Chester County Property Records (Pennsylvania)

Search for free Chester County, PA Property Records, including Chester County property tax assessments, deeds & title records, property ownership, building permits, zoning, land records, GIS maps, and more.

Chester County Assessor Office

Get Property Records from 1 Assessor Office in Chester County, PA

Chester County Assessment 313 West Market Street West Chester, PA 19380 610-344-6105 Directions

Chester County Recorder Of Deeds

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County Recorder of Deeds 313 West Market Street West Chester, PA 19380 610-344-6330 Directions

Chester County Treasurer & Tax Collector Offices

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Chester County Tax Claim Bureau 313 West Market Street West Chester, PA 19380 610-344-6360 Directions

Chester County Treasurer 313 Market Street West Chester, PA 19382 610-344-6370 Directions

West Chester Treasurer 401 East Gay Street West Chester, PA 19380 610-696-0249 Directions

Downingtown Tax Collector 4 West Lancaster Avenue Downingtown, PA 19335 610-269-0344 Directions

West Goshen Township Tax Collector 1025 Paoli Pike West Chester, PA 19380 610-696-7400 Directions

Chester County Building Departments

Get Property Records from 5 Building Departments in Chester County, PA

Chester County Planning Department 601 Westtown Road West Chester, PA 19382 610-344-6285 Directions

Caln Township Building Department 253 Municipal Drive Thorndale, PA 19372 610-384-0600 Directions

Penn Township Permits and Zoning 260 Lewis Road West Grove, PA 19390 610-869-0960 Directions

Phoenixville Borough Zoning 140 Church Street Phoenixville, PA 19460 610-935-5635 Directions

Willstown Township Zoning 688 Sugartown Rd Malvern, PA 19355 610-647-5300 Directions

Chester County Code Enforcement

Get Property Records from 1 Code Enforcement in Chester County, PA

Downingtown Code Enforcement 4 West Lancaster Avenue Downingtown, PA 19335 610-269-8755 Directions

Chester County Property Records Databases

The Chester County Property Records (Pennsylvania) links below open in a new window and will take you to third party websites that are useful for finding Chester County public records. Editorial staff monitor and update these links on a frequent basis.

Chester County Assessor Website http://www.chesco.org/199/Assessment

Chester County Assessor's Website https://www.chesco.org/199/Assessment

Chester County Building Permits https://www.dli.pa.gov/ucc/Pages/Plan-Review-and-Inspection-Requirements.aspx

Chester County Codes & Ordinances https://www.chesco.org/1059/Rules-Regulations

Chester County Deed Search https://www.chesco.org/169/Recorder-of-Deeds

Chester County GIS Maps https://arcweb.chesco.org/cv3/Default_CV.html

Chester County GIS Maps (Pennsylvania) https://arcweb.chesco.org/cv3/

Chester County Information Services Department County Maps http://www.chesco.org/2198/ChescoViews

Chester County Maps http://chesco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/PublicGallery/index.html

Chester County Property Tax Exemptions https://www.chesco.org/254/Homestead-Farmstead-Exclusion-Program

Chester County Recorder of Deeds' Office Property Records https://chesterpa.countygovernmentrecords.com/ChesterRecorder/web/splash.jsp

Chester County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Sales http://www.chesco.org/3262/Sheriff-Sales

Chester County Tax Claim Bureau Website http://www.chesco.org/162/Tax-Claim-Bureau

Chester County Tax Payments https://trx.npspos.com/payapp/public/ECSale.html

Chester County Tax Records Search https://www.chesco.org/756/Personal-Property-Tax

Chester County Tax Warrants https://chesco.org/1857/Upset-Tax-Sale-Information

Chester County Home & Property Tax Statistics

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2017 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Chester County Home Values
Median Home Value$338,200
Median Rental Cost (per month)$1,256
Chester County Property Tax Payments (Annual)
Median Property Taxes$5,032
Median Property Taxes (Mortgage)$5,219
Median Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$4,659
Chester County Property Tax Collections (Total)
Property Taxes$765,517,000
Property Taxes (Mortgage)$560,449,500
Property Taxes (No Mortgage)$205,067,500
Chester County Housing Characteristics
Total Housing Units197,919
Occupied Housing Units188,613 (95.3%)
Vacant Housing Units9,306 (4.7%)
Owner Occupied Housing Units141,800 (75.2%)
Renter Occupied Housing Units46,813 (24.8%)
Housing Units (Mortgage)70.5%
Housing Units (No Mortgage)29.5%
Chester County Mortgage Characteristics
Mortgage, Contract to Purchase, or Similar Debt99,977
Second Mortage or HELOC21,686
Second Mortgage (No HELOC)2,486
HELOC (No Second Mortgage)19,200
Second Mortgage & HELOC796
No Mortgage41,823
Chester County Occupied Residential Buildings
Single-Family Detached Homes118,082 (62.6%)
Single-Family Attached Homes33,567 (17.8%)
2 Apartments3,535 (1.9%)
3 or 4 Apartments5,295 (2.8%)
5 to 9 Apartments6,150 (3.3%)
10 or More Apartments17,206 (9.1%)
Mobile Home or Other Type of Housing4,778 (2.5%)
Chester County Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year
2014 or Later1,071 (0.6%)
2010 to 20134,276 (2.3%)
2000 to 200929,876 (15.8%)
1980 to 199960,559 (32.1%)
1960 to 197944,810 (23.8%)
1940 to 195922,452 (11.9%)
1939 or Earlier25,569 (13.6%)
Chester County Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics
1 Room1,788 (0.9%)
2 or 3 Rooms13,680 (7.3%)
4 or 5 Rooms37,603 (19.9%)
6 or 7 Rooms55,314 (29.3%)
8 or More Rooms80,228 (42.5%)
Chester County Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics
No Bedroom1,987 (1.1%)
1 Bedroom14,900 (7.9%)
2 or 3 Bedrooms97,008 (51.4%)
4 or More Bedrooms74,718 (39.6%)
Chester County Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics
With Complete Plumbing Facilities187,988 (99.7%)
With Complete Kitchen Facilities187,079 (99.2%)