Cost of Living in Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg pairs housing running modestly below Pennsylvania's statewide average with a real, above-median effective property tax rate and a comparatively simple state income tax structure.
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Learn moreHousing runs modestly below Pennsylvania's statewide average
Bloomsburg's median home-price figures ($280,000-$287,500 across sources) run modestly below Pennsylvania's own statewide average home value (approximately $294,099), though a May 2026 Redfin-cited median sale price showed a real, sharply higher 21.2% year-over-year increase worth confirming directly.
A real, above-median property tax rate -- and a genuinely higher typical bill
Columbia County's median effective property tax rate ran 3.94%, above the PA and national medians; the county's median annual tax bill ($2,456) also ran above both the PA median ($56 higher) and the national median ($2,400) -- a genuinely higher typical bill, not just rate, unlike the pattern documented in this project's companion pottsville.js record.
Bloomsburg's combined local EIT, plus Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax
Bloomsburg's combined resident Earned Income Tax runs approximately 1.56% (1% municipal + 0.5% Bloomsburg Area School District), collected by Berkheimer Tax Administrator, layered on Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax.
Key takeaways
- Bloomsburg's housing costs run modestly below Pennsylvania's statewide average, though recent price growth in one citation ran sharply higher.
- Columbia County's property tax rate (3.94%) and typical annual bill ($2,456) both run above the PA and national medians.
- Bloomsburg's combined local EIT (~1.56%) is collected by Berkheimer Tax Administrator.
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