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The Homestead Exemption reduces the taxable portion of your property's assessed value. With this exemption, the property's assessed value is reduced by $100,000. Most homeowners will save about $1,399 a year on their Real Estate Tax bill starting in 2025.
The Homestead Exemption reduces the taxable portion of your property's assessed value. With this exemption, the property's assessed value is reduced by $100,000. Most homeowners will save about $1,399 a year on their Real Estate Tax bill starting in 2025.
You must own the property and live in it as your primary residence to qualify. If you no longer qualify for the Homestead Exemption you must file the change or removal form.
To keep things simple, let's say the assessed value of your home is $200,000 and your property tax rate is 1%. Your property tax bill would equal $2,000. But if you were eligible for a homestead tax exemption of $50,000, the taxable value of your home would drop to $150,000, meaning your tax bill would drop to $1,500.
How the Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion (Act 50) Works. The exclusion provides a $18,000 reduction in assessed value for Allegheny County real property taxation and results in $85.14 in annual savings of county taxes for most constituents.
Act 77 (Senior Citizen Tax Relief) At least 60 years old.