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 30, 2026.
Meadville, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Meadville 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Meadville public records, Crawford County property records, Meadville arrest records, Meadville warrants, Meadville criminal records, Meadville court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Meadville
Who owns a parcel in Meadville 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 crawfordcountypa.net/government/register-recorder (page title: Register & Recorder | Crawford County Pennsylvania), phone 814-373-2537, Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Meadville
What a parcel in Meadville 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.
Permits and City Records in Meadville
Building permits, zoning and code cases are the city's own. For Meadville, SearchSystems opened and checked the city hall page at cityofmeadville.org/government/mayor___city_council/use_this_form.php (page title: Contact the City), phone (814) 724-6000, Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The city clerk's page SearchSystems verified is at cityofmeadville.org/departments/city_clerk/index.php (page title: Welcome to Meadville, PA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Meadville
Court cases about land from Meadville, evictions among them, are filed in the Magisterial District Courts or the Crawford County Court of Common Pleas.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at www2.crawfordcountypa.net/CivilCourt.Portal/CaseSearch.
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 crawfordcountypa.net/government/county-open-records-forms (page title: County Open Records Forms | Crawford County Pennsylvania).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Meadville?
The Recorder of Deeds, at crawfordcountypa.net, phone 814-373-2537. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Meadville are filed there.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Meadville?
The Assessment Office.
Where are evictions from Meadville 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 Meadville 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.