The median sales price of a Allegheny County home in the second quarter of 2022 was $215,000, based on data from the 5,180 properties sold during that time. In 2022 the median tax bill for the county was $420, which is 0.2% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.
This is 0.2 times lower than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.
The analysis of Allegheny County real estate data showed homeowners in West Elizabeth and Lincoln paid the highest rates.
The following table compares West Elizabeth with some other cities belonging to Allegheny County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the second quarter of 2022.
| City | Q2 2022 Sales | Q2 2022 Median Price | Median tax 2022 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Elizabeth | 3 | $7,000 | $172 | 2.5% |
| Lincoln | 3 | $43,050 | $287 | 0.7% |
| Glen Osborne | 1 | $220,000 | $1,259 | 0.6% |
| Versailles | 3 | $29,900 | $177 | 0.6% |
| Bell Acres | 5 | $162,000 | $756 | 0.5% |
| Braddock | 4 | $16,181 | $70 | 0.4% |
| Wall | 2 | $30,969 | $118 | 0.4% |
| Noblestown | 3 | $222,000 | $788 | 0.4% |
| Edgeworth | 13 | $520,000 | $1,826 | 0.4% |
| Allison Park | 83 | $309,500 | $780 | 0.3% |
| North Braddock | 17 | $30,000 | $93 | 0.3% |
| Springdale | 11 | $101,000 | $315 | 0.3% |
| McKeesport | 87 | $35,000 | $107 | 0.3% |
| Turtle Creek | 17 | $60,000 | $162 | 0.3% |
| Duquesne | 27 | $43,000 | $109 | 0.3% |
| Emsworth | 11 | $150,000 | $393 | 0.3% |
| Ben Avon | 12 | $292,500 | $780 | 0.3% |
| Ben Avon Heights | 5 | $193,000 | $576 | 0.3% |
| East McKeesport | 7 | $80,000 | $217 | 0.3% |
| McKees Rocks | 27 | $41,932 | $133 | 0.3% |
| Franklin Park | 57 | $455,000 | $1,234 | 0.3% |
| Port Vue | 19 | $61,000 | $196 | 0.3% |
| Etna | 18 | $84,000 | $230 | 0.3% |
| Boston | 4 | $85,034 | $272 | 0.3% |
| Fox Chapel | 14 | $832,500 | $2,347 | 0.3% |
| Russellton | 7 | $135,000 | $373 | 0.3% |
| Oakmont | 36 | $230,450 | $612 | 0.3% |
| Churchill | 27 | $200,000 | $629 | 0.3% |
| Green Tree | 27 | $235,575 | $597 | 0.3% |
| Cheswick | 9 | $136,500 | $433 | 0.3% |
| Bradford Woods | 7 | $330,000 | $933 | 0.3% |
| Bakerstown | 6 | $426,000 | $1,189 | 0.3% |
| Crafton | 33 | $220,000 | $443 | 0.2% |
| Braddock Hills | 5 | $130,000 | $289 | 0.2% |
| Bethel Park | 123 | $250,000 | $622 | 0.2% |
| Baldwin | 110 | $193,950 | $409 | 0.2% |
| Plum | 99 | $230,000 | $489 | 0.2% |
| Forest Hills | 54 | $207,500 | $424 | 0.2% |
| Swissvale | 52 | $141,000 | $259 | 0.2% |
| Upper St. Clair | 101 | $440,000 | $1,023 | 0.2% |
| White Oak | 30 | $150,000 | $328 | 0.2% |
| South Park Township | 86 | $237,600 | $556 | 0.2% |
| Brentwood | 53 | $174,000 | $343 | 0.2% |
| Monroeville | 129 | $199,999 | $461 | 0.2% |
| Harwick | 6 | $180,750 | $310 | 0.2% |
| Ingram | 15 | $180,000 | $331 | 0.2% |
| West View | 32 | $217,858 | $400 | 0.2% |
| West Mifflin | 82 | $143,000 | $276 | 0.2% |
| Wilmerding | 9 | $65,000 | $110 | 0.2% |
| Clairton | 37 | $60,000 | $102 | 0.2% |
| Avalon | 29 | $155,000 | $334 | 0.2% |
| Oakdale | 11 | $185,000 | $431 | 0.2% |
| Elizabeth | 13 | $145,000 | $353 | 0.2% |
| Whitehall | 47 | $261,000 | $534 | 0.2% |
| Bellevue | 32 | $208,250 | $403 | 0.2% |
| Jefferson Hills | 41 | $252,000 | $594 | 0.2% |
| Castle Shannon | 45 | $175,000 | $396 | 0.2% |
| Coraopolis | 40 | $167,750 | $262 | 0.2% |
| Dravosburg | 6 | $103,500 | $218 | 0.2% |
| Pitcairn | 22 | $91,950 | $156 | 0.2% |
| Carnot-Moon | 58 | $267,713 | $605 | 0.2% |
| Dormont | 64 | $251,000 | $439 | 0.2% |
| Sewickley | 38 | $452,500 | $918 | 0.2% |
| Greenock | 9 | $175,000 | $312 | 0.2% |
| Liberty | 11 | $140,000 | $255 | 0.2% |
| Haysville | 2 | $159,155 | $337 | 0.2% |
| Sewickley Heights | 7 | $1,275,000 | $2,883 | 0.2% |
| Glassport | 25 | $89,900 | $169 | 0.2% |
| Pleasant Hills | 42 | $259,600 | $514 | 0.2% |
| Bairdford | 3 | $226,101 | $371 | 0.2% |
| Tarentum | 27 | $88,500 | $162 | 0.2% |
| Carnegie | 52 | $175,000 | $366 | 0.2% |
| Brackenridge | 21 | $135,700 | $206 | 0.2% |
| Glenshaw | 43 | $240,000 | $580 | 0.2% |
| West Homestead | 8 | $161,625 | $328 | 0.2% |
| Pennsbury Village | 21 | $155,000 | $344 | 0.2% |
| Munhall | 56 | $125,000 | $237 | 0.2% |
| Wilkinsburg | 71 | $85,000 | $158 | 0.2% |
| McDonald | 3 | $242,000 | $435 | 0.2% |
| Bridgeville | 26 | $183,750 | $377 | 0.2% |
| Imperial | 20 | $323,460 | $557 | 0.2% |
| Edgewood | 18 | $335,000 | $682 | 0.2% |
| Sturgeon | 5 | $220,640 | $471 | 0.2% |
| Leetsdale | 6 | $172,500 | $327 | 0.2% |
| Rennerdale | 7 | $265,000 | $619 | 0.2% |
| Mount Oliver | 24 | $87,450 | $149 | 0.2% |
| Rankin | 7 | $35,000 | $85 | 0.2% |
| Glenfield | 4 | $221,000 | $491 | 0.2% |
| Gibsonia | 14 | $350,000 | $736 | 0.2% |
| Whitaker | 10 | $104,000 | $183 | 0.2% |
| Sharpsburg | 18 | $125,500 | $204 | 0.2% |
| Aspinwall | 14 | $384,950 | $808 | 0.2% |
| Heidelberg | 7 | $194,000 | $357 | 0.2% |
| Rosslyn Farms | 3 | $440,000 | $1,054 | 0.2% |
| Thornburg | 6 | $452,500 | $839 | 0.2% |
| Chalfant | 4 | $172,500 | $307 | 0.2% |
| Curtisville | 4 | $132,500 | $223 | 0.2% |
| Blawnox | 3 | $187,000 | $345 | 0.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 1,387 | $212,000 | $303 | 0.1% |
| Trafford | 1 | $199,900 | $216 | 0.1% |
| Sewickley Hills | 6 | $625,000 | $493 | 0.1% |
| Millvale | 19 | $159,000 | $163 | 0.1% |
| Homestead | 28 | $71,940 | $105 | 0.1% |
| Enlow | 5 | $185,000 | $200 | 0.1% |
| East Pittsburgh | 11 | $123,000 | $128 | 0.1% |
| Verona | 8 | $188,325 | $194 | 0.1% |
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