Maryland property taxes by county
Across Maryland, the median owner-occupied home pays $4,093 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $419,900 — an effective property-tax rate of 0.975%. That ranks Maryland #22 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 24 Maryland county-equivalents in the Census data — 24 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 0.975%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $4,093 ± $21
- Median home value
- $419,900
- National rank
- #22 of 51
All Maryland counties
Every Maryland county-equivalent in the Census data (24 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| Baltimore city | 1.461% | $3,354 | $229,600 | #391 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard County | 1.169% | $6,987 | $597,900 | #780 |
| Prince George's County | 1.120% | $4,771 | $426,000 | #864 |
| Baltimore County | 1.070% | $3,736 | $349,300 | #964 |
| Allegany County | 1.056% | $1,636 | $154,900 | #989 |
| Charles County | 1.013% | $4,339 | $428,500 | #1081 |
| Frederick County | 0.987% | $4,584 | $464,600 | #1161 |
| Dorchester County | 0.936% | $2,456 | $262,400 | #1274 |
| Somerset County | 0.919% | $1,591 | $173,200 | #1308 |
| Kent County | 0.914% | $3,025 | $330,900 | #1316 |
| Carroll County | 0.906% | $3,934 | $434,000 | #1336 |
| Caroline County | 0.903% | $2,619 | $290,100 | #1348 |
| Cecil County | 0.893% | $3,068 | $343,400 | #1368 |
| Harford County | 0.892% | $3,448 | $386,400 | #1372 |
| Montgomery County | 0.865% | $5,539 | $640,300 | #1432 |
| Wicomico County | 0.852% | $2,171 | $254,700 | #1461 |
| Anne Arundel County | 0.846% | $3,957 | $467,900 | #1472 |
| Calvert County | 0.844% | $3,885 | $460,200 | #1476 |
| St. Mary's County | 0.840% | $3,424 | $407,600 | #1484 |
| Washington County | 0.838% | $2,481 | $296,100 | #1493 |
| Queen Anne's County | 0.783% | $3,623 | $462,700 | #1634 |
| Garrett County | 0.780% | $1,836 | $235,300 | #1640 |
| Worcester County | 0.731% | $2,738 | $374,700 | #1787 |
| Talbot County | 0.646% | $2,647 | $409,700 | #2090 |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in Maryland?
- Statewide, Maryland's effective property-tax rate is 0.975% — the state median real-estate taxes ($4,093) divided by the state median home value ($419,900), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which Maryland county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; Maryland's statewide figure is 0.975%.