Three local school boards just approved property tax increases for the 2026-2027 school year. Neshaminy is up 4.1 percent, Bensalem 4.2 percent, and Upper Perkiomen 0.75 percent. Here is how it hits your monthly payment and your buying power.
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June 30, 2026 By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team The Central Bucks tax increase is back for another year. The Central Bucks School Board approved a new budget, and taxes are going up again. The board passed a $440.9 million spending plan that raises taxes 5.7 percent for the coming school year. For the typical homeowner, that means about $334 more. This is the sixth year in a row taxes have...
By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team The Radnor Township School Board approved its 2026-2027 budget with a 3.36 percent tax increase, raising the millage rate from about 15.8 to roughly 16.33 (Daily Times, May 29, 2026). Tax bills go out July 1, with a 2 percent discount if you pay by the end of August and a 10 percent penalty if you wait until the November-to-February window. For anyone buying or...
By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team Philadelphia City Council is moving a $7.1 billion budget toward approval, and it leaves out the new taxes the mayor wanted on rideshare, delivery, and short-term rentals. Instead, council added an extra $48 million for the school district (Philadelphia Inquirer, June 4, 2026). For Philadelphia homeowners, and for anyone shopping for a place in the city, the taxes...
By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team Montgomery County just put out its first housing blueprint, a 20-page plan built to slow an affordability problem that has been growing for years. One number tells the story. New home construction in Montgomery County dropped 41 percent between 2019 and 2024, while the median sale price climbed 47 percent over the same stretch, reaching about $457,000 (Philadelphia...
By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team The Central Bucks School Board just approved a $460.4 million budget for the 2026-2027 school year, and it comes with a 5.7 percent property tax increase. For the average homeowner, that adds about $344 to the yearly tax bill. It is the sixth year in a row that taxes have climbed in the district. If you own a home in Doylestown, or you are thinking about buying one,...
By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team School taxes are back in the news in Lower Bucks County. The Pennsbury School Board has approved advertising a $278.4 million budget for the 2026 to 2027 year that leans on a 3.5% real estate tax increase. Pennsbury covers a big slice of Lower Bucks County, including Falls Township, Lower Makefield, Yardley, Tullytown, and Morrisville. If you own a home in any of...