How much tax money goes to the township, school & county?

South Fayette property owners pay real estate tax to three separate entities—South Fayette Township, Allegheny County and South Fayette School District.

Township and county taxes each account for 13 percent of a property owner's total property taxes paid.

School taxes are the most expensive, accounting for 74 percent of total property taxes.

South Fayette voters have elected Kevin Biber as the Real Estate Tax Collector to accept tax payments for both the township and the school district. The Allegheny County Treasurer collects county taxes.

Elected officials for each entity set their annual property tax rates.

The five-member Board of Commissioners sets the tax rate for the township government at 4.73 mills, or $473 per $100,000 in assessed value.

Allegheny County Council sets the county rate, which is 4.73 mills—coincidentally the same as the township rate.

The nine-member school board sets the tax rate for the public school district at 26.7 mills, or $2,670 per $100,000.

—Andrea Iglar