Property Tax Overview

Township property taxes fund a multitude of services carried out by the more than 300 full-time and seasonal employees of Haverford Township.  These services include police protection, financial support to five (5) area fire companies and (2) advanced life support ambulance services, financial support to the Township Library, basic life support ambulance services, snow and ice removal, road maintenance and repair, street light maintenance and repair, traffic signal maintenance and repair, park maintenance, park and recreation program development, building codes and zoning enforcement and compliance with health standards and regulations. 

 

Properties are taxed based on information and assessments provided by the Delaware County Assessors Office.  Questions regarding individual property assessments should be directed to the County officers at (610) 891-4379.  It's important to note that a property's total real estate taxes are comprised of three taxes from three different taxing authorities.  Each taxing authority -- Delaware County, Haverford Township School District and Haverford Township -- each set their own rates and bill and collect their own taxes.

 

Each year as part of the budget process, the Board of Commissioners enacts an Ordinance setting the Township property tax millage rate for the coming year.  Taxes are figured by taking the property assessment and multiplying by the millage rate in effect for that particular tax year and dividing by 1000.  A sample annual tax bill, using an average property assessment of $165,000, is calculated as follows:
 

Haverford Township Taxes:                          $165,000 * 6.359 mills/1000 = $1,049.24

Delaware County Taxes:                               $165,000 * 5.18 mills/1000 = $854.70
Haverford Township School District:            $165,000 * 24.474 mills/1000 = $4,038.21

 

TOTAL ANNUAL TAX BILL:                 $5,942.15
Township, County, and School District

 

Annual sewer rent and trash collection fees are also billed together with the Township tax on the same bill. 
 
Township tax bills are generally mailed out by February 1 of each year and can be paid in person at the Township building, via mail to the Township lockbox or paid in person at Citizens Bank's Manoa or Eagle Road branches. 
 
There is a 2% discount for payment made by March 31 and a 10% penalty for any payments made after May 31.  If a property tax bill is unpaid as of December 31, the Township turns the tax portion of the bill over to Delaware County Tax Claim Bureau, where the property is then subject to Sheriff Sale.  The sewer rent and trash fee portion of the delinquent bill remains at the Township level.  These amounts must be paid directly to the Township and the property owner must contact the Township directly for final payoff figures.  Payoff amounts must be requested in writing for the same fee as a tax certification. 
 
For further information on the other two components of your total real estate tax bill, please contact the following:

 

Delaware County (610) 891-4278

Haverford Township School District (610) 853-5900 ext. 7104