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County’s Towns and Cities Face Assessment Changes

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Earlier in 2012, Allegheny County released preliminary assessed value changes for its cities and towns showing how property values had changed, in aggregate, for 2013. The range ran from a 75% increase in Rankin (with values rising from $14 million to $24 million) to a 5% decline in Pitcarin, the only municipality that saw aggregate property values fall in the County.

With appeals taking place and certified values reflecting those changes as of their December 20th release, we see that five municipalities (Turtle Creek, East Pittsburgh, West Homestead, Sewickley Hills, and Pitcarin) saw their certified values come in higher than their preliminary numbers. Nine municipalities saw no change. The remaining 114 municipalities saw certified values fall from preliminary numbers. A good many of these (86) saw rather small decreases (5 percentage points or less). Sizeable reductions from preliminary numbers to certified numbers came in these communities: Dravosburg (86% to 34%), Neville (96% to 56%), Versailles (43% to 17%), Sewickley Heights (61% to 37%), and Harmar (56% to 41%).

Municipalities have until the end of January to set millage rates for 2013 tax bills that comply with the Act 71 requirements on revenue neutral rates and rate hikes following the establishment of those revenue neutral rates.

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