During the first quarter of 2026, Carnot-Moon property owners paid property taxes equal to 0.3% of their home values—amounting to less than 0.3 times the national average effective property tax rate, BlockShopper.com reported.
The median sales price for a home in Carnot-Moon was $232,500 based on 26 transactions during that period. The median tax bill for the city in 2026 came to $702, representing 0.3% of the homes’ median assessed value.
The U.S. average effective property tax rate stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Four Allegheny County cities reported the highest effective property tax rate at 0.5%.
This analysis estimates the 2026 effective property tax rate by applying inflation estimates to 2022 county tax data. Actual rates may differ slightly in some instances.
Nationally, home prices continued to increase in 2025, with the median home price reaching about $447,000 in June, a 1.13% uptick from the previous year, according to Redfin. The data highlight a notable gap between supply and demand, with 36% more homes listed by sellers than buyers—totaling 508,715 more homes. Redfin considers a market balanced when seller and buyer numbers are within a 10% range of each other.
The table below compares Elizabeth and other Allegheny County cities by their median effective property tax rates, based on property tax and sales data from the first quarter of 2026.
| 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% |
Information used in this story is from BlockShopper.com. The original data is available here.
