Pennsylvania homestead deadline, 2027.

Who decides if there is an exclusion

Under 53 Pa.C.S. 8583(a) the governing body of a political subdivision “may exclude from taxation a fixed dollar amount of the assessed value of each homestead property.” The word is “may,” so the amount is set by each local government. The statute caps it at one-half of the median assessed value of homestead property in that subdivision (8586(a)(1)) and bars raising the millage rate to pay for it (8586(b)).

Deadlines

Section 8584(b) says applications are filed with the assessor not later than March 1 of each year. In a city of the first class, the application is due on a date set by the governing body, no later than December 1 of the year before the exclusion first applies. The county can also set a review or reapplication schedule for property already approved.

Assessors must make applications available at least 75 days before the filing deadline (60 days in a city of the first class) and give public notice of the form and deadlines.

After you file

The assessor decides qualification. A denial must come by first-class mail with reasons within 120 days after the filing deadline, and if the assessor does not send notice in that time the application is deemed approved (8584(d)). An owner can appeal the decision to the board in the same way as an assessment appeal (8584(e)).

False material statements carry repayment of taxes with interest, a 10 percent penalty and, if knowing, a third-degree misdemeanor with a fine up to $2,500 (8584(h)).

Worked example

Arithmetic example, not a Pennsylvania figure: if a local government excluded $20,000 of assessed value, a home assessed at $100,000 would be taxed on $80,000 by that government. The real amount is whatever your township, county or school district adopted.

Method

The tool applies the filing rule described above to the date you pick, or to today in your browser, and counts calendar days to the next deadline. If that date has already passed this year it moves to the next year and labels the result projected, because the rule is applied forward without confirming next year’s calendar. Nothing is sent to our servers.

What this does not cover

• The farmstead exclusion for farm buildings (53 Pa.C.S. 8585).
• Pennsylvania’s separate property tax and rent rebate program for seniors and others, which this page does not read.
• The dollar amount your local government adopted.
• Philadelphia’s actual 2027 date, which only the city publishes.

Sources

• 53 Pa.C.S. 8584, Administration and procedure (retrieved November 2026)
• 53 Pa.C.S. 8583, Exclusion for homestead property (retrieved November 2026)
• 53 Pa.C.S. 8586, Limitations (retrieved November 2026)