Taxes in Carlisle
Carlisle layers a genuinely moderate local Earned Income Tax and a comparatively favorable effective property-tax rate on top of Pennsylvania's simple flat 3.07% state income tax.
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Learn moreA genuinely moderate, county-bureau-collected local EIT
Carlisle Area's own combined municipal-plus-school Earned Income Tax runs 1.6%, collected by the Cumberland County Tax Bureau -- a real, county-run, in-house collector, distinct from Berkheimer or Keystone Collections Group used elsewhere in this project's PA buildout.
A comparatively favorable effective property-tax rate
Carlisle's median effective property tax rate ran 1.93% -- notably lower than several other Pennsylvania Tier A markets in this project, though still above Pennsylvania's own 1.26% statewide average.
Pennsylvania's flat state income tax applies on top
Pennsylvania's simple flat 3.07% state income tax applies statewide, layered under Carlisle's own local EIT.
Key takeaways
- Carlisle Area's local EIT (1.6%) is collected by the Cumberland County Tax Bureau -- a real, county-run, in-house collector.
- Carlisle's effective property-tax rate (1.93%) runs comparatively favorable relative to several other Pennsylvania Tier A markets.
- Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax applies on top of the local EIT layer.
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