Pennsylvania Transfer Tax Calculator: What to Expect

This simple calculator can help home sellers in Pennsylvania estimate their transfer taxes. To get a ballpark idea of the transfer fees you might pay in the Keystone State, enter your home’s estimated selling price above.

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How the Pennsylvania Transfer Tax is Calculated

Pennsylvania’s transfer tax, known as a realty transfer tax, is calculated at a rate of 1% of the property’s sales price.

For example, if you sold your home for $301,000 (Pennsylvania’s median home price), you could expect to pay $3,010 in Pennsylvania transfer taxes.

»Learn more: The PA Transfer Tax: A Quick Guide to Pennsylvania Transfer Taxes

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Does the Seller Always Pay the Pennsylvania Transfer Tax?

While it’s customary for the seller to pay the Pennsylvania realty transfer tax, who pays can sometimes be a point of negotiation between the buyer and seller during the closing process.

Some Pennsylvania home sales may be exempt, such as:

Some Pennsylvania sellers might be eligible for a transfer tax exemption. Here are a few examples:

Transfers among family members, including both gifts and sales of property.
Transfers to governmental units or between religious organizations.
Transfers to shareholders or partners and to and from nonprofit industrial development agencies.
Deeds to burial sites.
Certain transfers involving ownership changes in real estate companies and farms.
Property passed through testate (with a will) or intestate (without a will) succession.

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More Resources to Plan Your Pennsylvania Home Sale

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Pennsylvania Transfer Tax Calculator