The median sales price of a Allegheny County home in the first quarter of 2024 was $185,000, based on data from the 3,054 properties sold during that time. In 2024, the median tax bill for the county was $461, which is 0.3% 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 Chalfant and West Homestead paid the highest rates.
The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2024 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 following table compares Chalfant 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 2024.
| City | Q1 2024 Sales | Q1 2024 Median Price | Median tax 2024 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalfant | 3 | $18,000 | $338 | 1.9% |
| West Homestead | 5 | $52,600 | $360 | 0.7% |
| Duquesne | 18 | $20,000 | $120 | 0.6% |
| Sewickley Heights | 4 | $554,650 | $3,171 | 0.6% |
| Rankin | 3 | $18,300 | $94 | 0.5% |
| Bradford Woods | 5 | $205,000 | $1,026 | 0.5% |
| Braddock Hills | 9 | $88,000 | $318 | 0.4% |
| Swissvale | 28 | $67,850 | $285 | 0.4% |
| East McKeesport | 12 | $62,125 | $239 | 0.4% |
| Bethel Park | 59 | $249,900 | $684 | 0.3% |
| Allison Park | 39 | $330,000 | $858 | 0.3% |
| Forest Hills | 30 | $177,000 | $466 | 0.3% |
| Upper St. Clair | 51 | $400,000 | $1,125 | 0.3% |
| White Oak | 28 | $128,500 | $361 | 0.3% |
| North Braddock | 22 | $33,202 | $102 | 0.3% |
| Braddock | 9 | $27,000 | $76 | 0.3% |
| McKeesport | 72 | $34,500 | $117 | 0.3% |
| Emsworth | 12 | $131,750 | $432 | 0.3% |
| Ben Avon | 2 | $332,500 | $858 | 0.3% |
| Wall | 5 | $44,000 | $130 | 0.3% |
| McKees Rocks | 20 | $54,493 | $146 | 0.3% |
| Dravosburg | 5 | $72,775 | $240 | 0.3% |
| Franklin Park | 34 | $407,000 | $1,358 | 0.3% |
| Carnot-Moon | 27 | $238,000 | $666 | 0.3% |
| Sewickley | 20 | $352,500 | $1,010 | 0.3% |
| Liberty | 5 | $100,000 | $281 | 0.3% |
| Sewickley Hills | 8 | $190,000 | $542 | 0.3% |
| Glassport | 14 | $60,535 | $186 | 0.3% |
| Fox Chapel | 9 | $1,000,000 | $2,582 | 0.3% |
| Carnegie | 28 | $156,750 | $403 | 0.3% |
| Brackenridge | 16 | $88,500 | $227 | 0.3% |
| Glenshaw | 20 | $250,750 | $638 | 0.3% |
| Wilkinsburg | 40 | $69,299 | $174 | 0.3% |
| Imperial | 15 | $230,000 | $613 | 0.3% |
| Edgewood | 16 | $256,250 | $750 | 0.3% |
| Leetsdale | 9 | $129,900 | $360 | 0.3% |
| Mount Oliver | 11 | $47,000 | $164 | 0.3% |
| Edgeworth | 7 | $740,000 | $2,009 | 0.3% |
| Sharpsburg | 8 | $68,306 | $224 | 0.3% |
| Rosslyn Farms | 2 | $396,000 | $1,159 | 0.3% |
| Bakerstown | 8 | $492,500 | $1,307 | 0.3% |
| Crafton | 14 | $217,000 | $487 | 0.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 833 | $167,000 | $333 | 0.2% |
| Baldwin | 51 | $200,000 | $450 | 0.2% |
| Plum | 57 | $239,900 | $538 | 0.2% |
| South Park Township | 42 | $247,500 | $612 | 0.2% |
| Brentwood | 39 | $167,500 | $377 | 0.2% |
| Monroeville | 76 | $216,500 | $507 | 0.2% |
| Ingram | 14 | $209,500 | $364 | 0.2% |
| Springdale | 10 | $145,694 | $347 | 0.2% |
| Turtle Creek | 24 | $75,035 | $178 | 0.2% |
| West View | 5 | $250,000 | $440 | 0.2% |
| West Mifflin | 70 | $128,950 | $304 | 0.2% |
| Wilmerding | 4 | $50,000 | $121 | 0.2% |
| Clairton | 33 | $56,203 | $112 | 0.2% |
| Avalon | 27 | $190,000 | $367 | 0.2% |
| Lincoln | 4 | $205,000 | $316 | 0.2% |
| Oakdale | 4 | $199,250 | $474 | 0.2% |
| Elizabeth | 2 | $255,385 | $388 | 0.2% |
| Whitehall | 31 | $245,000 | $587 | 0.2% |
| Bellevue | 16 | $219,000 | $444 | 0.2% |
| Jefferson Hills | 29 | $308,000 | $654 | 0.2% |
| Castle Shannon | 20 | $176,000 | $436 | 0.2% |
| Coraopolis | 26 | $139,701 | $288 | 0.2% |
| Pitcairn | 16 | $69,750 | $172 | 0.2% |
| Port Vue | 21 | $105,000 | $216 | 0.2% |
| Dormont | 17 | $220,500 | $483 | 0.2% |
| Greenock | 4 | $165,000 | $343 | 0.2% |
| Etna | 11 | $120,000 | $253 | 0.2% |
| Versailles | 2 | $116,750 | $195 | 0.2% |
| Millvale | 20 | $104,626 | $179 | 0.2% |
| Russellton | 8 | $202,450 | $410 | 0.2% |
| Pleasant Hills | 17 | $269,000 | $565 | 0.2% |
| Bairdford | 4 | $257,450 | $408 | 0.2% |
| Tarentum | 10 | $85,700 | $178 | 0.2% |
| Pennsbury Village | 9 | $170,000 | $378 | 0.2% |
| Munhall | 46 | $133,000 | $261 | 0.2% |
| McDonald | 4 | $238,000 | $479 | 0.2% |
| Bridgeville | 9 | $176,000 | $415 | 0.2% |
| Oakmont | 24 | $277,500 | $674 | 0.2% |
| Noblestown | 5 | $350,000 | $867 | 0.2% |
| Rennerdale | 2 | $283,245 | $681 | 0.2% |
| Gibsonia | 2 | $406,250 | $809 | 0.2% |
| Churchill | 14 | $285,401 | $692 | 0.2% |
| Whitaker | 6 | $95,426 | $201 | 0.2% |
| Aspinwall | 3 | $389,900 | $889 | 0.2% |
| East Pittsburgh | 11 | $69,000 | $141 | 0.2% |
| Green Tree | 20 | $285,000 | $656 | 0.2% |
| Cheswick | 9 | $202,000 | $477 | 0.2% |
| Verona | 8 | $112,500 | $214 | 0.2% |
| Blawnox | 6 | $196,250 | $379 | 0.2% |
| Bell Acres | 8 | $742,500 | $832 | 0.1% |
| Homestead | 11 | $84,500 | $115 | 0.1% |
| Enlow | 5 | $304,000 | $220 | 0.1% |
| Sturgeon | 3 | $400,000 | $518 | 0.1% |
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