corners
- Branchville
- Brookside
- Center Corner
- Charter Oaks
- Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hill
- Colts Station
- Cross
- Delhill Corners
- Dock Junction
- Dowley Corners
- Draketown
- Eaglehurst
- East Springfield
- Erie Heights
- Fairfield
- Fairplain
- Five Points
- Francis
- Franklin Center
- Freeport
- Girard Junction
- Glenmar Gardens
- Glenruadh
- Glenwood
- Godard
- Hammett
- Highland Park
- Hornby
- Indian Head
- Ivarea
- Jackson
- Kanty
- Kearsarge
- Keepville
- Kerrs Corners
- Kidders Corner
- Kimble Corners
- Kuhl
- Lakewood
- Langdon
- Lavery
- LeBoeuf Garden
- Lexington (historical)
- Little Elk
- Little Hope
- Lovell
- Lowville
- Lundys Lane
- Manchester Beach
- McLallen Corners
- McLane
- Middleboro
- Mishler Corners
- Moorhead
- Moorheadville
- New Ireland
- North Springfield
- Orchard Beach
- Owens Corners
- Pageville
- Pennside
- Phillipsville
- Pleasant Hill
- Pont
- Ranges Corners
- Reeds Corners
- Sampson
- Sibleyville
- Sidley
- Sterrettania
- Swanville
- Thornton Junction
- Tracy
- Valley Corners
- Vernondale
- Wallace Junction
- Weber Hills
- Weeds Corners
- Weis Library
- West Greene
- West Millcreek
- West Springfield
- Westminster
- Wheelock