Welcome to the Assessment Office
The Assessment Office is responsible for the valuation of real property for ad valorum (at value) tax purposes. This office does not establish the actual tax amount; we are responsible for the valuation of all real property in the county on which taxes are calculated and levied by the various taxing authorities. Our office also administers the Homestead & Farmstead Exclusion Program (ACT 72-2004) and the Clean and Green Preferential Assessment Program (ACT 319).
Contact Information
Monroe County
Administrative Building
One Quaker Plaza, Room 102
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Phone: (570) 517-3133
Fax: (570) 517-3854
Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Monday-Friday
Closed all major holidays
Special Interest
The deadline to file an Assessment Appeal Hearing for 2025 is AUGUST 1, 2024 or 40 days from the Assessment Change Notice.
ALL APPEALS MUST BE THE OFFICE BY AUGUST 1ST OF THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR.
Appeal Forms
You must apply for the tax relief by filing a Homestead Exclusion Application with the County Assessment Office prior to March 1st. This must be your primary residence and the County requires 2 forms of approved identification reflecting your current address.
The acceptable forms are: a)PA Driver’s License or ID Card, b) PA Voter Registration, c) Berkheimer tax document, d) Paycheck stub or W2 form and/or e) Monroe County License to carry a fire arm.
Our Services
Monroe County is comprised of 16 townships and 4 incorporated boroughs with approximately 169,000 residents. Along with 4 school districts, the county has a community college and a university. Each municipality has an elected official for collection of property taxes.
The Taxpayer Relief Act special session Act 1 of 2006 was signed into law by Governor Rendell on June 27, 2006. Act 1 also provides school districts the means to lower property taxes by using the funding that may be provided using gaming revenues.
The Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act of 1974 was first utilized in Monroe County in 1976. The program is a tool to encourage protection of the Commonwealth’s valuable farmland, forestland and open spaces.
Joinder Deeds are filed to combine 2 or more contiguous but separately assessed parcels of land. This creates one (1) parcel for tax purposes. In order to combine the tracts, a joinder deed must be filed.
Highlights
The GIS is an information system used to develop, maintain, analyze and present geospatial data, mapping and web-based applications. Located in the Monroe County Assessment Office’s Mapping Department, the GIS serves Monroe County’s departments, its municipalities and the general public.
Use the parcel search to research property owner information by Property Number, Name, Address or Map Number.