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 October 1, 2026.
Perry County, Pennsylvania, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Perry County 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 or the county. This guide says who keeps each record and where the page for each office is.
This guide covers deeds, assessed values, evictions and court cases, records requests and common questions.
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Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Perry County
Who owns a parcel in Perry County 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 assessorsoffice.net/countyappraisal.asp (page title: Perry County Recorder of Deeds | Pennsylvania Real Estate and Property Value), phone 717-582-2131, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Perry County
What a parcel in Perry County 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 perryco.org/departments/tax-assessment (page title: Tax Assessment | Perry County, PA), phone 717-582-2131, 25 West Main Street, New Bloomfield, PA 17068, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Perry County
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 Perry County Court of Common Pleas; the court file is public unless sealed.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/individual-county-courts/..., phone 717-582-5143. That page belongs to a lower court, the Magisterial District Courts, not to the Perry County Court of Common Pleas.
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 perryco.org/open-records-policy (page title: Open Records Policy | Perry County, PA).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Perry County?
The Recorder of Deeds, at assessorsoffice.net/countyappraisal.asp, phone 717-582-2131. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Perry County are filed there, and the Assessment Office (perryco.org/departments/tax-assessment) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Perry County?
The Assessment Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at perryco.org/departments/tax-assessment.
Where are evictions from Perry County 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 Perry County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.