Tax Information

• The District's fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30.
• Real estate tax bills are issued July 1 of each year. If you do not receive your new year tax bill by July 15, please call 610-892-3470 ext. 1306.
• Interim bills are issued based on notification of changes to property assessments received by the District from the County.
• Wallingford-Swarthmore School District includes detailed instructions on each tax bill. If, after reviewing these instructions, you have any questions, please contact the Tax Office at 610-892-3470 ext. 1306 or e-mail jgeraghty@wssd.org.
• The postmark on the tax payment envelope must be a USPS postmark (not a mail machine postmark) stamped on or before the due date for the amount being paid. If you are mailing your payment close to the due date, the only way to guarantee the official postmark is to go to your local post office and ask to have the envelope hand stamped.

• Nether Providence and Rose Valley 38.915
• Swarthmore and Rutledge 39.334

To receive the Homestead/Farmstead exclusion, and to be eligible for installment payments for the tax years beginning July 1, the Homestead/Farmstead application must be filed with the County by March 1. Applications, once approved, are good for a minimum of three years. Approved Homestead/Farmstead applications are the basis for any tax relief gambling funds from the state. Credits are not issued to homeowners without approved applications.

To receive a Homestead/Farmstead application, please contact Janice Geraghty at 610-892-3470 ext. 1306 or by e-mail at jgeraghty@wssd.org. Once you receive the application, fill it out and return it to:

• To receive a duplicate tax bill, please call the Tax Office at 610-892-3470 ext. 1306 or e-mail jgeraghty@wssd.org.

• If the owners' name is incorrect due to misspelling, please call the Board of Assessment for further information.
• If you would like to remove a deceased owner's name from the tax bill you have two options:
  • Fax a signed request with a copy of the death certificate to the Board of Assessment Office at 610-891-4883
     
    or

     
  • Mail a signed request with a copy of the death certificate to:

Delaware County Courthouse

Attn: Assessment Office

Government Center Building

201 West Front Street

Media, PA 19063

To qualify for this program:

• You or your spouse must be 65 or over, or permanently disabled and under 65, or a widow or widower over age 50
• You must have paid your tax and have proof of payment.

Please contact the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue toll free by calling 1-888-222-9190.  To order rebate forms, call 1-800-362-2050.

• Per Capita tax bills for the new year are issued July 1 of each year.
• Per Capita tax is $10 for the following municipalities: Swarthmore, Rutledge, and Rose Valley.
• Per Capita tax for Nether Providence residents is $15 ($10 for the School District and $5 collected on behalf of Nether Providence Township).
• To be exonerated from paying this tax, you must meet one of the following requirements:
  • Your taxable income is less than $10,000.00 for individuals or $20,000.00 for married couples.
  • You are under 18 years of age.
  • You are no longer a resident of Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.