York County Tax Assessment Search & Records

York County, Pennsylvania · Assessment Search · UPI · Tax · GIS · Appeals

Find the Parcel, Decode the Assessment, Finish the Tax Task

Search York County, Pennsylvania assessment records by property owner, street address or parcel ID, then use the detailed record to verify the municipality, school district, assessed value, sales information, deed reference and estimated property-tax liability.

This guide goes beyond sending you to a database. It explains the iasWorld search quirks, York County’s 18-digit Uniform Parcel Identifier, the 48.70 Common Level Ratio, current 2026 tax timing, the August 1 appeal deadline, delinquent-tax routing, Clean & Green, Homestead/Farmstead, deed research and what to do when the portal is under maintenance.

This page is for York County, Pennsylvania. York County also exists in South Carolina, Virginia, Maine and Nebraska. Before relying on a record, confirm the property is physically located in York County, PA and match the parcel ID, municipality and street location.

Quick answer: start with York County’s assessment database

Use the official York County Property Records Search to find the parcel by owner name, street address or parcel ID. Open the full record, copy the 18-digit UPI/PIDN, municipality and school district, then use the Property Viewer for map and estimated-tax context. Current-year tax payments go to the local tax collector; delinquent taxes go to the York County Tax Claim Bureau.

1 Search simply Use owner, address or parcel ID—not every field at once.
2 Verify the UPI Match the parcel identifier and physical property.
3 Read the value Separate assessed value from estimated current market value.
4 Route the task Assessment, collector, Tax Claim, Recorder or Appeals.

Ten York County facts worth knowing

Official search iasWorld Public Access
Search methods Owner · address · parcel ID
Property Viewer ArcGIS Experience Builder
Assessment phone 717-771-9232
Office hours Mon–Fri · 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Current CLR 48.70 as of July 1, 2026
Base market date July 1, 2004
Annual appeal August 1 deadline
Clean & Green June 1 filing deadline
Homestead March 1 filing deadline
Portal-status note: York County’s iasWorld Public Access page was displaying a maintenance message during the latest August 2026 check. If that message appears when you visit, do not assume the parcel disappeared. Use the ArcGIS Property Viewer as a temporary lookup route or call the Assessment Office for time-sensitive assessment information.

Choose the property question you need answered

Each task belongs to a different part of the York County property-record system.

Office-routing network

Assessment, current taxes, delinquent taxes and deeds are separate jobs

A
ASSESSMENT Parcel
Value
Homestead
Clean & Green
$
LOCAL COLLECTOR Current tax
Payment
Receipt
Balance
T
TAX CLAIM Delinquent tax
Tax certification
Sale
Rollback
D
RECORDER Deed
Mortgage
Easement
Plan
B
APPEAL BOARD Value appeal
Evidence
Hearing
Decision
Who controls each York County property question?
Your question
Start here
What that source provides
Important limit
Who is shown as the owner?
Assessment search
Public owner display, parcel ID, municipality and assessment data.
Use the recorded deed when legal title matters.
What is the assessed value?
Assessment Office
Assessed value, property characteristics and assessment record.
Assessment Office does not set millage rates.
How much current 2026 tax do I owe?
Collector named on the current bill
Current collectible amount, discount/face/penalty and payment receipt.
Tax Claim does not collect current-year taxes.
Are older taxes delinquent?
Tax Claim Bureau
Delinquent tax information, payment and tax certifications.
Website figures are informational unless formally certified.
Where is the deed or mortgage?
Recorder of Deeds
Recorded deeds, mortgages, easements and plans.
Assessment ownership display is not a substitute for recorded documents.
Is the assessment too high?
Board of Assessment Appeals
Formal valuation hearing and assessment decision.
A large tax bill alone is not valuation evidence.
Where is the parcel on a map?
Property Viewer
Parcel map, owner, assessment and estimated tax context.
Map lines are not a professional boundary survey.
Fastest workflow: identify the parcel in the Assessment database → save the 18-digit UPI → confirm municipality and school district → move to the correct collector, Recorder, Tax Claim or appeal route.
Portal software quirks

Know what iasWorld and the ArcGIS viewer do differently

York County property-search tools compared
Tool
Software
Best use
Update / behavior clue
Property Records Search
iasWorld Public Access
Owner, address, parcel ID, assessment, sales and record-book data.
County says the public assessment data is updated weekly.
Property Viewer 2.0
ArcGIS Experience Builder
Parcel map, owner, assessment, municipality, school district and estimated tax liability.
Tax parcel layer is described as updating twice yearly for tax rates, assessments and millage.
Advanced / Sales Search
iasWorld
Sale and comparison research after locating the parcel.
Broad criteria can create many results; narrow intelligently.
Map Search
iasWorld mapping interface
Visual parcel identification inside the assessment system.
If unavailable during maintenance, use Property Viewer 2.0.
Best portal fallback: if iasWorld displays “System is currently unavailable due to maintenance,” use the ArcGIS Property Viewer to locate the parcel and UPI, then return to iasWorld later for the detailed assessment record.
Do not compare the two tools as though every field refreshes simultaneously. York County describes its public assessment database as weekly-updated, while the ArcGIS parcel/tax layer has a different update cycle.
No-result recovery

Property not showing? Use this recovery order

Exact address failed Search only house number + main street name and remove suffix, direction and unit.
Owner name failed Search surname only or try trust, estate, LLC, corporation or former owner.
Recent buyer missing Search the seller, then verify the new deed with the Recorder of Deeds.
New subdivision lot Search the parent parcel, developer or subdivision plan.
Condo or mobile home Use the Property Viewer because it identifies tax parcels at sub-parcel level, including condominiums and mobile homes.
UPI is rejected Preserve leading zeros and verify all 18 positions from the tax bill or prior record.
Portal says maintenance Switch to ArcGIS Property Viewer and call Assessment for time-sensitive record verification.
Mailing city says York Confirm the physical county and municipality before assuming York County owns the record.
Assessment Office call script “I am trying to identify the parcel at [street address] in [municipality]. The current or previous owner may be [name]. I have [old parcel number, tax bill or deed reference]. Can you confirm the 18-digit UPI and whether the property was transferred, subdivided, consolidated or renumbered?”
Assessment-value decoder

The assessed value is not automatically today’s market value

2026 Common Level Ratio: 48.70

York County states that current assessments are based on 100% of real-property market value as of July 1, 2004, with the last countywide reassessment effective January 1, 2006. Because that base is old, the current Common Level Ratio helps relate an assessment to a more current market-value level in contexts where the CLR applies.

Using the county’s own example, an assessment of $135,000 divided by 0.4870 produces an implied market value of about $277,207.

ASSESSMENT County record CLR 48.70 Market-value context MILLAGE County + local + school EXCLUSIONS Relief if applicable TAX BILL Collector

Two calculations people often confuse

Estimate implied current market value

Assessment ÷ 0.4870

County example: $135,000 ÷ .4870 ≈ $277,207.

Board-established assessment example

Market value × 0.4870

County appeal example: $175,000 × .4870 = $85,225 assessed value.

York County assessment-record fields explained
Field
Meaning
What to do with it
UPI / PIDN
Uniform parcel identifier used to distinguish a York County parcel.
Use it across map, deed, assessment and tax research.
Assessed value
Tax assessment carried on the county assessment record.
Use with applicable millage to calculate tax.
Common Level Ratio
Equalization ratio relating county assessments to current market levels.
Use only where applicable to valuation/appeal analysis.
Municipality
Township, borough or city where the parcel is legally situated.
Use it to identify tax collector, zoning and municipal taxes.
School district
School taxing jurisdiction associated with the parcel.
Use it for school millage and Homestead/Farmstead tax relief.
Estimated face tax
Estimated tax information shown by York County tools.
Do not treat it as a live collectible balance or receipt.
Record book/page
Recorded-document clue associated with ownership history.
Use it with Recorder systems to retrieve the actual deed.
2026 property-tax routing

Current taxes and delinquent taxes go to different collectors

County tax discount period Through April 15

York County financial reporting describes county real estate taxes as collected at discount through April 15.

County tax face period April 16–June 15

Face amount applies before the penalty period.

After June 15 Penalty period

Verify the live amount with the collector named on the bill.

Do not assume one date controls every York County tax bill. County/municipal and school real-estate taxes can have different billing cycles and collectors. Use the current bill for the exact discount, face and penalty periods that apply to that taxing authority.

Current-year tax workflow

Open the assessment record Copy the UPI, municipality and school district.
Identify which bill you are checking County/municipal and school bills may be separate.
Use the collector printed on that bill York County Tax Claim does not collect current-year property taxes.
Ask for the live amount Estimated face value in the parcel viewer is not a payment payoff.
Confirm discount, face or penalty status Use the date and rules printed on the actual tax notice.
Save the paid receipt Keep it with the parcel number and tax year.

Delinquent-tax workflow

Tax Claim Bureau

Handles delinquent real estate taxes and Clean & Green rollback taxes.

Tax certification

York County publishes a $15 tax-certification fee with a written request and payment.

Online figures

The public delinquent listing is informational and is not itself a certified balance.

Tax call script “I am checking taxes for UPI [number] at [address]. Is this a current-year bill or a delinquent account? Can you confirm the live amount, the applicable discount/face/penalty status, and the correct payment method?”
ArcGIS Property Viewer

Use the map for parcel context—not a survey-grade boundary

York County Property Viewer 2.0 is an ArcGIS Experience Builder application designed to show parcel and tax information. The county describes search support for owner last name, address and an 18-digit parcel lease number, including sub-parcel information such as condominiums and mobile homes.

Locate the parcel Search address, owner last name or 18-digit parcel identifier.
Check tax context Review county, municipal and school tax-estimator information.
Confirm assessment facts Compare assessment and CAMA data with the detailed property record.
Verify legally Use recorded deeds, plans and a survey when boundary precision matters.
Boundary warning: do not place a fence, building, driveway, septic system or other improvement solely from an online parcel line. Use the recorded plan/deed and professional survey when exact ground location matters.
Recorded-property records

Use the assessment record to find the actual deed

York County’s own deed-copy instructions tell users to begin with the Assessment database, search the owner, open the property, select the owner information and obtain the Record Book and Page. Those references can then be used with Recorder of Deeds research systems.

01
FIND PARCEL Search the assessment database.
02
SAVE UPI Copy parcel identifier and owner.
03
GET BOOK/PAGE Open owner section of the record.
04
SEARCH RECORDER Use Landex or IQS based on date.
05
VERIFY DOCUMENT Match names, parcel and legal description.
York County deed-research routes
Record period / need
Source
Published coverage / fee clue
Deeds and miscellaneous documents
Landex public access
County lists 1944 to present.
Mortgages
Landex
County lists 1974 to present.
Parcel-ID lookup through Recorder resources
Landex resources
County lists 2001 to present.
Documents before 1944
Info Quick Solutions / IQS
County lists remote records from 1749–1980.
In-office copy
Recorder public computer
Search is free; county publishes $0.50 per printed page.
IQS printed page
IQS guest search
County instructions publish $0.80 per printed page.
Records Notification Service: York County Recorder offers a monitoring service using the complete 18-character Property ID. The county says users may monitor up to 25 Property IDs per email address and receive an alert when a document matches the monitoring criteria.
Current August 2026 status

The 2026 annual assessment-appeal deadline has passed

Annual filing deadline August 1, 2026

Annual appeal had to be hand-delivered or postmarked by August 1.

Possible exception Interim / 40-Day Appeal

May apply to an interim assessment change; county lists no filing fee.

Prepare now Evidence before next filing

Correct property facts and gather market evidence early.

Fax is not an accepted annual-appeal filing method under the county’s published rules. The appeal must be in writing on the county form, signed and timely hand-delivered or postmarked.

Current published appeal fees

$25 Owner-occupied residential per parcel
$50 Other residential per parcel
$125 Commercial per parcel
$100 Exemption request per parcel
$0 Published Interim / 40-Day appeal fee
Commercial
$125
Exemption
$100
Other residential
$50
Owner occupied
$25
Interim / 40-Day
$0
Other published fees: subdivisions under 25 lots are $150; subdivisions of 25 lots or more are $250; rescheduling an appeal is $25 per parcel. The county form states filing fees are non-refundable and paid by check payable to County of York.

Evidence must be ready before the hearing

Recent arm’s-length purchase Settlement statement, agreement of sale, deed and transaction explanation.
Incorrect building facts Measurements, permits, plans and dated photographs.
Condition problems Inspection report, photographs and documented repair estimates.
Comparable sales Similar properties with relevant sale dates and characteristics.
Professional appraisal Appraisal prepared for tax-assessment purposes rather than merely financing.
Commercial evidence Appropriate income, cost and market evidence relevant to valuation.
14-day evidence rule: York County’s appeal rules state that documentation to be considered by the Board must be submitted at least 14 calendar days before the hearing. The rules request four copies of appraisal reports.
Important appraisal detail: the county says a financing appraisal is not treated the same as an appraisal prepared specifically for tax-assessment purposes, although comparable sales extracted from another appraisal may potentially be considered individually.
Appeal call script “I am reviewing UPI [number] for [tax year]. The annual August 1 filing date has passed, but I received [interim notice / assessment change] on [date]. Can you confirm whether a 40-day or interim appeal is still available, which form applies, and the deadline for my evidence?”
Tax relief programs

Homestead/Farmstead and Clean & Green reduce tax in different ways

York County property-tax relief programs
Program
Main purpose
2026 deadline clue
Important rule
Homestead
School real-estate tax relief for qualifying owner-occupied primary residences.
March 1
Property must be the owner’s primary residence.
Farmstead
School tax exclusion for qualifying farm buildings/structures associated with an eligible primary residence.
March 1
Official form describes at least 10 contiguous acres for farmstead eligibility.
Clean & Green
Preferential assessment for qualifying agricultural use, agricultural reserve or forest reserve land.
June 1
Change in use, split or conveyance can create rollback-tax consequences.

Homestead / Farmstead

Confirm primary-residence status Homestead relief is tied to the owner’s qualifying primary residence.
Find the parcel number Use the assessment database or tax bill.
Complete farmstead questions only when applicable Farmstead concerns qualifying buildings and structures used in commercial agricultural production.
File by March 1 under the published form The current date is after the 2026 deadline, so verify the next filing cycle.
Report a disqualifying use change The official application states the assessor must be notified within 45 days when qualifying use changes.
Do not guess the dollar savings. Homestead/Farmstead exclusion amounts depend on the applicable school district and available tax-relief funding.

Clean & Green: local filing details

Common acreage route

York County describes Clean & Green as generally serving properties with 10 or more acres in agricultural use, agricultural reserve or forest reserve.

OR
Smaller agricultural-use route

The county application includes a $2,000 anticipated annual gross agricultural-production income test in its agricultural-use qualification language.

$50 processing York County’s Clean & Green application lists a $50 processing fee.
$38.50 first parcel Published recording fee for the first parcel.
$20 additional parcel Published recording fee for every additional parcel in the application.
Check — no cash County application says payable to York County Clean and Green.
File by June 1
All legal owners sign as shown on deed
Application properly notarized
Agricultural-use history documented
Acreage category selected correctly
Non-agricultural commercial use disclosed
30-day notice before certain use/split/conveyance changes
Rollback-tax risk considered before changing use
Record corrections and ownership changes

Fix the right record instead of filing the wrong appeal

What to do when the parcel record looks wrong
Problem
First action
Possible source
Mailing address is wrong
Submit York County’s Real Estate Mailing Address Change form.
Assessment Office
Owner name has not updated after sale
Confirm the deed was recorded, then ask Assessment about update timing.
Recorder + Assessment
Building size or features are wrong
Gather measurements, permits, photographs and contact Assessment.
Assessment Office
Parcel configuration changed
Review deed/plan and parcel mapping; use the county Corrective Action Process if appropriate.
Assessment + Planning + Recorder
Assessment value itself is disputed
Use the formal assessment-appeal process.
Board of Assessment Appeals
Corrective Action Process: York County publishes a CAP request for parcel/record situations involving Assessment, Planning Commission and Recorder review. The form asks for the UPI, property address and supporting deeds, agreements, plans, maps or other relevant documents.
Assessor visit rights

If an assessor comes to the property, know the county’s published procedure

Exterior observation

York County states that an assessor may enter the land and yard immediately surrounding a home or other buildings to observe plainly visible exterior characteristics and dimensions.

Entering a building

The county states that assessors do not enter a house, dwelling or other structure without express owner consent and Assessment Office supervisory approval.

If you were not home: county policy says an assessor may leave a card at an accessible entrance and request that the owner contact the Assessment Office with additional information.
York County tax terminology

Understand the terms before comparing values or taxes

Assessment and tax glossary
Term
Plain-English meaning
Why it matters
UPI / PIDN
Uniform Parcel Identifier used to identify a York County real-estate parcel.
Best cross-office identifier for parcel research.
Assessed Value
Value carried on the assessment roll for property-tax purposes.
Millage is applied to assessment to calculate tax.
Common Level Ratio
State-established county ratio relating assessed values to current market values.
York County lists 48.70 as of July 1, 2026.
Mill
One-thousandth of a dollar, or $1 tax per $1,000 of taxable assessment.
County, municipal and school tax rates are expressed in mills.
Clean & Green
Pennsylvania preferential-assessment program for qualifying agricultural, agricultural-reserve and forest-reserve land.
Can lower taxable assessment but may create rollback taxes after disqualifying changes.
Homestead Exclusion
Tax-relief program for qualifying owner-occupied primary residences.
Reduces the amount of assessed value used for school property tax.
Tax Claim
County function handling delinquent real-estate taxes.
It is not the collector for current-year taxes.
Interim Assessment
Assessment change occurring outside the normal annual roll, often after construction or another property change.
A special 40-day appeal route may apply.
Verified internal guides

Need a Pennsylvania-wide or another-county workflow?

Pennsylvania property-record guide

Use this when you need statewide office routing, assessment terminology or another Pennsylvania county.

Pennsylvania County Property & Tax Search
Berks County example

Useful for a neighboring Pennsylvania-style assessment, tax, deed and GIS workflow.

Berks County Property Search
National county-office directory

Use this if you discovered the property is outside York County, Pennsylvania.

County Auditor Directory
10 practical answers

York County tax assessment FAQs

How do I search York County, PA tax assessment records?

Use York County’s official iasWorld Public Access property-record database. It supports searches by property owner, street address or parcel ID. Start with one search field, open the matching record and verify the 18-digit UPI, municipality and physical property location.

What software does York County use for property searches?

The public assessment database is powered by iasWorld Public Access. York County’s separate Property Viewer 2.0 is an ArcGIS Experience Builder application for parcel mapping and tax-liability context.

Why is the York County property search unavailable?

The iasWorld portal may occasionally display a maintenance notice. When that happens, use York County Property Viewer 2.0 for parcel and UPI research and contact the Assessment Office at 717-771-9232 for time-sensitive assessment questions.

What is York County’s 2026 Common Level Ratio?

York County lists a Common Level Ratio of 48.70 effective July 1, 2026. The county’s example estimates implied market value by dividing the assessment by 0.4870.

Does York County Assessment collect my current property-tax payment?

No. The Assessment Office establishes property values and the Tax Claim Bureau handles delinquent real-estate taxes. Current-year tax payments must be made to the local tax collector responsible for the specific bill.

What are York County’s current property-tax timing periods?

York County financial reporting describes county real-estate taxes as collected at discount through April 15, at face value from April 16 through June 15, and with a penalty thereafter. School and other tax bills can follow their own billing cycle, so verify the exact dates on the bill.

What was the 2026 York County assessment appeal deadline?

York County’s published annual assessment-appeal deadline is August 1. The 2026 annual deadline has passed. A separate interim or 40-day appeal may apply after certain interim assessment changes.

How much does a York County assessment appeal cost?

The published fee schedule lists $25 per parcel for owner-occupied residential appeals, $50 for other residential appeals, $125 for commercial appeals, $100 for exemption requests and no fee for Interim/40-Day appeals. Other subdivision and rescheduling fees also apply.

When is the York County Clean & Green deadline?

The official York County Clean & Green application states that it is to be filed by June 1. It also lists a $50 processing fee, $38.50 recording fee for the first parcel and $20 for each additional parcel.

Where do I find a York County deed?

Start with the Assessment database and save the property’s Record Book and Page. Then use the York County Recorder of Deeds research systems. York County lists Landex for many modern records and IQS for older records, including material prior to 1944.

Information reviewed August 25, 2026: York County’s iasWorld property-search portal, Property Viewer 2.0, assessment update guidance, current 48.70 Common Level Ratio, 2026 millage resources, annual appeal rules and fees, Clean & Green application, Homestead/Farmstead application, current/delinquent tax routing, deed-research instructions, Corrective Action Process and Assessment Office contact information were checked against current York County, Pennsylvania sources.
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:

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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