Homeowners in Chalfant paid property taxes at a rate of 0.3% of their homes’ values in the first quarter of 2026, making it less than 0.3 times the national average, data from BlockShopper.com show.
The median Chalfant home sold for $130,000 that quarter, based on sales of five homes. The city’s median tax bill reached $356 in 2026, which amounts to 0.3% of the taxed homes’ median value.
The U.S. average effective property tax rate stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Four Allegheny County cities reported the county’s highest effective property tax rate at 0.5%.
This article’s 2026 effective property tax rate figures use estimated inflation as well as 2022 county tax records. Actual rates may differ slightly in practice.
National home prices climbed again in 2025, with the median price nationwide hitting $447,000 in June—a 1.13% increase from a year prior, according to Redfin. Redfin also reported a sharp gap in supply and demand in the housing market, with 36% more sellers than buyers, or 508,715 additional homes on the market. For a balanced market, Redfin considers the buyer and seller numbers close within a 10% difference.
The following table shows how Elizabeth’s median effective property tax rate compares with other cities in Allegheny County, based on first-quarter 2026 sales and property tax data.
| City | Q1 2026 Sales | Q1 2026 Median Price | Median tax 2026 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | 5 | $75,000 | $409 | 0.5% |
| Homestead | 7 | $23,000 | $121 | 0.5% |
| Liberty | 4 | $63,500 | $296 | 0.5% |
| Bakerstown | 2 | $266,000 | $1,379 | 0.5% |
| North Braddock | 13 | $25,472 | $108 | 0.4% |
| Turtle Creek | 8 | $52,500 | $187 | 0.4% |
| Lincoln | 3 | $89,948 | $333 | 0.4% |
| Oakdale | 5 | $142,000 | $500 | 0.4% |
| Bellevue | 17 | $125,000 | $468 | 0.4% |
| Dravosburg | 3 | $71,000 | $253 | 0.4% |
| Franklin Park | 30 | $395,000 | $1,432 | 0.4% |
| Imperial | 8 | $178,500 | $646 | 0.4% |
| Clinton | 2 | $305,266 | $951 | 0.3% |
| Ingram | 8 | $129,000 | $383 | 0.3% |
| East McKeesport | 5 | $85,000 | $252 | 0.3% |
| Jefferson Hills | 35 | $220,000 | $689 | 0.3% |
| Carnot-Moon | 26 | $232,500 | $702 | 0.3% |
| Glassport | 12 | $56,057 | $196 | 0.3% |
| Tarentum | 15 | $55,000 | $188 | 0.3% |
| Brackenridge | 11 | $75,000 | $239 | 0.3% |
| Green Tree | 10 | $200,000 | $692 | 0.3% |
| Cheswick | 4 | $170,993 | $503 | 0.3% |
| Crafton | 15 | $185,000 | $514 | 0.3% |
| Bethel Park | 64 | $272,500 | $722 | 0.3% |
| Upper St. Clair | 36 | $419,000 | $1,187 | 0.3% |
| Clairton | 27 | $45,000 | $118 | 0.3% |
| Port Vue | 9 | $82,000 | $228 | 0.3% |
| Bairdford | 2 | $155,000 | $431 | 0.3% |
| Bridgeville | 15 | $170,000 | $437 | 0.3% |
| Gibsonia | 9 | $337,000 | $853 | 0.3% |
| Churchill | 9 | $255,000 | $730 | 0.3% |
| Aspinwall | 5 | $335,000 | $937 | 0.3% |
| Heidelberg | 3 | $150,000 | $414 | 0.3% |
| Verona | 11 | $81,500 | $225 | 0.3% |
| Chalfant | 5 | $130,000 | $356 | 0.3% |
| Braddock Hills | 3 | $151,000 | $335 | 0.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 622 | $185,000 | $351 | 0.2% |
| Allison Park | 37 | $395,000 | $905 | 0.2% |
| Baldwin | 41 | $190,000 | $474 | 0.2% |
| Plum | 52 | $233,250 | $567 | 0.2% |
| Forest Hills | 27 | $217,000 | $491 | 0.2% |
| Swissvale | 30 | $169,100 | $301 | 0.2% |
| White Oak | 20 | $163,500 | $381 | 0.2% |
| South Park Township | 35 | $280,000 | $645 | 0.2% |
| Brentwood | 32 | $164,500 | $398 | 0.2% |
| Monroeville | 47 | $244,500 | $534 | 0.2% |
| Harwick | 4 | $201,000 | $359 | 0.2% |
| Springdale | 9 | $185,000 | $366 | 0.2% |
| McKeesport | 57 | $53,000 | $124 | 0.2% |
| West View | 15 | $200,000 | $464 | 0.2% |
| West Mifflin | 49 | $159,900 | $320 | 0.2% |
| Wilmerding | 9 | $55,000 | $127 | 0.2% |
| Emsworth | 2 | $186,000 | $456 | 0.2% |
| Avalon | 18 | $209,500 | $387 | 0.2% |
| Ben Avon Heights | 2 | $272,375 | $668 | 0.2% |
| Whitehall | 20 | $253,000 | $619 | 0.2% |
| McKees Rocks | 19 | $85,172 | $154 | 0.2% |
| Castle Shannon | 22 | $212,250 | $460 | 0.2% |
| Coraopolis | 23 | $160,000 | $304 | 0.2% |
| Dormont | 30 | $260,000 | $510 | 0.2% |
| Greenock | 3 | $147,500 | $362 | 0.2% |
| Etna | 10 | $108,356 | $267 | 0.2% |
| Boston | 4 | $169,950 | $316 | 0.2% |
| Sewickley Heights | 3 | $1,623,774 | $3,344 | 0.2% |
| Pleasant Hills | 19 | $260,000 | $596 | 0.2% |
| Carnegie | 19 | $185,000 | $425 | 0.2% |
| Glenshaw | 15 | $325,000 | $673 | 0.2% |
| Pennsbury Village | 4 | $183,250 | $399 | 0.2% |
| Munhall | 25 | $122,000 | $275 | 0.2% |
| McDonald | 4 | $268,950 | $505 | 0.2% |
| Oakmont | 24 | $342,500 | $710 | 0.2% |
| Edgewood | 3 | $430,000 | $791 | 0.2% |
| Noblestown | 2 | $409,000 | $915 | 0.2% |
| Glenfield | 2 | $238,000 | $569 | 0.2% |
| Whitaker | 4 | $97,500 | $212 | 0.2% |
| Sharpsburg | 6 | $115,000 | $236 | 0.2% |
| Bradford Woods | 5 | $539,900 | $1,082 | 0.2% |
| Blawnox | 2 | $162,850 | $400 | 0.2% |
| Braddock | 3 | $49,000 | $81 | 0.2% |
| Duquesne | 14 | $76,989 | $127 | 0.2% |
| Pitcairn | 19 | $105,000 | $181 | 0.2% |
| Sewickley | 9 | $683,000 | $1,065 | 0.2% |
| Millvale | 8 | $117,300 | $189 | 0.2% |
| Rankin | 5 | $59,000 | $99 | 0.2% |
| Versailles | 5 | $144,900 | $205 | 0.1% |
| Trafford | 5 | $169,000 | $250 | 0.1% |
| Sewickley Hills | 2 | $430,000 | $571 | 0.1% |
| Fox Chapel | 4 | $2,032,500 | $2,722 | 0.1% |
| Wilkinsburg | 35 | $133,000 | $184 | 0.1% |
| Enlow | 3 | $330,000 | $232 | 0.1% |
| Mount Oliver | 16 | $117,000 | $173 | 0.1% |
| East Pittsburgh | 5 | $111,000 | $148 | 0.1% |
Source: BlockShopper.com. Access the original data here.
