The median sales price of a Allegheny County home in the second quarter of 2024 was $217,875, based on data from the 4,154 properties sold during that time. In 2024, the median tax bill for the county was $461, 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 Leetsdale 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 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 second quarter of 2024.
| City | Q2 2024 Sales | Q2 2024 Median Price | Median tax 2024 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Elizabeth | 3 | $10,000 | $189 | 1.9% |
| Leetsdale | 4 | $64,000 | $360 | 0.6% |
| Versailles | 4 | $40,000 | $195 | 0.5% |
| Bradford Woods | 4 | $214,450 | $1,026 | 0.5% |
| Dravosburg | 5 | $60,000 | $240 | 0.4% |
| Bell Acres | 5 | $226,860 | $832 | 0.4% |
| Rosslyn Farms | 2 | $280,000 | $1,159 | 0.4% |
| East McKeesport | 10 | $76,063 | $239 | 0.3% |
| Jefferson Hills | 46 | $221,600 | $654 | 0.3% |
| Carnot-Moon | 38 | $215,000 | $666 | 0.3% |
| Sewickley Heights | 2 | $1,159,150 | $3,171 | 0.3% |
| Glassport | 24 | $72,750 | $186 | 0.3% |
| Fox Chapel | 19 | $880,000 | $2,582 | 0.3% |
| Bairdford | 4 | $154,950 | $408 | 0.3% |
| Wilkinsburg | 65 | $60,001 | $174 | 0.3% |
| Imperial | 10 | $232,450 | $613 | 0.3% |
| Edgewood | 20 | $299,000 | $750 | 0.3% |
| Noblestown | 3 | $305,000 | $867 | 0.3% |
| Mount Oliver | 32 | $60,500 | $164 | 0.3% |
| Edgeworth | 11 | $695,000 | $2,009 | 0.3% |
| Crafton | 21 | $206,000 | $487 | 0.2% |
| Braddock Hills | 7 | $167,000 | $318 | 0.2% |
| Bethel Park | 94 | $285,500 | $684 | 0.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 1,103 | $205,000 | $333 | 0.2% |
| Allison Park | 73 | $370,000 | $858 | 0.2% |
| Baldwin | 78 | $204,500 | $450 | 0.2% |
| Plum | 87 | $240,500 | $538 | 0.2% |
| Forest Hills | 42 | $197,500 | $466 | 0.2% |
| Clinton | 4 | $506,500 | $902 | 0.2% |
| Swissvale | 39 | $175,000 | $285 | 0.2% |
| Upper St. Clair | 82 | $500,375 | $1,125 | 0.2% |
| White Oak | 37 | $165,000 | $361 | 0.2% |
| South Park Township | 47 | $254,000 | $612 | 0.2% |
| Brentwood | 35 | $170,500 | $377 | 0.2% |
| Monroeville | 105 | $230,000 | $507 | 0.2% |
| Ingram | 4 | $190,250 | $364 | 0.2% |
| Springdale | 11 | $155,000 | $347 | 0.2% |
| McKeesport | 89 | $55,000 | $117 | 0.2% |
| Turtle Creek | 27 | $107,211 | $178 | 0.2% |
| West View | 21 | $190,000 | $440 | 0.2% |
| West Mifflin | 64 | $165,000 | $304 | 0.2% |
| Duquesne | 26 | $54,480 | $120 | 0.2% |
| Wilmerding | 12 | $55,000 | $121 | 0.2% |
| Emsworth | 13 | $200,000 | $432 | 0.2% |
| Ben Avon | 11 | $367,000 | $858 | 0.2% |
| Clairton | 34 | $53,450 | $112 | 0.2% |
| Avalon | 18 | $187,400 | $367 | 0.2% |
| Ben Avon Heights | 2 | $362,450 | $634 | 0.2% |
| Lincoln | 2 | $164,000 | $316 | 0.2% |
| Oakdale | 5 | $200,000 | $474 | 0.2% |
| Elizabeth | 12 | $215,000 | $388 | 0.2% |
| Whitehall | 40 | $250,626 | $587 | 0.2% |
| McKees Rocks | 30 | $71,000 | $146 | 0.2% |
| Bellevue | 21 | $253,750 | $444 | 0.2% |
| Castle Shannon | 35 | $215,000 | $436 | 0.2% |
| Coraopolis | 25 | $163,000 | $288 | 0.2% |
| Franklin Park | 55 | $614,570 | $1,358 | 0.2% |
| Pitcairn | 14 | $73,486 | $172 | 0.2% |
| Port Vue | 26 | $102,500 | $216 | 0.2% |
| Glen Osborne | 2 | $750,000 | $1,385 | 0.2% |
| Dormont | 38 | $261,450 | $483 | 0.2% |
| Sewickley | 22 | $519,000 | $1,010 | 0.2% |
| Greenock | 6 | $145,000 | $343 | 0.2% |
| Liberty | 11 | $118,400 | $281 | 0.2% |
| Trafford | 2 | $122,500 | $237 | 0.2% |
| Millvale | 14 | $111,250 | $179 | 0.2% |
| Pleasant Hills | 37 | $255,000 | $565 | 0.2% |
| Tarentum | 18 | $92,000 | $178 | 0.2% |
| Carnegie | 26 | $215,000 | $403 | 0.2% |
| Brackenridge | 25 | $94,845 | $227 | 0.2% |
| Glenshaw | 45 | $290,000 | $638 | 0.2% |
| West Homestead | 8 | $162,625 | $360 | 0.2% |
| Pennsbury Village | 11 | $170,000 | $378 | 0.2% |
| Munhall | 53 | $145,030 | $261 | 0.2% |
| McDonald | 7 | $229,000 | $479 | 0.2% |
| Bridgeville | 29 | $205,000 | $415 | 0.2% |
| Oakmont | 35 | $293,000 | $674 | 0.2% |
| Rankin | 8 | $39,447 | $94 | 0.2% |
| Gibsonia | 8 | $380,000 | $809 | 0.2% |
| Churchill | 19 | $280,000 | $692 | 0.2% |
| Whitaker | 4 | $112,000 | $201 | 0.2% |
| Sharpsburg | 18 | $143,250 | $224 | 0.2% |
| Aspinwall | 10 | $390,250 | $889 | 0.2% |
| Green Tree | 14 | $286,638 | $656 | 0.2% |
| Heidelberg | 3 | $225,000 | $393 | 0.2% |
| Cheswick | 3 | $218,800 | $477 | 0.2% |
| Thornburg | 3 | $565,000 | $923 | 0.2% |
| Chalfant | 4 | $148,000 | $338 | 0.2% |
| Bakerstown | 4 | $642,500 | $1,307 | 0.2% |
| Blawnox | 4 | $224,250 | $379 | 0.2% |
| North Braddock | 17 | $75,000 | $102 | 0.1% |
| Braddock | 9 | $61,000 | $76 | 0.1% |
| Etna | 18 | $203,750 | $253 | 0.1% |
| Sewickley Hills | 3 | $510,000 | $542 | 0.1% |
| Russellton | 3 | $298,559 | $410 | 0.1% |
| Homestead | 14 | $79,250 | $115 | 0.1% |
| Enlow | 3 | $283,000 | $220 | 0.1% |
| Sturgeon | 9 | $400,000 | $518 | 0.1% |
| East Pittsburgh | 6 | $125,000 | $141 | 0.1% |
| Verona | 10 | $177,500 | $214 | 0.1% |
| Curtisville | 5 | $186,000 | $246 | 0.1% |
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