Centre County, Pennsylvania Tax Assessors' Office
Centre County Assessor 420 Holmes Street
Willowbank County Office Building
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823
814-355-6747 (Fax) Where is the Centre County Tax Assessor's Office?
What can the Centre County Assessor's Office do for me?
The Centre County Tax Assessor's Office oversees the appraisal and assessment of properties as well as the billing and collection of property taxes for all taxable real estate located in Centre County.
Contact the assessor's office if you need help with paying your property taxes, applying for a homestead exemption or other tax exemption, reporting upgrades to your home, appealing your property tax assessment, or verifying your property records.
Submitting a Centre County property tax appeal
If you believe that your house has been unfairly overappraised (i.e. appraised at a value higher than the true market value of the property), you can attempt to get your home re-appraised at a lower value by contacting the Assessor's Office to submit a property tax appeal.
You will have to submit a form describing your property and sufficient proof that it is overassessed, including valuations of similar homes nearby as evidence. If your appeal is accepted, your home assessment (and property taxes) will be lowered as a result.
If you would like to appeal your property, call the Centre County Assessor's Office at (814) 355 6721 and ask for a property tax appeal form. Keep in mind that property tax appeals are generally only accepted in a 1-3 month window each year.
For more information and example appeals, see how to appeal your property taxes.
Useful Centre County Facts:
The median home value in Centre County is between $172,002.00 and $179,598.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.
How can I contact Centre County?
You can try contacting the Centre County local government directly with any issues the Assessor's Office can't solve. In many counties, certain property records such as deeds are kept in the county courthouse or county archives instead of at the tax assessors' office.
The county seat for Centre County is located in the County Courthouse in Bellefonte, which is where the Centre County Assessors' Office is also located. You can direct your general inquiries to Centre County with the contact info listed below.
Centre County Phone Number
Centre County Fax Number
Centre County County Courthouse Address
County Courthouse
420 Holmes St
Bellefonte, PA 16823-1401