Taxes in State College
State College layers a genuinely moderate local Earned Income Tax and a meaningfully elevated effective property-tax rate on top of Pennsylvania's simple flat 3.07% state income tax.
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Learn moreA genuinely moderate local Earned Income Tax
State College Borough residents pay a 1.3% EIT (1.0% for non-resident commuters), collected by the Centre Tax Agency -- jointly levied across the Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte Area, Penns Valley Area, and State College Area School Districts and their municipalities.
A meaningfully elevated effective property-tax rate
State College's median effective property tax rate ran 3.24% (ZIP 16801), with ZIP 16803 slightly higher at 3.48% and the broader Centre County figure at 3.33% -- all 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 State College's own local EIT.
Key takeaways
- State College Borough's resident EIT (1.3%) runs genuinely moderate for Pennsylvania, collected by the Centre Tax Agency.
- State College's effective property-tax rate (3.24% median) runs meaningfully above Pennsylvania's statewide average.
- Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax applies on top of the local EIT layer.
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