Taxes & Insurance in Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg applies Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax alongside a real, disclosed combined local EIT of approximately 1.56% and Columbia County's above-median effective property tax rate.
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Learn moreA real, modestly-above-default combined local EIT
Bloomsburg's combined resident Earned Income Tax (1% municipal + 0.5% Bloomsburg Area School District) runs approximately 1.56%, per one source's own cited total, collected by Berkheimer Tax Administrator -- modestly above the Act 511 1% default many Pennsylvania municipalities observe.
Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax
Pennsylvania's flat state income tax rate has been 3.07% since 2004, applying uniformly on top of Bloomsburg's local EIT.
A real, above-median county property tax rate and bill
Columbia County's median effective property tax rate ran 3.94% (ranging 3.42%-4.70% by municipality), with a median annual tax bill of $2,456 -- both above the Pennsylvania and national medians.
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This record did not find a Bloomsburg-specific homeowners insurance premium this pass -- confirm a current, address-specific quote directly, using this project's companion scranton.js Pennsylvania-statewide figures ($851-$1,893/year) as a general regional reference point.
Key takeaways
- Bloomsburg's combined local EIT (~1.56%) is collected by Berkheimer Tax Administrator.
- Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax applies statewide.
- Columbia County's effective property tax rate (3.94%) and typical bill ($2,456) both run above the PA and national medians.
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