Homeowners in Braddock paid property taxes equal to 0.2% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, a figure that is less than 0.2 times the national average, as reported by BlockShopper.com.
The median home price in Braddock during this period was $40,000, based on six sales recorded. The city’s median property tax bill for 2025 was $79, amounting to 0.2% of the typical assessed value.
The average effective property tax rate for the U.S. stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Russellton and Elizabeth recorded the highest effective property tax rates within Allegheny County.
This analysis uses estimated inflation rates for 2025 alongside 2022 tax data from the county. Actual effective property tax rates may differ slightly in some cases.
U.S. home prices continued to increase in 2025, reaching a national median of approximately $447,000 in June, up 1.13% compared to the prior year, as Redfin data indicate. Redfin also reports an ongoing supply-demand gap, with 36% more sellers than buyers—a difference of 508,715 homes. According to Redfin, a balanced market consists of seller and buyer numbers within 10% of each other.
The table below shows Russellton’s median effective property tax rate along with several other cities in Allegheny County, using sale and tax data collected for 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% |
This article draws from data by BlockShopper.com. Further source details are available here.
