Taxes in Erie
Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax applies to Erie residents, layered with a confirmed 1% city Earned Income Tax and a real, distinctive city-vs-county property tax divergence.
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Learn moreA confirmed City EIT, with an unconfirmed school-district share
The City of Erie's own municipal code confirms a 1% Earned Income Tax on residents, collected by Berkheimer Associates -- this record could NOT independently confirm this pass whether the Erie School District levies an additional, separate EIT share on top of this. Confirm the current, full combined rate directly via the PA DCED's Act 32 local tax collector lookup tool.
A real, elevated CITY-specific property tax rate
Erie's own city-specific effective property tax rate ran approximately 3.95% in one cited ZIP -- meaningfully above both Pennsylvania's ~2.75% state median and the ~1.02% national median.
A much lower COUNTY-wide rate, disclosed for contrast
Erie County's own broader median effective property tax rate ran much lower, at approximately 1.60%-1.62% -- a real, disclosed city-vs-county divergence this record does not resolve to a single figure.
Key takeaways
- Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax applies, plus the City of Erie's confirmed 1% EIT (Berkheimer) -- confirm the full combined rate directly.
- Erie's own city property tax rate runs well above the state and national medians.
- Erie County's own broader property tax rate runs much lower than the city's -- confirm which applies to a specific target property.
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