Residents: Make sure you are enrolled in the township property tax reduction program!

As a reminder, in 2014 the Board of Commissioners adopted a Homestead Property Tax Exclusion Ordinance. As a result, the homestead program benefits Lower Macungie homeowners by offering a reduction or in some cases complete elimination of the township property tax. For example, for homes at the median assessed value, the program reduces the property tax bill by half.

Here is a post where I overview the savings. 

Township homeowners are eligible if their home is not used for commercial purposes and if it is their primary residence. Here is the application. Not sure if your already enrolled? Call the Lehigh County assessment office at: 610-782-3038

*This post is about township property taxes, not school or county which are separate issues.

The majority of the board sought to reduce residential property taxes even further this year by increasing the Homestead reduction, unfortunately an anticipated state law change did not occur yet. Learn more here.