Taxes in West Chester
West Chester's real local tax exposure runs through a combined 1.25% municipal-plus-school-district EIT, layered on Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state rate, plus a genuinely three-part property tax bill.
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Learn moreA real, combined 1.25% EIT rate
West Chester Borough's own combined municipal-plus-West-Chester-Area-School-District Earned Income Tax runs 1.25%, collected under Pennsylvania's Act 511/Act 32 system through the Chester County Tax Collection Committee's designated administrator (commonly Berkheimer for this region).
A genuinely three-part property tax bill
A West Chester property tax bill sums Chester County (5.164 mills, 2026), West Chester Borough's own municipal millage, and West Chester Area School District (23.3845 mills, 2025-2026, by far the largest component).
A comparatively favorable county effective rate
Chester County's own effective property tax rate ran approximately 1.05% -- genuinely below the Pennsylvania statewide average.
Key takeaways
- West Chester's combined local EIT (1.25%) plus PA state tax (3.07%) yields an approximate 4.32% combined marginal rate.
- A property tax bill sums three separate taxing authorities -- county, borough, and school district.
- Chester County's own effective property tax rate (~1.05%) runs genuinely below the Pennsylvania statewide average.
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