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Allegheny County Reassessment Ordered: What Property Owners Should Do Now
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October 22, 2026
📚 Historical article. This post reflects the law and County procedures when it was written. Deadlines, the Common Level Ratio and hearing rules have changed, and a new countywide reassessment has been ordered.
Read the current 2027 Tax Appeal Guide →Reassessment Guide →Historical article: this January 2023 release describes the 2023 tax year, when the appeal deadline was March 31, 2023 and the ratio was 63.6%. The County's rules and ratio have changed since then. For appeals filed July 1 to September 1, 2026 (tax year 2027), the County's Common Level Ratio is 49.3%. See our current property tax appeal guide.
For Immediate Release:
There is really good news for property owners in Allegheny County, PA concerning their property taxes. Recent developments concerning Allegheny County property assessments have created an unusual opportunity for commercial and residential property owners to lower their property taxes in 2023.
The Allegheny County tax appeal deadline is March 31, 2023.
2023 was a strong year to seek lower property taxes because the “STEB RATIO” (State Tax Equalization Board (STEB) Common Level Ratio (CLR)) has dropped significantly for 2023 to 63.6%. This means that property assessments should only be 63.6% of their current market value. This is big news and a substantial drop as to what the STEB Ratio has been in recent years:
Basically this means every commercial and residential property owner (even owners who have recently been appealed by School Districts or who have already been through the appeal system) should be examining their property assessments and making sure that the current assessment is NOT higher than 63.6% of the current fair market value.
If you are not sure, we are happy to review your case and see if we can challenge the current property assessment. Simply, email us your property address at info@pghfirm.com and we will review your case for free.
