Homeowners in Trafford paid property taxes amounting to 0.1% of their home’s value in the first quarter of 2026, which was less than 0.2 times the U.S. average effective rate, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data show the median sales price for a Trafford home during this period was $169,000, with five properties sold. For 2026, the city’s median tax bill stood at $250, equating to 0.1% of the median assessed value for taxed homes.
The national average effective property tax rate was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Allegheny County, four cities had the highest effective tax rate at 0.5%.
This article estimates Trafford’s effective property tax rate for 2026 based on projected inflation and 2022 tax data from the county. Actual rates may differ marginally.
U.S. home prices continued to rise in 2025, with the national median reaching roughly $447,000 in June, up 1.13% from the prior year, according to Redfin. Redfin’s data also indicates a wide imbalance between supply and demand: there were 36% more sellers than buyers, with a difference of 508,715 homes. A balanced housing market has seller and buyer counts within 10% of each other, based on Redfin’s criteria.
The table below shows a comparison of Elizabeth and selected other Allegheny County cities by median effective property tax rate, calculated from first-quarter 2026 sales and property tax figures.
| 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 in this story was gathered from BlockShopper.com. Source data is available here.
