Boston homeowners paid 0.2% of their property’s value in taxes in the fourth quarter of 2025, which is less than 0.2 times the national average, BlockShopper.com reports.
According to five property sales during the quarter, Boston’s median sales price stood at $164,450. The median property tax bill for the city in 2025 was $308—amounting to 0.2% of the median home value.
The average effective property tax rate nationwide was 0.888% in 2024.
Russellton and Elizabeth held the highest property tax rates among cities in Allegheny County.
This article’s effective property tax rate for 2025 is based on estimated inflation rates and 2022 county tax data. Actual results may differ slightly.
According to Redfin, U.S. home prices continued to increase in 2025, with the national median reaching approximately $447,000 in June. That represented a 1.13% increase compared to the previous year. The data also showed a wide gap between supply and demand, with 36% more sellers than buyers—a difference of 508,715 homes. Redfin considers a market balanced if the number of buyers and sellers are within 10% of each other.
The table below compares Russellton and other Allegheny County cities by their median effective property tax rates, using sales and tax information from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellton | 7 | $36,500 | $422 | 1.2% |
| Elizabeth | 6 | $41,089 | $399 | 1% |
| Glen Osborne | 2 | $208,500 | $1,423 | 0.7% |
| Sewickley Heights | 5 | $460,000 | $3,258 | 0.7% |
| Wall | 2 | $26,706 | $133 | 0.5% |
| Tarentum | 16 | $44,000 | $183 | 0.4% |
| McDonald | 4 | $114,500 | $492 | 0.4% |
| Chalfant | 4 | $87,500 | $347 | 0.4% |
| West Elizabeth | 3 | $50,369 | $194 | 0.4% |
| Glenfield | 2 | $144,125 | $555 | 0.4% |
| Bakerstown | 6 | $361,950 | $1,343 | 0.4% |
| Braddock Hills | 7 | $110,566 | $326 | 0.3% |
| Emsworth | 10 | $135,917 | $444 | 0.3% |
| Ben Avon | 2 | $304,500 | $881 | 0.3% |
| Clairton | 34 | $40,000 | $115 | 0.3% |
| East McKeesport | 11 | $72,000 | $246 | 0.3% |
| Jefferson Hills | 33 | $195,000 | $672 | 0.3% |
| Versailles | 6 | $58,000 | $200 | 0.3% |
| Leetsdale | 4 | $107,099 | $370 | 0.3% |
| Noblestown | 2 | $273,456 | $891 | 0.3% |
| Rennerdale | 4 | $207,500 | $699 | 0.3% |
| Bethel Park | 69 | $270,000 | $703 | 0.3% |
| Forest Hills | 25 | $179,000 | $479 | 0.3% |
| Swissvale | 29 | $107,500 | $293 | 0.3% |
| Upper St. Clair | 49 | $445,000 | $1,156 | 0.3% |
| White Oak | 22 | $144,327 | $371 | 0.3% |
| Brentwood | 37 | $155,000 | $388 | 0.3% |
| Springdale | 11 | $127,000 | $356 | 0.3% |
| Whitehall | 33 | $232,000 | $603 | 0.3% |
| Dravosburg | 4 | $92,500 | $246 | 0.3% |
| Bell Acres | 6 | $322,500 | $854 | 0.3% |
| Franklin Park | 40 | $530,000 | $1,395 | 0.3% |
| Sewickley | 10 | $383,750 | $1,038 | 0.3% |
| Etna | 10 | $93,929 | $260 | 0.3% |
| Glassport | 17 | $72,000 | $191 | 0.3% |
| Fox Chapel | 7 | $940,000 | $2,652 | 0.3% |
| Oakmont | 25 | $265,000 | $692 | 0.3% |
| Edgewood | 18 | $299,000 | $771 | 0.3% |
| Mount Oliver | 11 | $62,500 | $169 | 0.3% |
| Green Tree | 17 | $260,000 | $674 | 0.3% |
| Crafton | 13 | $220,000 | $501 | 0.2% |
| Allison Park | 61 | $360,000 | $882 | 0.2% |
| Baldwin | 52 | $227,500 | $462 | 0.2% |
| Plum | 65 | $228,000 | $553 | 0.2% |
| North Braddock | 7 | $47,800 | $105 | 0.2% |
| South Park Township | 52 | $287,500 | $629 | 0.2% |
| Braddock | 6 | $40,000 | $79 | 0.2% |
| Monroeville | 81 | $226,000 | $521 | 0.2% |
| Harwick | 4 | $179,000 | $350 | 0.2% |
| Ingram | 9 | $200,000 | $373 | 0.2% |
| McKeesport | 61 | $52,800 | $120 | 0.2% |
| Turtle Creek | 10 | $86,950 | $183 | 0.2% |
| West View | 22 | $232,000 | $452 | 0.2% |
| West Mifflin | 46 | $166,000 | $312 | 0.2% |
| Duquesne | 13 | $63,000 | $124 | 0.2% |
| Wilmerding | 5 | $65,272 | $124 | 0.2% |
| Avalon | 18 | $167,500 | $377 | 0.2% |
| Oakdale | 2 | $205,000 | $487 | 0.2% |
| McKees Rocks | 20 | $67,250 | $150 | 0.2% |
| Bellevue | 23 | $210,000 | $456 | 0.2% |
| Castle Shannon | 38 | $208,000 | $448 | 0.2% |
| Coraopolis | 22 | $166,726 | $296 | 0.2% |
| Pitcairn | 5 | $85,000 | $177 | 0.2% |
| Port Vue | 18 | $107,500 | $222 | 0.2% |
| Carnot-Moon | 37 | $320,000 | $684 | 0.2% |
| Dormont | 27 | $290,000 | $497 | 0.2% |
| Greenock | 5 | $185,000 | $353 | 0.2% |
| Boston | 5 | $164,450 | $308 | 0.2% |
| Liberty | 7 | $125,000 | $289 | 0.2% |
| Trafford | 3 | $112,000 | $244 | 0.2% |
| Sewickley Hills | 5 | $225,000 | $557 | 0.2% |
| Millvale | 9 | $78,000 | $184 | 0.2% |
| Pleasant Hills | 23 | $249,000 | $580 | 0.2% |
| Carnegie | 29 | $216,000 | $414 | 0.2% |
| Glenshaw | 21 | $266,500 | $656 | 0.2% |
| West Homestead | 3 | $196,000 | $370 | 0.2% |
| Pennsbury Village | 9 | $170,000 | $389 | 0.2% |
| Munhall | 44 | $128,000 | $268 | 0.2% |
| Bridgeville | 17 | $192,500 | $426 | 0.2% |
| Imperial | 13 | $265,000 | $630 | 0.2% |
| Gibsonia | 11 | $395,000 | $831 | 0.2% |
| Churchill | 9 | $310,000 | $711 | 0.2% |
| Sharpsburg | 13 | $105,000 | $230 | 0.2% |
| Aspinwall | 5 | $369,000 | $913 | 0.2% |
| Heidelberg | 4 | $223,000 | $403 | 0.2% |
| Cheswick | 8 | $237,500 | $490 | 0.2% |
| Verona | 14 | $100,000 | $219 | 0.2% |
| Curtisville | 3 | $117,012 | $252 | 0.2% |
| Blawnox | 3 | $215,000 | $390 | 0.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 790 | $204,000 | $342 | 0.2% |
| Homestead | 9 | $75,000 | $118 | 0.2% |
| Whitaker | 7 | $130,000 | $206 | 0.2% |
| Bradford Woods | 4 | $650,000 | $1,054 | 0.2% |
| Ben Avon Heights | 3 | $589,900 | $651 | 0.1% |
| Lincoln | 3 | $289,000 | $325 | 0.1% |
| Brackenridge | 3 | $194,000 | $233 | 0.1% |
| Wilkinsburg | 38 | $127,750 | $179 | 0.1% |
| Enlow | 2 | $205,550 | $226 | 0.1% |
| Rankin | 3 | $135,000 | $96 | 0.1% |
| Edgeworth | 2 | $1,643,700 | $2,064 | 0.1% |
| East Pittsburgh | 4 | $120,000 | $145 | 0.1% |
Data for this article was sourced from BlockShopper.com. Access the source material here.
