What is the property tax rate in Pittsburgh?

Pittsburgh's combined effective property tax rate is about 1.49% of assessed value. That blends the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and Pittsburgh Public Schools millage rates, which are billed together.

Is property tax based on market value or assessed value?

Allegheny County bills on assessed value, which is set by the county assessment and may differ from current market value. Always start from the assessed value on your tax notice, not a Zillow estimate.

What is the homestead exemption?

The Allegheny County homestead exemption reduces the taxable assessed value of an owner-occupied primary residence before the school millage is applied, lowering your bill. It does not apply to rentals or second homes.

Why are there three separate millage rates?

In Pennsylvania, the city, the county, and the school district each levy their own millage. Pittsburgh homeowners pay all three on one combined real estate tax bill; this tool sums them into one effective rate.

Is my property data stored?

No. The estimate is computed entirely in your browser and nothing you enter is uploaded or saved on a server.

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A Pittsburgh property tax bill stacks three separate levies — city, Allegheny County, and school district — into one combined rate of roughly 1.49% of assessed value. This estimator applies that effective rate, lets you take the homestead exemption for an owner-occupied home, and shows your annual bill.

How it works

Pennsylvania taxes property in mills (one mill = $1 per $1,000 of assessed value). Pittsburgh homeowners pay three millage rates that combine to an effective rate near 1.49%. The estimate works as:

taxable_value = assessed_value - homestead_exemption   (floored at 0)
annual_tax    = taxable_value * 0.0149

The homestead exemption reduces the taxable assessed value for an owner-occupied primary residence before the rate is applied. Rentals and second homes don’t qualify, so the tool lets you toggle it off.

Example

Assessed value $200,000, primary residence with an $18,000 homestead exemption:

taxable = 200000 - 18000 = $182,000
tax     = 182000 * 0.0149 = $2,711.80

Without the exemption the same home would owe 200000 × 0.0149 = $2,980.00 — the homestead saves about $268 a year.

Notes

The 1.49% figure is an effective blend; exact millage is set annually by each taxing body and can change. The homestead exemption amount is set by Allegheny County and applies mainly to the school portion of the bill. Use this as a close estimate, then confirm against your official assessment notice.