Berks County property tax rates by municipality (2026)

The county tax rate is the same everywhere in Berks: 9.013 mills for 2026. What changes from town to town is the municipal rate and the school rate, and together they decide your total. Across the county the combined rate runs from about 34.9 mills in Jefferson Township to 74.5 mills in Mount Penn, so two homes with the same assessed value can owe very different amounts depending only on where they sit.

The table below lists all three rates for every municipality in Berks County, plus the total, from the county's official 2026 rate table. Rates are in mills. One mill is $1 of tax per $1,000 of assessed value, so a total of 46.160 mills is about $4,616 on a home assessed at $100,000. For how a mill works and why the school share is usually the biggest, see how your property tax bill is split.

2026 tax rates by municipality

Municipality	Municipal	School	Total
Adamstown	0.000	0.000	9.013
Albany	0.600	32.243	41.856
Alsace	1.750	32.134	42.897
Amity	3.050	34.245	46.308
Bally	5.300	32.690	47.003
Bechtelsville	6.000	32.690	47.703
Berkshire Heights	5.150	31.800	45.963
Bern	6.110	27.820	42.943
Bernville	5.690	25.750	40.453
Bethel	2.000	25.750	36.763
Birdsboro	7.760	34.245	51.018
Boyertown	11.090	32.690	52.793
Brecknock	1.875	33.120	44.008
Caernarvon	3.782	30.099	42.894
Centerport	3.100	27.820	39.933
Centre	0.590	27.820	37.423
Colebrookdale	5.500	32.690	47.203
Cumru	6.500	33.120	48.633
District	1.100	36.979	47.092
Douglass	5.200	32.690	46.903
Earl	0.000	32.690	41.703
Exeter	3.870	37.002	49.885
Fleetwood	6.750	36.409	52.172
Greenwich	1.000	32.243	42.256
Hamburg	8.500	26.960	44.473
Heidelberg	1.500	35.868	46.381
Hereford	1.750	28.808	39.571
Jefferson	0.180	25.750	34.943
Kenhorst	4.314	33.120	46.447
Kutztown	3.000	32.243	44.256
Laureldale	6.050	38.406	53.469
Leesport	7.720	27.820	44.553
Lenhartsville	2.000	32.243	43.256
Longswamp	1.700	36.979	47.692
Lower Alsace	11.000	51.300	71.313
Lower Heidelberg	5.528	31.800	46.341
Lyons	1.850	32.243	43.106
Maidencreek	2.600	36.409	48.022
Marion	4.750	35.868	49.631
Maxatawny	2.000	32.243	43.256
Mohnton	7.200	33.120	49.333
Mount Penn	14.200	51.300	74.513
Muhlenberg	4.800	38.406	52.219
New Morgan	18.600	30.099	57.712
North Heidelberg	1.000	35.868	45.881
Oley	4.484	32.134	45.631
Ontelaunee	4.050	27.820	40.883
Penn	2.000	25.750	36.763
Perry	0.250	26.960	36.223
Pike	1.500	32.134	42.647
Reading	19.217	17.930	46.160
Richmond	2.500	36.409	47.922
Robeson	3.250	30.099	42.362
Robesonia	4.900	35.868	49.781
Rockland	1.000	36.979	46.992
Ruscombmanor	2.300	32.134	43.447
Shillington	7.140	33.120	49.273
Shoemakersville	8.500	26.960	44.473
Sinking Spring	7.660	31.800	48.473
South Heidelberg	3.900	35.868	48.781
Spring	3.650	31.800	44.463
St Lawrence	7.500	37.002	53.515
Tilden	1.950	26.960	37.923
Topton	7.400	36.979	53.392
Tulpehocken	1.600	25.750	36.363
Union	3.650	34.245	46.908
Upper Bern	1.410	26.960	37.383
Upper Tulpehocken	1.600	26.960	37.573
Washington	1.450	32.690	43.153
Wernersville	5.700	35.868	50.581
West Reading	9.750	35.365	54.128
Windsor	0.600	26.960	36.573
Womelsdorf	6.320	35.868	51.201
Wyomissing	5.150	35.365	49.528

Every total already includes the county's 9.013 mills. Names match the county's official table; municipal and school figures are rounded to three decimals, so a component column can differ from the listed total by a thousandth of a mill. The municipal and county rates took effect January 1, 2026; the school rate is the 2025-26 rate, effective July 1, 2025.

The highest and lowest totals

Mount Penn has the highest combined rate at 74.513 mills, followed by Lower Alsace at 71.313. Both are in the Antietam School District, which carries the county's highest school rate at 51.3 mills. Jefferson Township has the lowest total at 34.943 mills, helped by a municipal rate of just 0.18 mills and the Tulpehocken Area school rate of 25.75.

The city of Reading is a case worth noting. Its municipal rate, 19.217 mills, is the highest in the county, but the Reading School District rate of 17.93 mills is the lowest, so Reading's total of 46.16 mills lands in the middle of the pack.

Adamstown Borough shows a total of only 9.013 mills, the county rate alone. The county's table lists no municipal or school rate for the Berks County portion of Adamstown, most of which lies in Lancaster County. If you own there, confirm your municipal and school rates with the borough and your school district before relying on this figure.

Why the totals vary so much

The county rate is fixed at 9.013 mills for every property. Almost all of the difference between towns comes from the school district, which sets the largest of the three rates. A move across a school district line changes your bill far more than a move across a municipal line. That is why neighboring townships can differ by 20 mills or more: they sit in different school districts.

The municipal rate is the smallest piece for most owners. It ranges from zero in a couple of townships that fund little at the municipal level to about 19 mills in Reading, where the city provides its own police, fire, and public works. What the municipal rate pays for depends on which services your town runs directly versus contracts out or leaves to the county.

How to figure your own bill

The rate is only half the calculation. The other half is your assessed value, which in Berks is not what your home would sell for. The county has not run a countywide reassessment in decades, so assessed values trace to a 1994 base year and a home worth $250,000 today might be assessed near $100,000.

1. Look up your assessed value on the county parcel search. The parcel search guide walks through the fields.
2. Find your municipality's total in the table above.
3. Multiply and divide. Take your assessed value, multiply by the total mills, and divide by 1,000. A home assessed at $120,000 in Spring Township at 44.463 mills owes about $5,336 for the year across all three taxes.

If your assessed value looks high relative to what your home would sell for, that is the number you can challenge. You cannot appeal the rates, but you can appeal your assessment by August 1, which lowers the value all three taxes are based on.

FAQ

What is the highest property tax rate in Berks County?

Mount Penn, at 74.513 mills for 2026, has the highest combined county, municipal, and school rate. Lower Alsace is next at 71.313 mills. Both sit in the Antietam School District, which has the county's steepest school rate.

What is the lowest property tax rate in Berks County?

Among municipalities with a full set of rates, Jefferson Township is lowest at 34.943 mills, with a municipal rate of just 0.18 mills. Adamstown Borough shows only the 9.013-mill county rate because the county's table lists no municipal or school rate for its small Berks County portion; contact the borough to confirm.

Does the county tax rate change by municipality?

No. The county rate is 9.013 mills everywhere in Berks for 2026. Only the municipal and school portions vary by location, which is why total bills differ from town to town.

Why do two towns next to each other have very different tax rates?

The gap is almost always the school district. Schools set the largest of the three rates, so two adjacent municipalities in different school districts can differ by 20 mills or more even if their municipal rates are close.

Where do these rates come from?

They are from the County of Berks 2026 tax-rate table published by the Assessment Office. The county notes that rates are based on information supplied to the Treasurer and Assessment Office, and advises confirming with your district or school. Rates can change when a municipality or school district adopts a new budget.

Sources

• 2026 county, municipal, and school tax rates (County of Berks, PDF) — the official rate table for every municipality and school district.
• Berks County Assessment Office and Assessment FAQs — how assessed values are set and how to reach the office. Berks County Services Center, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601; 610-478-6262, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Related: how your property tax bill is split · look up your assessment · appeal your assessment · where your county tax dollar goes