The median sales price of a Allegheny County home in the first quarter of 2022 was $185,000, based on data from the 4,421 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 Glen Osborne 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 first quarter of 2022.
| City | Q1 2022 Sales | Q1 2022 Median Price | Median tax 2022 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Elizabeth | 2 | $20,000 | $172 | 0.9% |
| Glen Osborne | 5 | $161,253 | $1,259 | 0.8% |
| Versailles | 5 | $24,000 | $177 | 0.7% |
| Edgeworth | 3 | $280,000 | $1,826 | 0.7% |
| Lincoln | 3 | $50,000 | $287 | 0.6% |
| Wall | 4 | $21,500 | $118 | 0.5% |
| Boston | 4 | $55,000 | $272 | 0.5% |
| Turtle Creek | 26 | $40,000 | $162 | 0.4% |
| Duquesne | 24 | $30,000 | $109 | 0.4% |
| Oakdale | 7 | $120,000 | $431 | 0.4% |
| West Homestead | 11 | $89,999 | $328 | 0.4% |
| Noblestown | 2 | $217,500 | $788 | 0.4% |
| Rankin | 12 | $21,049 | $85 | 0.4% |
| Aspinwall | 15 | $190,000 | $808 | 0.4% |
| Bakerstown | 7 | $320,000 | $1,189 | 0.4% |
| Braddock Hills | 8 | $83,500 | $289 | 0.3% |
| Bethel Park | 118 | $230,050 | $622 | 0.3% |
| Allison Park | 56 | $309,000 | $780 | 0.3% |
| Upper St. Clair | 83 | $359,900 | $1,023 | 0.3% |
| South Park Township | 62 | $159,568 | $556 | 0.3% |
| Braddock | 5 | $22,017 | $70 | 0.3% |
| Clairton | 46 | $35,500 | $102 | 0.3% |
| East McKeesport | 15 | $65,000 | $217 | 0.3% |
| McKees Rocks | 36 | $48,000 | $133 | 0.3% |
| Jefferson Hills | 40 | $210,250 | $594 | 0.3% |
| Castle Shannon | 37 | $151,500 | $396 | 0.3% |
| Dravosburg | 5 | $79,900 | $218 | 0.3% |
| Franklin Park | 38 | $376,450 | $1,234 | 0.3% |
| Carnot-Moon | 58 | $195,000 | $605 | 0.3% |
| Sewickley Heights | 4 | $835,025 | $2,883 | 0.3% |
| Sewickley Hills | 5 | $166,000 | $493 | 0.3% |
| Fox Chapel | 18 | $755,000 | $2,347 | 0.3% |
| Tarentum | 28 | $48,000 | $162 | 0.3% |
| Brackenridge | 19 | $82,000 | $206 | 0.3% |
| McDonald | 4 | $151,250 | $435 | 0.3% |
| Bridgeville | 26 | $137,500 | $377 | 0.3% |
| Edgewood | 12 | $247,450 | $682 | 0.3% |
| Rennerdale | 5 | $205,000 | $619 | 0.3% |
| Glenfield | 6 | $187,450 | $491 | 0.3% |
| Churchill | 20 | $240,750 | $629 | 0.3% |
| East Pittsburgh | 11 | $40,000 | $128 | 0.3% |
| Chalfant | 7 | $104,000 | $307 | 0.3% |
| Curtisville | 5 | $85,000 | $223 | 0.3% |
| Crafton | 32 | $202,200 | $443 | 0.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 1,194 | $177,000 | $303 | 0.2% |
| Baldwin | 67 | $192,360 | $409 | 0.2% |
| Plum | 94 | $205,000 | $489 | 0.2% |
| Forest Hills | 36 | $181,450 | $424 | 0.2% |
| Swissvale | 41 | $142,000 | $259 | 0.2% |
| White Oak | 36 | $155,000 | $328 | 0.2% |
| North Braddock | 18 | $39,000 | $93 | 0.2% |
| Brentwood | 43 | $159,000 | $343 | 0.2% |
| Monroeville | 115 | $186,414 | $461 | 0.2% |
| Harwick | 2 | $197,500 | $310 | 0.2% |
| Ingram | 14 | $169,950 | $331 | 0.2% |
| Springdale | 7 | $180,000 | $315 | 0.2% |
| McKeesport | 82 | $45,000 | $107 | 0.2% |
| West View | 27 | $170,000 | $400 | 0.2% |
| West Mifflin | 93 | $135,000 | $276 | 0.2% |
| Wilmerding | 16 | $52,500 | $110 | 0.2% |
| Emsworth | 11 | $185,000 | $393 | 0.2% |
| Ben Avon | 10 | $427,500 | $780 | 0.2% |
| Avalon | 22 | $155,000 | $334 | 0.2% |
| Whitehall | 37 | $240,000 | $534 | 0.2% |
| Bellevue | 38 | $214,500 | $403 | 0.2% |
| Coraopolis | 27 | $157,000 | $262 | 0.2% |
| Pitcairn | 14 | $80,950 | $156 | 0.2% |
| Port Vue | 17 | $85,000 | $196 | 0.2% |
| Dormont | 40 | $192,500 | $439 | 0.2% |
| Sewickley | 16 | $438,750 | $918 | 0.2% |
| Greenock | 13 | $131,000 | $312 | 0.2% |
| Etna | 13 | $135,000 | $230 | 0.2% |
| Liberty | 11 | $106,000 | $255 | 0.2% |
| Trafford | 3 | $115,000 | $216 | 0.2% |
| Haysville | 2 | $219,000 | $337 | 0.2% |
| Glassport | 28 | $67,588 | $169 | 0.2% |
| Millvale | 16 | $72,325 | $163 | 0.2% |
| Russellton | 6 | $151,150 | $373 | 0.2% |
| Pleasant Hills | 29 | $210,000 | $514 | 0.2% |
| Carnegie | 41 | $160,000 | $366 | 0.2% |
| Glenshaw | 32 | $234,775 | $580 | 0.2% |
| Pennsbury Village | 15 | $150,000 | $344 | 0.2% |
| Munhall | 46 | $124,950 | $237 | 0.2% |
| Imperial | 28 | $318,828 | $557 | 0.2% |
| Oakmont | 40 | $261,500 | $612 | 0.2% |
| Sturgeon | 3 | $217,000 | $471 | 0.2% |
| Leetsdale | 4 | $210,000 | $327 | 0.2% |
| Mount Oliver | 20 | $88,000 | $149 | 0.2% |
| Gibsonia | 13 | $350,000 | $736 | 0.2% |
| Whitaker | 10 | $88,500 | $183 | 0.2% |
| Sharpsburg | 17 | $125,000 | $204 | 0.2% |
| Green Tree | 21 | $259,900 | $597 | 0.2% |
| Heidelberg | 7 | $185,000 | $357 | 0.2% |
| Cheswick | 14 | $175,000 | $433 | 0.2% |
| Verona | 7 | $109,900 | $194 | 0.2% |
| Rosslyn Farms | 3 | $430,000 | $1,054 | 0.2% |
| Thornburg | 2 | $390,000 | $839 | 0.2% |
| Bradford Woods | 5 | $452,000 | $933 | 0.2% |
| Blawnox | 1 | $177,000 | $345 | 0.2% |
| Ben Avon Heights | 1 | $467,500 | $576 | 0.1% |
| Bell Acres | 11 | $620,000 | $756 | 0.1% |
| Bairdford | 2 | $260,250 | $371 | 0.1% |
| Homestead | 17 | $70,000 | $105 | 0.1% |
| Wilkinsburg | 63 | $117,500 | $158 | 0.1% |
| Enlow | 6 | $287,500 | $200 | 0.1% |
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