Intentions
The purpose of this site is not to enable individuals to scrutinize their neighbors but to provide information and comparisons to ensure Clarion County acts in the best interests of its taxpayers. To focus on property values rather than individuals, we have removed names from the data obtained through the Right-to-Know process. Our goal is to highlight apparent issues with Clarion County's approach to tax appraisals.
This information is based on data extracted from the County Parcel Viewer website on 3/24/26. Subject to updates. Our extraction tool can be found here.
AC Valley SD Parcel Overview
AC Valley SD has 1,854 total parcels with a combined assessed value of $247,440,100.
Of those, 430 parcels are classified as either "Vacant Land ≥ 10 Acres" or "Residential ≥ 10 Acres," making them likely eligible for the Clean and Green program. These parcels carry a total assessed value of $74,750,300.
Current Clean and Green Enrollment
Clarion Area SD Parcel Overview
Clarion Area SD has 3,959 total parcels with a combined assessed value of $926,468,800.
Of those, 551 parcels are classified as either "Vacant Land ≥ 10 Acres" or "Residential ≥ 10 Acres," making them likely eligible for the Clean and Green program. These parcels carry a total assessed value of $110,014,200.
Current Clean and Green Enrollment
Clarion-Limestone SD Parcel Overview
Clarion-Limestone SD has 3,924 total parcels with a combined assessed value of $624,109,600.
Of those, 922 parcels are classified as either "Vacant Land ≥ 10 Acres" or "Residential ≥ 10 Acres," making them likely eligible for the Clean and Green program. These parcels carry a total assessed value of $175,778,600.
Current Clean and Green Enrollment
Karns City SD Parcel Overview *Clarion County Only
Karns City SD has 708 total parcels with a combined assessed value of $97,129,030.
Of those, 22 parcels are classified as either "Vacant Land ≥ 10 Acres" or "Residential ≥ 10 Acres," making them likely eligible for the Clean and Green program. These parcels carry a total assessed value of $3,140,700.
Current Clean and Green Enrollment
Keystone SD Parcel Overview
Keystone SD has 4,693 total parcels with a combined assessed value of $788,992,300.
Of those, 1,314 parcels are classified as either "Vacant Land ≥ 10 Acres" or "Residential ≥ 10 Acres," making them likely eligible for the Clean and Green program. These parcels carry a total assessed value of $283,810,400.
Current Clean and Green Enrollment
North Clarion SD Parcel Overview
North Clarion SD has 4,965 total parcels with a combined assessed value of $640,745,100.
Of those, 1,078 parcels are classified as either "Vacant Land ≥ 10 Acres" or "Residential ≥ 10 Acres," making them likely eligible for the Clean and Green program. These parcels carry a total assessed value of $197,633,000.
Current Clean and Green Enrollment
Redbank SD Parcel Overview
Redbank SD has 2,802 total parcels with a combined assessed value of $447,755,800.
Of those, 646 parcels are classified as either "Vacant Land ≥ 10 Acres" or "Residential ≥ 10 Acres," making them likely eligible for the Clean and Green program. These parcels carry a total assessed value of $140,995,300.
Current Clean and Green Enrollment
Union SD Parcel Overview
Union SD has 3,072 total parcels with a combined assessed value of $383,010,300.
Of those, 700 parcels are classified as either "Vacant Land ≥ 10 Acres" or "Residential ≥ 10 Acres," making them likely eligible for the Clean and Green program. These parcels carry a total assessed value of $109,880,800.
Current Clean and Green Enrollment
*The not yet enrolled number represents potential eligibility based on acreage only. Final approval depends on land use, and some parcels may be denied if they do not meet the farmable or forestable land requirements.
 All District Parcel Overview.pdf | 412 kB | 0 Downloads | 2026-03-24 12:38 |
We wanted to provide an update on the status of our Right-to-Know (RTK) request for commercial assessment information. On January 28th, we requested the same data for commercial properties that we previously received for residential ones. This request was denied, with the county claiming they "do not possess that information." After further investigation, it became clear that they simply do not want to provide it. During the RTK process for residential properties, the county obtained the data from Vision to fulfill our request, but now it seems they are refusing to do the same for commercial properties.
The county is likely avoiding transparency regarding the reassessment process. They even requested a 30-day extension, which is typical, but in the final hours of that window, they responded in a way that left us little time to react. Ultimately, the Office of Open Records ruled that since the county doesn’t physically possess the commercial records, they weren’t obligated to request them. While the commissioner said to let them know if we needed anything, they did nothing to assist taxpayers in obtaining the information.
We filed an appeal with the Office of Open Records in Harrisburg, but the county involved their solicitor to block our access to the information. It’s unfortunate that taxpayer dollars are being used to shield commercial interests rather than promote transparency. Instead of requesting the information from Vision, the county chose to protect Vision’s interest in keeping public records private.
We encourage you to reach out to the commissioners’ office to demand transparency and access to this critical information.
Without this data, we can only speculate. 78% of Clarion County residents are facing a tax increase amounting to $4 million. State law mandates that the revenue generated post-reassessment remains the same. Therefore, it’s reasonable to assume Vision lowered commercial property values by $4 million to offset the increase for residential properties. This is concerning, particularly because Vision is owned by *Rubicon Technology Partners, a major investment firm with **interests across the U.S., benefiting from low commercial tax rates. This lack of transparency raises serious concerns about the county commissioners' complicity in Vision’s secrecy.
Attached are the arguments from the appeal with The Office of Open Records.
*https://www.rubicontp.com/portfolio/
**https://www.rubicontp.com/news/
| 2025-0238_Cyphert-ClarionCounty_FD.pdf | 185 kB | 1682 Downloads | 2025-03-14 07:21 | |
| Clarion Position Statement Cyphert.pdf | 1299 kB | 1799 Downloads | 2025-03-14 07:21 | |
| Response to Countys position on RTK Request.pdf | 115 kB | 1471 Downloads | 2025-03-14 07:21 | |
| S. Parkes Attestation.pdf | 515 kB | 1501 Downloads | 2025-03-14 07:21 | |
| Vision - Cyphert v. Clarion County_ OOR Dkt. AP 2025-0238.pdf | 905 kB | 1206 Downloads | 2025-03-14 07:22 |
It appears, based on this document, there will be $80 in fees if you would like to enroll in the Clean and Green Program.
| Clean Green Application- Fillable.pdf | 572 kB | 1261 Downloads | 2025-08-11 14:30 |
While we are awaiting the outcome of our appeal to the Office of Open Records regarding our latest RTK request for commercial data, we've been reviewing the residential data in the meantime.
It's important to clarify that this data does not pertain to school taxes. Instead, it reflects county tax revenue distributed by each school district. The dataset is a combination of information obtained through RTK requests and data extracted from the County Parcel Viewer (which you can explore to view property lines, similar to OnX Maps {Mysteriously, as of 7:40am 2/8/25, the county hosted map is offline. Thank goodness we already have the data}). We utilized this data to identify which school district each property belongs to.
The two main areas of interest are:
See the data attached below:
| County Tax Burden by School District.pdf | 61 kB | 1757 Downloads | 2025-02-06 20:37 |
We want to extend our sincere apologies to those who attended Commissioner Braxton White’s Town Hall on April 8th based on our recommendation. Unfortunately, the event did not meet expectations.
Many of the questions presented were not centered on local issues and, more notably, appeared heavily scripted. While a few were thoughtful, the responses from Commissioner White were strikingly well-prepared—complete with pre-written quotes read directly from his phone. Although attendees were invited to submit questions upon arrival, we’re fairly certain none of the selected questions came from that evening’s submissions. This only reinforces the impression that the event was carefully orchestrated in advance.
If Commissioner White had no intention of answering questions spontaneously, a more honest approach would have been to solicit questions ahead of time and release a recorded response via social media. Instead, the public was misled into attending what turned out to be a performance rather than a genuine town hall.
Our intended question was:
“At the most recent Commissioners meeting I attended, the Commissioners indicated their willingness to support our efforts in monitoring the county-wide reassessment process. However, when we submitted a Right-to-Know (RTK) request to the county for the commercial appraisals, the request was denied on questionable grounds—that the county did not “physically have” the information. This is the same type of data that, as demonstrated with previous RTK requests for residential records, could have been obtained without difficulty.Rather than facilitating transparency, the county chose to have their solicitor represent Vision Solutions in the RTK appeal process. The full RTK request and the county solicitor’s responses are available on the www.TaxClarion.com website for public review.Given these circumstances, would you be willing to formally request this information directly from Vision Solutions tomorrow? Your action would go a long way toward keeping this process open and transparent, and would help the many concerned taxpayers better understand the impact of the reassessment.”If Commissioner White—or any other commissioner—wishes to respond to this question, whether in writing or by recording, we’re more than willing to listen.
Again, we sincerely apologize to our supporters. We were misled—and unfortunately, so were you.
-This response is our own personal beliefs.
In Clarion County, Pennsylvania, the school district with the highest property tax rate is currently the Clarion Area School District, with a real estate tax rate of 65.73 mills. A mill represents $1 in taxes for every $1,000 of assessed property value. This means that for each $1,000 of assessed property value, homeowners in the Clarion Area School District pay $65.73 in school property taxes.
By comparison, the Redbank Valley School District's property tax rate is lower, at 46.84 mills. It's important to remember that property tax rates can differ within the county depending on the specific school district and municipality. Therefore, the total property tax rate for a property depends on its location within the county.
For the 2024-2025 school year, the millage rates for school districts in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, are as follows:
A millage rate represents the amount of tax levied for each $1,000 of assessed property value. For example, a rate of 65.73 mills means that for every $1,000 in assessed property value, $65.73 is collected in school taxes.
Here's where the issue arises: If a home in the Clarion Area School District was assessed at $43,683 in 1975 but is now valued at $470,400, the school taxes would rise dramatically from $2,871.28 to $30,919.39 per year if you continue to use the current millage rate of 65.73. Clearly, such an increase is unsustainable, and the district would need to adjust the millage rate to reflect the new assessments. In this example, assuming no change in the county tax burden (meaning the county taxes remain the same despite the reassessment), the new school millage rate would be about 6.10 mills.
The formula for calculating millage rate is:
Millage Rate = (Taxes / Assessed Value) × 1,000
Applied formula:
6.1039 = ($2,871.28 / $470,400) × 1,000
With the majority of properties (78%, according to the provided calculations) facing an increase in county tax burden due to the new assessments, school taxes will also rise proportionally. In short, if you notice an increase in your tax burden, it's not just your county taxes going up—it may also affect your school and municipal taxes.
For more detailed information on the current millage rates, you can refer to the Clarion County Assessment Office's official documents.
| 2024 Millage Rates.pdf | 156 kB | 5612 Downloads | 2025-01-20 14:37 |
