ings ▁changes . ▁ ▁Real ▁estate ▁tax es ▁The ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁Board ▁set ▁property ▁tax ▁rates ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁at ▁ 3 4 . 5 6 0 0 ▁mill s . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁tax ▁increase ▁permitted ▁without ▁ ▁going ▁to ▁vot er ▁refer endum . ▁A ▁mill ▁is ▁$ 1 ▁of ▁tax ▁for ▁every ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁a ▁property ' s ▁ass essed ▁value . ▁Ir regular ▁property ▁re ass ess ments ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁serious ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁common wealth ▁as ▁it ▁creates ▁a ▁significant ▁dispar ity ▁in ▁tax ation ▁within ▁a ▁community ▁and ▁across ▁a ▁region . ▁Property ▁tax es , ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁apply ▁only ▁to ▁real ▁estate ▁- ▁land ▁and ▁buildings . ▁The ▁property ▁tax ▁is ▁not ▁lev ied ▁on ▁cars , ▁business ▁invent ory , ▁or ▁other ▁personal ▁property . ▁C ertain ▁types ▁of ▁property ▁are ▁ex empt ▁from ▁property ▁tax es , ▁including : ▁places ▁of ▁worship , ▁places ▁of ▁bur ial , ▁private ▁social ▁clubs , ▁char itable ▁and ▁educational ▁institutions ▁and ▁government ▁property . ▁Additionally , ▁service ▁related , ▁disabled ▁US ▁military ▁veter ans ▁may ▁seek ▁an ▁exem ption ▁from ▁pay ing ▁property ▁tax es . ▁Pennsylvania ▁school ▁district ▁reven ues ▁are ▁domin ated ▁by ▁two ▁main ▁sources : ▁ 1 ) ▁Property ▁tax ▁collections , ▁which ▁account ▁for ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁( between ▁ 7 5 - 8 5 %) ▁of ▁local ▁reven ues ; ▁and ▁