More: Many Pa. counties haven\u2019t updated property assessments in decades<\/a><\/p>\n In fact, more than a third of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties have not performed a full property reassessment since 2000, leaving around 40% of the state with antiquated data that is used to tax it. Since 2020, just 14 counties have either completed or begun a reassessment.<\/p>\n Used to balance local governments\u2019 real estate tax revenues for uniformity, reassessments are crucial for the real estate market\u2019s stability.<\/p>\n Without a requirement for Pennsylvania counties to conduct them regularly, officials are left to essentially eye it up based on different intricate mathematical formulas. While those metrics are reliable, they hinge on real estate valuations changing at the same rate.<\/p>\n This graphic provided by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania shows the last time each county had a countywide property reassessment.<\/p>\n A former Tioga County commissioner, Roger Bunn, entered office in 2012 after running a campaign that opposed a reassessment, mostly because of a failed attempt by the previous board that was ultimately canceled.<\/p>\n More: Some Bucks County homeowners may be paying too much property tax: Here’s why<\/a><\/p>\n Within three years, Bunn was sold on doing one, and by the time he left office, he had commissioned that dirty word, sullied further when uttered after the word “countywide.”<\/p>\n \u201cI came to realize during assessment appeal hearings that there were a lot of people who were paying way too much and a lot of people getting away scot-free,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n Bunn\u2019s turnaround symbolizes what assessors in the state said can prevent a countywide overhaul of tax data from becoming political suicide.<\/p>\n More: Monroe County conducting property reassessment using satellite technology<\/a><\/p>\n Commissioners in both Perry and Cumberland counties won re-election after conducting reassessments, recalled Randy Waggoner, chief assessor for Perry County, who also worked for Cumberland.<\/p>\n \u201cIn my opinion, the key to any reassessment is public relations and education,\u201d Waggoner said.<\/p>\n Lancaster County is doing a reassessment, done every eight years since a 1990s court order required officials there to reassess regularly. An informational flier on the county\u2019s website<\/a> explains why.<\/p>\n Several other counties have had reassessments triggered through litigation. That puts the burden on the taxpayer to prove that a property is unfairly assessed, said Josh Zeyn, chief assessor for Tioga County.<\/p>\n And the longer counties go between reassessments, the further imbalanced a county\u2019s assessed values grow. As county officials continue to pass the buck, seeking fair assessments becomes a citizen\u2019s task.<\/p>\n \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be their burden to get a county to do a job they should already be doing,\u201d Zeyn said.<\/p>\n 2024 assessment: Beaver County mails property value change notices<\/a><\/p>\n Pike County officials are also reassessing, with new numbers slated to be effective in 2029. An informational brochure online<\/a> helps educate people about the process.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you haven\u2019t done one for 30 years, many people don\u2019t understand it,\u201d said Matthew Osterberg, Pike County commissioner chair. \u201cIt\u2019s to make it a more equitable process. The valuations get totally out of whack.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"This](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5f1e31ab31cefdadef8bcd5f8d898a55.jpeg\"\/)
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