Transfer Taxes when Buying a home

DEVIATIONS FROM 1% LOCAL TRANSFER TAX

Amended 1/14/2011

The Realty Transfer Tax in Pennsylvania is generally 2% of the sales prices; 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

Bellevue Boro – 1½%

Bethel Park Municipality – 1½%

Greentree Boro – 1½%

Hampton Twp – 1½%

McCandless Twp – 1½%

McKeesport City – 2%

Monroeville Municipality – 1½%

Mt Lebanon Municipality – 1½%

Mt Oliver Boro – 2%

O’Hara Twp – 1½%

Penn Hill 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 Boro – 1 ¾ %

Taylor Twp – 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%

LUZERNE COUNTY

Kingston Boro – 1½%

Wilkes Barre, City of – 2½%

MERCER COUNTY

Farrell, City of – 2%

Hermitage, City of – 1½%

Sheakleyville Boro – 0%

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

Philadelphia, City of – 3%

SOMERSET COUNTY

Wellersburg Boro – ½%

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Peters Township – 1½%

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