Columbia Boro (CB), Conestoga Valley (CV), Eastern Lancaster County (ELANCO), Elizabethtown Area (ETown), Lampeter-Strasburg (LS), Penn Manor (PM), and Pequea Valley (PV) School Districts have partnered with Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau for the collection of each district’s Real Estate Taxes.
This is only a change in who collects your real estate taxes. All taxes still go to fund your local school district and continue to be collected locally.
Save your postage, schedule ahead full or installment payments for no extra charge at https://directpay.lctcb.org.
Please note that you will now make checks payable to LCTCB Real Estate Tax Group. Taxes are payable at your local Fulton Bank branch as noted on the tax bill, at Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau, 1845 William Penn Way, Lancaster, PA 17601 or by mail to LCTCB Real Estate Tax Group, PO Box 3900, Lancaster, PA 17604-3900.
Payments will not be accepted at your school district office. Checks must be for the exact amount of the tax due. No Credit or Debit Card payments are accepted. Post-dated checks will not be accepted.
Lancaster County Property Assessment Encourages Residents to Update Property Records Ahead of 2027 Reassessment
Lancaster, PA – Lancaster County is preparing for the 2027 property reassessment and encourages property owners within the County to do the same. Counties are required by law to conduct periodic reassessments of all properties. The County of Lancaster previously completed reassessments in 2017.
Property owners can begin checking their property record through the Property Assessment Website to ensure that all data on file is correct. Property owners who find inaccurate or missing information may complete a Property Correction Form or may contact the Property Assessment Office by emailing paquestions@lancastercountypa.gov.
A reassessment is the process used to determine accurate and fair property values within the County. The process of the assessment will begin in 2025 for the 2027 Reassessment. In 2025 and 2026, an assessor from the Lancaster County Property Assessment Office may visit your property for an outside-only inspection, including taking photos from the exterior of the property. Assessment staff will have county identification, and their vehicles clearly marked designating them to be from the Property Assessment Office.
The purpose of a reassessment is to ensure the fairness of taxes relative to property values, not to increase taxes. Reassessment does not generate additional revenue for the County or other real estate taxing bodies. Even though a property’s assessment may increase, taxing bodies must adjust their current tax rate to remain revenue neutral, before making any other adjustments.
The property assessment office is ready to assist residents with preparation for the 2027 reassessment. For more information visit www.lancastercountypa.gov/154/property-reassessment.
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