West Elizabeth residents paid property taxes equaling 0.4% of their homes’ values in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to BlockShopper.com. This figure is less than 0.4 times the national average.
Data show the median sales price for West Elizabeth homes during the same period was $50,369, based on three transactions. The city’s median property tax bill in 2025 was $194—representing 0.4% of the median home value that was assessed taxes.
The national average effective property tax rate was 0.888% during 2024.
Russellton and Elizabeth ranked as the two Allegheny County cities with the highest rates.
Effective property tax rates for 2025 are calculated in this article using estimated inflation adjustments and the county’s 2022 tax data, so the actual rate may differ slightly in some instances.
According to Redfin, U.S. home prices kept rising during 2025, bringing the national median to about $447,000 by June. That marks a 1.13% increase compared to a previous year. The report also highlights a 36% higher number of sellers versus buyers—a gap of 508,715 homes. Redfin defines a balanced market when seller and buyer counts are within 10% of one another.
The following chart compares the median effective property tax rates for Russellton and other Allegheny County cities, based on 2025 fourth quarter sales and tax data.
| 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 report relies on information from BlockShopper.com. To view the original data, click here.
