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.
St. Marys, Pennsylvania, in Elk County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in St. Marys 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: St. Marys public records, Elk County property records, St. Marys arrest records, St. Marys warrants, St. Marys inmate search, St. Marys criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in St. Marys
Who owns a parcel in St. Marys 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 countyofelkpa.gov/elk-county-offices/elk-county-register-of-wills-r... (page title: Recorder of Deeds | Elk County), phone (814) 776-1161, 250 Main Street P.O. Box 448 Ridgway, PA 15853, Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in St. Marys
What a parcel in St. Marys 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 countyofelkpa.gov/elk-county-offices/assessment (page title: Assessment | Elk County), phone (814) 776-5340, 300 Center Street P.O. Box 448 Ridgway, PA 15853, Monday through Friday - 8:30am until 4:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Permits and City Records in St. Marys
Building permits, zoning and code cases are the city's own. For St. Marys, SearchSystems opened and checked the city hall page at stmaryspa.gov/city-offices (page title: City Offices | City of St Marys), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in St. Marys
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 Elk County Court of Common Pleas; the court file is public unless sealed.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ujsportal.pacourts.us/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 countyofelkpa.gov/office-of-open-records (page title: Office of Open Records | Elk County).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in St. Marys?
The Recorder of Deeds, at countyofelkpa.gov, phone (814) 776-1161. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in St. Marys are filed there, and the Assessment Office (countyofelkpa.gov) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in St. Marys?
The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at countyofelkpa.gov.
Where are evictions from St. Marys 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 St. Marys 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.