Norristown, PA Property Taxes & Tax Break Programs

How the millage works

Montgomery County + Norristown Municipality + NASD millage. Norristown carries higher millage owing to municipal services. You pay three separate bills: county (Montgomery), municipal (Norristown Municipality), and school district (Norristown Area School District). School district millage is usually the largest of the three.

Applicable tax breaks for this town

1. Homestead / Farmstead Exclusion 2. PA Property Tax/Rent Rebate 3. Norristown LERTA program — up to 10-year real estate tax abatement on qualifying improvements 4. Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) parcels — near-zero state and local tax on select commercial parcels

How to apply

Homestead / Farmstead Exclusion: file once with the Montgomery County Board of Assessment (deadline March 1). PA Property Tax/Rent Rebate: file annually with the PA Department of Revenue (Form PA-1000). LERTA / KOZ programs: coordinate with the municipality's economic development office before closing on a rehab or new-construction property.

• Montgomery County Assessment
• PA Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program
• PA Act 50 Homestead Exclusion
• Norristown Municipality Township

Estimating your bill

To estimate: multiply the parcel's assessed value (not market value) by the combined millage per $1,000. In Montgomery County, assessments are usually a fraction of market value — the "Common Level Ratio" (CLR) published annually by the PA State Tax Equalization Board reconciles the two.

• PA STEB Common Level Ratios