Best Neighborhood/Suburb for a family under $175k?

[Drover]

Originally Posted by bls5555

Anyone want to give me some sort of idea on property taxes in the various areas listed?

Thanks.

All combined municipal, county, & school district taxes per $100,000 of assessed value:

Ross Twp: $2,515
McCandless: $2,591
Shaler Twp: $3,174
Fox Chapel: $2,546
Hampton Twp: $2,738
Bethel Park: $2,937
Upper St. Clair: $2,974
Mt. Lebanon: $3,304
Brookline (City of Pittsburgh): $2,971

Source: Allegheny County Treasurer

[la_torquemada]

Wow -- that surprises me -- I looked into a lot in the Fox Chapel school district (though it was not in Fox Chapel township) and the school taxes were so high I nixed the idea -- I guess they must have lower taxes of some other kind than we do here in the city.

[Hopes]

Fox Chapel has always been lower. When there's great wealth, lower property taxes are a given. That's what wealth attracts to---a way to save on property taxes. Plus, the higher values of the properties bring in more tax revenue at a lower tax rate so the local government and schools can easily be supported with a lower percentage of tax.

[Drover]

Hence Fox Chapel at $2500 and Wilkinsburg at $5,000+

[la_torquemada]

Yes, makes sense -- for me though I could see that if we built a house on this property (which was about 3 acres) we might be able to afford the house and lot, but soon it would be valuable enough we couldn't afford the taxes. So hence, the city for us -- cheaper house means less taxes in an absolute sense.