Berks Tax Assessment Search & Values

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Berks County, Pennsylvania · Property Search · 1994 Base Year · CLR · 2026

Search a Berks Assessment and Translate the Number Into a Useful Property Value

Berks County assessment records can be searched by owner name, property address or parcel number. The important local detail is that the raw assessment is not meant to look like a 2026 listing price: Berks County’s last countywide reassessment took effect for the 1994 tax year.

Start with the County Assessment Office record, save the Property ID/UPI, then decide whether you need an assessment explanation, an appeal calculation, a current tax bill, a delinquent-tax search or a deed.

Start with the quick answer Search a property Understand the value
Correct office: Berks County property assessments are maintained by the Berks County Assessment Office. Pennsylvania does not use an Ohio-style county auditor system for this parcel-valuation task.

Quick answer: use Berks Property Records Search, then save the UPI

Open the County’s Property Records Search page and choose the current Berks Property Records Search. The system provides public property research by owner name, street address or parcel number. Open the correct result, confirm the site location and save the Property ID/UPI before moving to taxes, deeds or an appeal.

1 Search Owner, property address or parcel number.
2 Verify Match location, municipality and Property ID.
3 Read value Check land, improvements and total assessment.
4 Route next Tax collector, Tax Claim, Recorder or Appeals.

Berks assessment facts

Assessment Office 610-478-6262
Office hours Mon–Fri, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Last reassessment Effective 1994 tax year
2026 appeal CLR 34.37%
2027 appeal CLR 32.1%
Annual filing June 15–August 1
Change appeal Within 40 days of notice
2026 residential fee $50
2026 tax status Penalty period
Current tax contact District tax collector
Open official property search Open Assessment Office
If the new property-record portal shows a maintenance message: return to the County’s Property Records Search landing page rather than assuming the parcel disappeared. Berks previously marked its older legacy parcel tools for retirement, so an old bookmark is not the best long-term entry point.

Choose the Berks County property question you actually need answered

Assessment records, current taxes, delinquent taxes and deeds are handled separately in Berks County.

Berks property office router

Assessment, current tax, delinquent tax and deed records go to different offices

A
ASSESSMENT UPI
Property facts
Assessed value
M
MAPPING Tax maps
Parcel location
GIS
$
TAX COLLECTOR Current-year bill
Payment
Duplicate bill
TC
TAX CLAIM Delinquent taxes
Payment plans
Tax sale
D
RECORDER Deeds
Mortgages
Recorded plans
Which Berks County office should you use?
Your question
Office
Use it for
Do not use it for
What is the assessed value?
Assessment Office
Property records, ownership display, assessment and appeals.
Current tax payment.
Where is the parcel?
Mapping / GIS
Tax maps, parcel identification and map context.
Treating the map as a legal survey.
What do I owe for 2026?
District Tax Collector
Current-year real-estate tax bill and duplicate bill.
Using the Assessment Office as a payment office.
Are prior taxes delinquent?
Tax Claim Bureau
Delinquent balances, payments, assistance and tax-sale questions.
Current-year assessment disputes.
Where is the actual deed?
Recorder of Deeds
Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and recorded plans.
Using the parcel database as proof of title.
Assessment Office does not issue tax bills or collect taxes. Berks County specifically directs owners to the appropriate tax collector for current taxes and to the Tax Claim Bureau for delinquent real-estate taxes.
No-result troubleshooting

If the Berks search returns nothing, fix the search before calling

Owner search is too narrow? Start with the surname or distinctive company/trust name instead of a full exact owner string.
Address returns nothing? Remove unnecessary punctuation, apartment information and road suffixes, then search the core street information.
Recent buyer is missing? Search the prior owner and then verify the recorded deed through the Recorder of Deeds.
New building or addition? Berks calls a new assessment for construction an interim. The parcel may be between inspection, assessment and tax-bill stages.
Acreage changed? Berks calls a change in acreage a split. Check the parent parcel, new parcel identifiers and recent subdivision/deed records.
Old bookmark stopped working? Return to the County’s Property Records Search landing page. Legacy parcel-search tools were marked for retirement.
Map acreage differs from deed acreage? Contact Mapping when the difference is meaningful. The deed and tax map serve different purposes, and a survey is the stronger evidence for an exact boundary.
Portal shows maintenance? Wait and retry through the official County landing page or contact Assessment at 610-478-6262 rather than assuming the record has been removed.
Berks Assessment call script “I’m trying to identify the assessment record for [property address] in [municipality]. I have [owner name / Property ID / recent deed information], but the online search is not returning the parcel I expected. Can you confirm the current parcel and whether an ownership, split or interim update is pending?”
Record decoder

Check the parcel details before comparing the assessed value with a sale price

Berks assessment fields worth checking
Record item
What it tells you
What to verify
Why it matters
Property ID / UPI
County parcel identifier used across land-record workflows.
Copy every digit carefully.
Useful for taxes, deeds, mapping and appeals.
Site location
Physical property location.
Street address and municipality.
Prevents selection of another parcel owned by the same person.
Municipality
Local taxing municipality associated with the parcel.
Correct borough, township or City of Reading record.
Current tax collectors and millage differ by location.
School district
School taxing district serving the parcel.
Correct district.
School millage is a major part of the local property-tax calculation.
Land assessment
Assessment attributed to the land.
Acreage and property classification.
Land changes and Clean and Green status can affect this component.
Improvement assessment
Assessment associated with buildings and taxable improvements.
Structures, size and new construction.
An incorrect property description can affect assessment.
Total assessment
Taxable assessed value used with millage.
Do not treat it as a 2026 listing-price estimate.
Berks still operates from its 1994 countywide reassessment base.
Sale / ownership data
Property-record clues about ownership and transfers.
Use Recorder records for the legal document.
Assessment ownership display is not a substitute for deed/title research.
Do not use a Berks tax map as a boundary survey. The Mapping Office explains that tax maps support assessment administration. If acreage or the exact property line matters legally, use the recorded documents and a professional survey.
Critical Berks value rule

The raw assessment is tied to a 1994 base year—not today’s asking price

Berks County states that its last countywide reassessment became effective for the 1994 tax year. That is why a property that could sell for several hundred thousand dollars today can carry a much lower assessment without the parcel record being wrong.

Assessed value The value on which county, municipal and school real-estate millage is applied.
Current market value What the property could reasonably sell for in the current market.
Imputed market value Appeal-level comparison obtained by dividing the assessment by the applicable Common Level Ratio.
Do not compare assessment directly with Zillow, a listing price or purchase price. In Berks, the more meaningful appeal comparison uses current market evidence together with the applicable Common Level Ratio.

Property tax still starts with the assessment

Berks County describes the basic calculation as assessment × millage rate = tax. Pennsylvania millage is commonly expressed per $1,000 of assessed value, so a practical calculation is:

Assessed value × total mills ÷ 1,000 = estimated tax. Use the actual county, municipality and school rates for the parcel rather than borrowing a neighbor’s combined rate.
Common Level Ratio

Use the Berks CLR for an appeal value—not as a normal annual tax multiplier

2027 effective-year appeals: 32.1%

Berks County publishes a Common Level Ratio for assessment appeals. The County lists 34.37% for appeals with an effective year of 2026 and 32.1% for appeals with an effective year of 2027.

The County’s stated conversion is straightforward: assessed value ÷ CLR = imputed market value.

Berks County appeal Common Level Ratios
Appeal effective year
Published CLR
Example with $100,000 assessment
Use
2025
36.4%
About $274,725 imputed market value
Appeal-level equalization for that effective year.
2026
34.37%
About $290,951 imputed market value
Appeals effective for 2026.
2027
32.1%
About $311,526 imputed market value
Appeals effective for 2027.
Berks has two similarly named CLR numbers. Do not confuse the Assessment Office’s CLR percentage used for appeals with the Recorder of Deeds’ CLR Factor. The Recorder currently lists a factor of 3.12 from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The County expressly warns that these are not the same reference.
Open official appeal CLR page Compare Recorder CLR Factor
Value calculator

Convert a Berks assessment into an imputed market value

Berks CLR calculator

Enter the County assessed value and choose the appeal effective year. The calculator divides the assessment by the published Berks Common Level Ratio.

This is an educational appeal-value calculation. It is not an appraisal and does not predict what the Board will decide.

Assessment $100,000
CLR used 32.1%
Imputed market value $311,526

Formula published by Berks County: assessed value ÷ CLR = imputed market value.

Current 2026 tax status

For the actual 2026 bill, leave the assessment system and contact the district tax collector

Berks County announced that 2026 real-estate tax bills were issued with a March 1, 2026 bill date. The County’s current notice says the bills are now in the penalty period through December 31, 2026.

March 1 2026 bill date Current-year Berks real-estate bills use this bill date.
Now Penalty period The September 2026 County notice places current bills in the penalty period.
Dec. 31 Current period ends Use the live tax collector balance rather than an old copy of the bill.
Prior years Tax Claim Delinquent real-estate taxes move to the Tax Claim Bureau.

If you never received the 2026 bill

Find the parcel first Save the Property ID/UPI, property address and municipality from the Assessment record.
Identify the district tax collector Berks publishes a current tax-collector list because current-year collections are not handled through one identical countywide office for every municipality.
Request a duplicate bill and live balance Ask the district collector for the current amount, including the applicable penalty.
Fix a bad mailing address separately If the bill went to the wrong address, contact the Assessment Office. The County warns that an incorrect mailing address can also affect assessment notices and reminder mail.
Read 2026 tax-bill notice Open Berks Treasurer

Delinquent tax search is different

Regular real-estate parcel Tax Claim recommends searching delinquent tax records by parcel number and says a regular parcel number is 14 digits. Enter it without dashes.
Mobile home The delinquent-tax system uses a 17-digit parcel number for a mobile home. Do not shorten it to the regular real-estate format.
Search delinquent taxes
2026 appeal status

The 2026 annual filing window is closed, but a new assessment notice can have its own 40-day deadline

Berks County’s annual appeal period runs from June 15 through August 1. The County’s current appeal material identifies that filing period for appeals effective for the 2027 tax year. As of September 12, 2026, that annual filing window has passed.

Do not ignore a new assessment notice just because August 1 passed. Berks County says a change in assessment must be appealed within 40 days of the date of the notice. That separate deadline can apply to an interim or split assessment.

2026 non-refundable filing fees

Berks County assessment appeal fees effective January 1, 2026
Appeal type
Fee
What to know
Mobile home
$25
Published fee remained unchanged.
Residential / farm class
$50
Fee is non-refundable.
Commercial / industrial
$200
Fee is non-refundable.
Exemption
$200
Separate exemption requirements also apply.

Build the appeal around market value, not the size of the tax bill

Current County assessment
Correct Property ID / UPI
Your opinion of current market value
Recent arm’s-length comparable sales
Recent appraisal when available
Picture of the subject property
Photos of relevant condition problems
Measurements for property-data errors
Assessment-change notice when applicable
Correct non-refundable filing fee
Berks County’s appeal standard: high taxes or inability to pay are not, by themselves, valid assessment-appeal grounds. The owner needs evidence supporting a different current market value.

How the current Berks hearing process works

Use the current two-page appeal form Read and complete both pages. Incomplete forms can jeopardize the filing.
Attach the evidence you want the Board to consider The County asks for supporting documentation and a photograph of the subject property.
Include the filing fee The signed appeal and fee must be received by the applicable deadline.
File by mail or in person Berks states that appeal forms may not be filed by email or fax.
Watch for the hearing notice Beginning with April 2026 hearings, the Board returned to in-person hearings. The mailed hearing notice provides the date, time and place.
Use the next court deadline if necessary Berks County says the Board’s final decision can be appealed to the Court of Common Pleas within 30 days of the final notice.
Open current appeal forms Verify appeal fees Verify appeal CLR
Assessment & tax-relief programs

Clean and Green can change the assessment; Homestead/Farmstead changes the school-tax relief

Act 319 Clean and Green

Clean and Green is a preferential assessment program for qualifying agricultural use, agricultural reserve and forest reserve land. Berks generally requires at least 10 contiguous eligible acres, although agricultural-use land below 10 acres can qualify under the published income test.

Owners must understand the ongoing-use and rollback consequences before changing or conveying enrolled land.

Review Clean and Green rules
Homestead / Farmstead tax relief

Berks describes Homestead/Farmstead relief as a dollar amount subtracted from the qualifying school real-estate tax bill. For Homestead, the property must be owned by the applicant and used as the primary residence.

The regular application deadline is March 1 at 5 p.m., or the next business day when March 1 falls on a weekend or holiday.

Read Homestead/Farmstead rules
2026 senior-tax scam warning: the Berks County Assessment Office published an August 2026 warning that there is no County “age-based,” “senior homestead” or special form that automatically freezes or eliminates property taxes. Use verified County or Pennsylvania relief programs instead of forms promoted through unsolicited messages.
Bulk assessment research

Berks also publishes CAMA assessment extracts for data-heavy research

The Assessment Office publishes full extracts from its Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal system through the Berks County Data Hub. The County identifies Master CAMA, Residential CAMA and Commercial CAMA files and provides a CAMA Data Dictionary explaining coded fields.

This is useful for researchers, appraisers and analysts who need more than one parcel. For a homeowner checking one assessment, the normal Property Records Search is usually simpler.
Find CAMA export links Open Berks GIS data information
Official contact

Berks County Assessment Office contact and map

Assessment Office — South Campus

Office County of Berks Assessment Office
Address
400 E. Wyomissing Avenue, Mohnton, PA 19540
Mail 400 E. Wyomissing Ave., Mailbox 6, Mohnton, PA 19540
Phone 610-478-6262
Fax 610-478-6261
Email assessment@berkspa.gov
Hours Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Open Assessment Office Search a property

Other Berks property contacts

Use the office that controls the record
Office
Use it for
Contact
Assessment Office
Assessment, ownership display, property data, appeal, Homestead/Farmstead and Clean and Green.
610-478-6262
Mapping Office
Tax maps, parcel mapping and GIS questions.
610-478-3360
Recorder of Deeds
Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, recorded plans and land documents.
610-478-3380
Treasurer
County treasury functions, supported current-tax functions and tax-collector routing.
610-478-6640
Tax Claim Bureau
Delinquent real-estate taxes, payment assistance and tax-sale questions.
610-478-6625
10 Berks-specific answers

Berks tax assessment search and values FAQs

1. Where can I search a Berks County property assessment?

Use the official Berks County Property Records Search page and choose the current Property Records system. It supports public property research by owner name, address or parcel number. Confirm the site location and Property ID/UPI before relying on the assessed value.

2. Can I search Berks property assessments by owner name?

Yes. Berks County’s current property-record system supports searches by name, address or parcel number. Start with the surname or organization name, then verify the physical site location because one owner can have multiple parcels.

3. Why is my Berks County assessed value much lower than the home’s current sale value?

Berks County’s last countywide reassessment became effective for the 1994 tax year. The raw assessment therefore should not be read as a 2026 market-value estimate. Current-market comparisons in an assessment appeal use the applicable Common Level Ratio.

4. What is the Berks County Common Level Ratio for 2026 and 2027?

Berks County publishes a 34.37% CLR for appeals with an effective year of 2026 and a 32.1% CLR for appeals with an effective year of 2027. The County states that assessed value divided by the applicable CLR produces the imputed market value.

5. Is the Berks appeal CLR the same as the Recorder of Deeds CLR Factor?

No. The Assessment Office specifically warns not to confuse them. The appeal CLR is a percentage used by the Board of Assessment Appeals or Court of Common Pleas. The Recorder currently lists a CLR Factor of 3.12 for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 for its separate real-estate valuation purpose.

6. How do I estimate Berks property tax from the assessed value?

Multiply the assessed value by the applicable millage and divide by 1,000. Use the actual county, municipality and school rates serving the parcel. Do not use a neighbor’s total millage unless the properties are in the same taxing jurisdictions.

7. Can I still file a regular Berks County assessment appeal in September 2026?

The regular annual filing window ran from June 15 through August 1 and is closed. However, if you recently received a notice changing the assessment, Berks County says that change generally must be appealed within 40 days of the notice date.

8. What does it cost to file a Berks County assessment appeal in 2026?

The County’s 2026 non-refundable fees are $25 for a mobile home, $50 for residential/farm class property, $200 for commercial/industrial property and $200 for an exemption appeal.

9. Where do I check my current 2026 Berks property-tax bill?

Contact the appropriate district tax collector for the municipality. Berks County says 2026 real-estate tax bills are currently in the penalty period through December 31. Prior-year delinquent real-estate taxes should be checked with the Tax Claim Bureau.

10. Why can a Clean and Green property have a different assessment?

Pennsylvania Act 319 allows qualifying agricultural use, agricultural reserve and forest reserve land to receive preferential assessment based on qualifying use rather than ordinary market-value treatment. Eligibility and rollback consequences should be reviewed with the Berks County Assessment Office.

Official Berks County resources used for this page

Independent Property Assessment & Tax Notice: CountyAuditors.org is an independent informational website. It is not the County of Berks Assessment Office, Board of Assessment Appeals, Treasurer, Tax Claim Bureau, Mapping Office, Recorder of Deeds, a district tax collector or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Assessment records are useful for tax research but do not replace a deed, title examination, professional appraisal, boundary survey, current tax certification or legal advice. Verify a live assessment, tax balance, filing deadline or legal property issue with the responsible public office before acting.
Ohio Auditor Tools · Tax Year 2026

10 Ohio Property Tax Calculators & Auditor Tools

Built specifically for Ohio's 35% assessment ratio, current DTE forms, and 2026 Homestead, Owner-Occupancy, CAUV, Conveyance Fee, and Board of Revision rules. Every number reflects verified Ohio Department of Taxation amounts.

Homestead: $29,000 Enhanced Vet: $58,000 OAGI limit: $41,000 Assessment: 35% of market BOR filing: Free · DTE 1

Annual Tax Bill Estimator

OHIO

Applies Ohio's 35% assessment ratio plus your county's effective millage tier — the actual math your auditor uses.

Pick a county tier and enter your market value.

Homestead Reduction Calculator

DTE 105A

2026 Ohio Homestead: $29,000 general or $58,000 enhanced (100% disabled vet, KIA spouse). OAGI under $41,000 required for non-veteran applicants.

Pick your situation and enter your home value.

Owner-Occupancy & Non-Business Credits

DTE 105C

Every Ohio owner-occupied home qualifies for the 2.5% Owner-Occupancy Credit plus the automatic 10% Non-Business Credit. Most owners don't realize these stack.

Enter your annual tax to see both credit amounts.

Conveyance Fee Calculator

ORC 322

When you sell or transfer Ohio property, the auditor collects $1 state + up to $3 county per $1,000, plus $0.50 per parcel. Counties choose their rate.

Enter sale price and pick your county rate.

CAUV Agricultural Savings

DTE 109

Ohio's Current Agricultural Use Value cuts taxable value dramatically for farmland (10+ acres, or smaller with $2,500+ annual gross income).

Enter both market and CAUV values to see savings.

Mill Rate Converter

Ohio tax rates appear three ways on auditor sites: mills, percent, or dollars per $1,000. Convert between them instantly.

Enter a rate to see all three forms.

Parcel Number Cleaner

Ohio's 88 counties each format parcels differently — Franklin uses 010-123456-00, Cuyahoga uses 001-23-456, Hamilton uses 100-0001-0001-00. Auto-detects.

Paste any Ohio county parcel to format it.

35% Ratio Sanity Check

Ohio law sets taxable value at 35% of market value. If yours is significantly higher, you're a strong BOR appeal candidate.

Enter both values to compare against Ohio's 35% target.

BOR Appeal Savings

DTE 1

A successful Board of Revision complaint typically cuts your value 10–20%. Filing is free and stays in effect until the next reappraisal.

Enter your tax bill and reduction estimate.

BOR Deadline Countdown

MAR 31

Ohio's statutory Board of Revision filing deadline is March 31 for the prior tax year. Miss it and you wait until next year — no extensions.

Set your deadline to start the countdown.

Verify with the official Ohio source

These calculators use the verified 2026 Ohio Department of Taxation amounts and statutory rules. For your exact bill, exemption status, and county-specific deadlines, always confirm with your county auditor and the Ohio Revised Code:

Ohio Dept. of Taxation — Real Property DTE Forms (105A, 105C, 1, 109) ORC 5715 — Board of Revision ORC 5713 — Taxable Real Property ORC 322.02 — Conveyance Fee ORC 319.54(F)(3) — State Fee ORC 5713.30 — CAUV tax.ohio.gov — Main Portal

Estimates use Ohio's 35% statutory assessment ratio and effective tax rate tiers averaged across major Ohio counties. Your actual bill depends on local school levies, voted millage, inside vs. outside millage splits, House Bill 920 reduction factors (HB 920), and special assessments. The 2026 Homestead general amount ($29,000) and enhanced amount ($58,000) reflect HB 187 inflation indexing — your county auditor's office may show slightly different transitional figures. Nothing here is legal or tax advice. CountyAuditors.org is an independent informational directory, not affiliated with any county government.

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