Lawrence County property tax appeals
Your deadline runs from the date on your assessment notice.
Appeals go to Lawrence County Board of Assessment Appeals.
Pennsylvania assesses your home against a base year value, and each year the state certifies a common level ratio to compare it with current market value. An appeal makes sense when recent sales show your value is too high after applying that ratio. It usually will not help if your bill rose only because the millage rate went up.
- Recent comparable sales show your home's market value, divided by your county's common level ratio, is below your assessed value.
- Your county has not reassessed in years, so an old base year value may no longer match your home.
- Your county's common level ratio is low, which magnifies even a small over-assessment.
- Your bill went up but your assessment is fair. A higher bill often comes from the millage rate, not the value.
- You are unhappy with the total tax with no evidence the value is too high. The board reviews value, not the size of the bill.
Read the full explanation
In Pennsylvania, your county assesses your home against a base year value, and each year the State Tax Equalization Board certifies a common level ratio that translates today's market value into that base year. If you think your assessment is too high, you appeal to your county's board of assessment appeals, and an appeal you file this year takes effect for next year's tax bill. An appeal helps when recent comparable sales show your home's market value, divided by the common level ratio, is below your assessed value. It usually will not help just because your tax bill went up, since a higher bill can come from the millage rate, not your assessment. Deadlines, fees, and forms are set county by county. This is general information, not tax advice.
Source: Pennsylvania State Tax Equalization Board (common level ratio FAQ) · checked 2026-07-16. In Florida we run the numbers for you. In Pennsylvania we give you the deadline, where to file, and the rules, verified against official sources.
- Filing window:
- File a written annual assessment appeal with the county board by September 1, unless the county commissioners designate a date no earlier than August 1. Lawrence County's specific 2026 filing date was not verified, so confirm it with the county before filing.
- Where to file:
- Lawrence County Board of Assessment Appeals
- Common level ratio:
- 45.4% (2025, effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027)
Verified against official sources, approved 2026-08-08.