2 more Pennsylvania counties outside Philadelphia vote to raise property taxes

Montgomery County is now the latest suburban county near Philadelphia to vote to raise property taxes. 

In a 2-1 vote, the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners approved a 9% property tax hike, effective Jan. 1, 2025. The vote came during a meeting on Thursday when commissioners adopted their budget. 

In recent weeks, Chester County voted to property taxes by 13% and Delaware County voted to raise property taxes by 23%. 

Some homeowners, like David Morgan from Ambler, attended the Montgomery County meeting in person to speak out against the proposal. 

“As a taxpayer, I have a heart for other people trying to make ends meet today between schools tax raising and other things,” Morgan said.