County Tax AtlasProperty tax by county & state

Independent reference using U.S. Census dataACS 2020–2024 5-year · 3,144 counties

Maryland property tax rates

Homeowners in Maryland typically pay about 0.97% of their home's value in property tax each year — the 22nd highest effective rate of the 50 states and DC.

Typical effective rate

0.97%

4% above the U.S. median

Median tax paid

$4,093

per year

Median home value

$419,900

Counties covered

24

24 with a rate

Within Maryland, the effective rate ranges from 1.46% in Baltimore city down to 0.65% in Talbot County. Use the estimator to turn a home value into an approximate bill.

Official Maryland resource: Maryland Dept. of Assessments and Taxation — Real Property. For a specific parcel, use the local county assessor.

All Maryland counties

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In-state rank by effective rate (1 = highest) · ACS 2020–2024 5-year
In-stateCountyEffective rateMedian taxMedian value
5 Allegany County 1.06% $1,636 $154,900
17 Anne Arundel County 0.85% $3,957 $467,900
1 Baltimore city 1.46% $3,354 $229,600
4 Baltimore County 1.07% $3,736 $349,300
18 Calvert County 0.84% $3,885 $460,200
12 Caroline County 0.90% $2,619 $290,100
11 Carroll County 0.91% $3,934 $434,000
13 Cecil County 0.89% $3,068 $343,400
6 Charles County 1.01% $4,339 $428,500
8 Dorchester County 0.94% $2,456 $262,400
7 Frederick County 0.99% $4,584 $464,600
22 Garrett County 0.78% $1,836 $235,300
14 Harford County 0.89% $3,448 $386,400
2 Howard County 1.17% $6,987 $597,900
10 Kent County 0.91% $3,025 $330,900
15 Montgomery County 0.87% $5,539 $640,300
3 Prince George's County 1.12% $4,771 $426,000
21 Queen Anne's County 0.78% $3,623 $462,700
9 Somerset County 0.92% $1,591 $173,200
19 St. Mary's County 0.84% $3,424 $407,600
24 Talbot County 0.65% $2,647 $409,700
20 Washington County 0.84% $2,481 $296,100
16 Wicomico County 0.85% $2,171 $254,700
23 Worcester County 0.73% $2,738 $374,700

A ± mark means the county's survey estimate carries a wide margin of error (small number of owner-occupied homes). Figures are typical burdens, not statutory rates or individual bills.