Property owners in Allegheny County paid 0.2% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the second quarter of 2025, which is less than 0.2 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by Southwest Allegheny News.
The median sales price of a Allegheny County home in the second quarter of 2025 was $230,000, based on data from the 3,471 properties sold during that time. In 2025, the median tax bill for the county was $474, 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 Elizabeth, Duquesne, and Bell Acres paid the highest rates.
The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2025 using estimated inflation values and 2022 tax data provided by the county. In some cases, the actual effective property tax rate may vary slightly.
The U.S. housing market has surged in recent years, with its total value approaching $50 trillion in 2024—nearly five times its value in 2000.
“The value of America’s housing market will likely cross the $50 trillion threshold in the next 12 months as there are not enough homes being listed to push prices down,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.
The following table compares 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 2025.
| City | Q2 2025 Sales | Q2 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | 6 | $57,500 | $399 | 0.7% |
| Duquesne | 19 | $30,000 | $124 | 0.4% |
| Bell Acres | 5 | $192,000 | $854 | 0.4% |
| Upper St. Clair | 55 | $425,000 | $1,156 | 0.3% |
| Harwick | 3 | $123,000 | $350 | 0.3% |
| McKeesport | 66 | $43,000 | $120 | 0.3% |
| Emsworth | 7 | $160,000 | $444 | 0.3% |
| Ben Avon | 2 | $320,000 | $881 | 0.3% |
| Franklin Park | 51 | $505,000 | $1,395 | 0.3% |
| Pitcairn | 11 | $67,000 | $177 | 0.3% |
| Carnot-Moon | 31 | $250,000 | $684 | 0.3% |
| Glassport | 20 | $74,000 | $191 | 0.3% |
| Fox Chapel | 15 | $965,000 | $2,652 | 0.3% |
| Russellton | 8 | $145,400 | $422 | 0.3% |
| Bairdford | 5 | $135,000 | $420 | 0.3% |
| Tarentum | 12 | $55,823 | $183 | 0.3% |
| Edgewood | 10 | $282,000 | $771 | 0.3% |
| Leetsdale | 11 | $121,500 | $370 | 0.3% |
| Rankin | 5 | $38,000 | $96 | 0.3% |
| Glenfield | 3 | $160,000 | $555 | 0.3% |
| Churchill | 21 | $260,000 | $711 | 0.3% |
| Edgeworth | 9 | $675,000 | $2,064 | 0.3% |
| Green Tree | 13 | $255,000 | $674 | 0.3% |
| Verona | 6 | $77,000 | $219 | 0.3% |
| Thornburg | 6 | $322,500 | $949 | 0.3% |
| Bakerstown | 5 | $430,000 | $1,343 | 0.3% |
| Crafton | 18 | $245,000 | $501 | 0.2% |
| Braddock Hills | 4 | $182,000 | $326 | 0.2% |
| Bethel Park | 90 | $292,500 | $703 | 0.2% |
| Allison Park | 46 | $383,000 | $882 | 0.2% |
| Baldwin | 58 | $221,500 | $462 | 0.2% |
| Plum | 86 | $249,500 | $553 | 0.2% |
| Forest Hills | 24 | $221,188 | $479 | 0.2% |
| Swissvale | 45 | $169,000 | $293 | 0.2% |
| White Oak | 25 | $155,000 | $371 | 0.2% |
| South Park Township | 52 | $295,000 | $629 | 0.2% |
| Brentwood | 33 | $190,000 | $388 | 0.2% |
| Braddock | 2 | $46,500 | $79 | 0.2% |
| Monroeville | 77 | $244,900 | $521 | 0.2% |
| Ingram | 11 | $205,000 | $373 | 0.2% |
| Springdale | 15 | $170,000 | $356 | 0.2% |
| Turtle Creek | 23 | $96,000 | $183 | 0.2% |
| West View | 17 | $228,000 | $452 | 0.2% |
| West Mifflin | 63 | $160,000 | $312 | 0.2% |
| Wilmerding | 5 | $55,000 | $124 | 0.2% |
| Clairton | 37 | $49,900 | $115 | 0.2% |
| Avalon | 17 | $217,500 | $377 | 0.2% |
| East McKeesport | 4 | $147,750 | $246 | 0.2% |
| Lincoln | 5 | $190,000 | $325 | 0.2% |
| Oakdale | 8 | $293,500 | $487 | 0.2% |
| Whitehall | 36 | $250,000 | $603 | 0.2% |
| McKees Rocks | 21 | $70,850 | $150 | 0.2% |
| Bellevue | 24 | $193,750 | $456 | 0.2% |
| Jefferson Hills | 36 | $289,950 | $672 | 0.2% |
| Castle Shannon | 29 | $194,900 | $448 | 0.2% |
| Coraopolis | 17 | $195,000 | $296 | 0.2% |
| Dravosburg | 2 | $127,500 | $246 | 0.2% |
| Port Vue | 19 | $119,900 | $222 | 0.2% |
| Dormont | 31 | $260,000 | $497 | 0.2% |
| Sewickley | 15 | $600,000 | $1,038 | 0.2% |
| Greenock | 5 | $190,000 | $353 | 0.2% |
| Etna | 20 | $155,000 | $260 | 0.2% |
| Boston | 3 | $170,000 | $308 | 0.2% |
| Liberty | 11 | $164,900 | $289 | 0.2% |
| Trafford | 3 | $125,000 | $244 | 0.2% |
| Millvale | 13 | $115,000 | $184 | 0.2% |
| Pleasant Hills | 30 | $257,500 | $580 | 0.2% |
| Carnegie | 33 | $207,500 | $414 | 0.2% |
| Glenshaw | 30 | $270,000 | $656 | 0.2% |
| West Homestead | 3 | $170,000 | $370 | 0.2% |
| Pennsbury Village | 6 | $163,350 | $389 | 0.2% |
| Munhall | 47 | $136,000 | $268 | 0.2% |
| Bridgeville | 18 | $178,750 | $426 | 0.2% |
| Imperial | 7 | $289,000 | $630 | 0.2% |
| Oakmont | 31 | $335,000 | $692 | 0.2% |
| Noblestown | 6 | $400,000 | $891 | 0.2% |
| Rennerdale | 2 | $294,625 | $699 | 0.2% |
| Mount Oliver | 19 | $71,060 | $169 | 0.2% |
| Gibsonia | 8 | $364,723 | $831 | 0.2% |
| Whitaker | 3 | $103,000 | $206 | 0.2% |
| Sharpsburg | 11 | $150,000 | $230 | 0.2% |
| Aspinwall | 9 | $414,000 | $913 | 0.2% |
| Heidelberg | 4 | $221,250 | $403 | 0.2% |
| Bradford Woods | 8 | $466,250 | $1,054 | 0.2% |
| Blawnox | 3 | $221,000 | $390 | 0.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 965 | $229,900 | $342 | 0.1% |
| North Braddock | 11 | $82,000 | $105 | 0.1% |
| Brackenridge | 10 | $155,410 | $233 | 0.1% |
| Homestead | 16 | $104,500 | $118 | 0.1% |
| Wilkinsburg | 34 | $133,495 | $179 | 0.1% |
| Enlow | 4 | $262,500 | $226 | 0.1% |
| Chalfant | 4 | $261,250 | $347 | 0.1% |
| Curtisville | 3 | $212,766 | $252 | 0.1% |
| East Pittsburgh | 7 | $370,000 | $145 | <0.1% |
