Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026.
Downingtown, Pennsylvania, in Chester County, has about 8,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Downingtown is in the deed records of the Recorder of Deeds and its taxable value is set by the Assessment Office; what is built on it is a matter for the city. This guide says who keeps each record and where the page for each office is.
This guide covers deeds, assessed values, city permits and records, evictions and court cases, records requests, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Downingtown public records, Chester County property records, Downingtown arrest records, Downingtown warrants, Downingtown inmate search, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Downingtown
Who owns a parcel in Downingtown and what it sold for are in the deed records of the Recorder of Deeds, with every lien or mortgage against the land.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Recorder of Deeds' page at chesco.org/169/Recorder-of-Deeds (page title: Recorder of Deeds | Chester County, PA), phone 610-344-6330, 313 W. Market St, Suite 3302 West Chester, PA 19380, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Downingtown
What a parcel in Downingtown is taxed on is the business of the Assessment Office, which also keeps the parcel maps. Pennsylvania counties set assessments in a base year and reassess rarely, so assessed values can be decades old; the county publishes a ratio to convert them to market value.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Assessment Office's page at chesco.org/255/Assessment-Appeals (page title: Assessment Appeals | Chester County, PA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Permits and City Records in Downingtown
Building permits, zoning and code cases are the city's own. For Downingtown, SearchSystems opened and checked the city hall page at downingtown.org/142/Contact (page title: Contact | Downingtown Borough, PA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Downingtown
An eviction is a court case in the Magisterial District Courts, and so is a foreclosure, a lien dispute or a quiet title suit, in the Chester County Court of Common Pleas; the court file is public unless sealed.
Asking a County Office for a Record
Under the Right-to-Know Law a county office must answer a request within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension, and it may charge copying at 25 cents a page. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at chesco.justfoia.com/publicportal (page title: Chester County, PA Public Portal | JustFOIA).
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Chester County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Chester County and Pennsylvania. These property pages from its Chester County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- ArcGIS Dashboards (chesco.maps.arcgis.com)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Downingtown?
The Recorder of Deeds, at chesco.org/169/Recorder-of-Deeds, phone 610-344-6330. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Downingtown are filed there, and the Assessment Office (chesco.org/255/Assessment-Appeals) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Downingtown?
The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at chesco.org/255/Assessment-Appeals.
Where are evictions from Downingtown filed?
In the Magisterial District Courts. The file is public unless the court seals it.
How is property assessed in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania counties set assessments in a base year and reassess rarely, so assessed values can be decades old; the county publishes a ratio to convert them to market value.
Is this the official Downingtown website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.