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Schuylkill
A closer look at property assessments in Schuylkill — the residential and commercial mix, how assessments are distributed, and the types of land use recorded by Chester County.
At a glance
Population
8,784
Housing units (occupied / total)
3,078 / 3,207
Owner / renter occupied
2,744 / 334
Median household income
$171,792
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Residential, commercial & apartments
Parcel counts and estimated PASD real estate tax revenue by property class.
Residential
2,960 parcels
$657,163,469 assessed · est. tax $23,859,700
Commercial
85 parcels
$39,836,360 assessed · est. tax $1,446,343
Apartment
7 parcels
$4,244,370 assessed · est. tax $154,101
Other
27 parcels
$14,432,300 assessed · est. tax $523,995
"Other" groups farm, industrial, and utility parcels. 79 additional tax-exempt parcels are included in this municipality's overall totals but excluded here since they generate no real estate tax.
Homestead & farmstead exclusion
Pennsylvania's homestead and farmstead exclusion lowers the assessed value used for school district property taxes on qualifying residential and farm properties. Status shown for 2,972 eligible parcels in Schuylkill.
Excluded
2,289 parcels
77.0%
Not excluded
660 parcels
22.2%
Unknown
23 parcels
0.8%
Excluded means the property is approved for the homestead/farmstead exclusion, giving it the homestead relief discount on its school property tax bill. Not excluded means county records show no such approval. Unknown means the property hasn't yet been matched to Chester County's homestead/farmstead tax file.
Assessment distribution
Every residential and commercial parcel's assessment among 3,045 parcels, sorted from lowest to highest.
Tax-exempt properties (schools, government buildings, and other nonprofits) are excluded from this chart because their assessments don't reflect private residential or commercial property value.
Land use mix
| Land use | Parcels | Share | Homestead/farmstead status |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-10 : Single Family/Cabin | 2,785 | 88.2% | 2,248 excluded · 537 not excluded · 0 unknown |
| V-10 : Vacant Land Residential | 88 | 2.8% | 0 excluded · 87 not excluded · 1 unknown |
| R-55 : Town House (Common Law Condo) | 26 | 0.8% | 24 excluded · 2 not excluded · 0 unknown |
| V-12 : Open Space | 22 | 0.7% | 0 excluded · 1 not excluded · 21 unknown |
| E-20 : Schools | 16 | 0.5% | — |
| Other | 221 | 7.0% | 17 excluded · 33 not excluded · 1 unknown |
Homestead/farmstead status only applies to residential and farm land uses; other land uses show "—". Land use codes are assigned by the Chester County assessment office. The top 5 codes are shown individually, with the remainder grouped as "Other." Parcel and assessment figures reflect all parcels in Schuylkill regardless of school district.