Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Tax Bills in Maryland
The smallest annual property tax bills in the country in dollar terms. Low home values do most of the work here, so a low bill is not the same thing as a low rate.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Maryland ranked
| # | County | Annual tax | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset County | $1,603 | $164,300 | 0.976% |
| 2 | Allegany County | $1,609 | $149,200 | 1.078% |
| 3 | Garrett County | $1,792 | $217,000 | 0.826% |
| 4 | Wicomico County | $2,120 | $238,900 | 0.887% |
| 5 | Dorchester County | $2,399 | $252,300 | 0.951% |
| 6 | Washington County | $2,444 | $275,900 | 0.886% |
| 7 | Caroline County | $2,513 | $272,400 | 0.923% |
| 8 | Talbot County | $2,623 | $398,300 | 0.659% |
| 9 | Worcester County | $2,629 | $348,100 | 0.755% |
| 10 | Kent County | $2,896 | $307,100 | 0.943% |
| 11 | Cecil County | $3,059 | $311,800 | 0.981% |
| 12 | Baltimore city | $3,236 | $219,300 | 1.476% |
| 13 | St. Mary's County | $3,392 | $390,900 | 0.868% |
| 14 | Harford County | $3,424 | $367,300 | 0.932% |
| 15 | Queen Anne's County | $3,503 | $441,800 | 0.793% |
| 16 | Baltimore County | $3,645 | $330,000 | 1.105% |
| 17 | Anne Arundel County | $3,836 | $450,300 | 0.852% |
| 18 | Carroll County | $3,837 | $406,400 | 0.944% |
| 19 | Calvert County | $3,858 | $440,200 | 0.876% |
| 20 | Charles County | $4,179 | $402,300 | 1.039% |
| 21 | Frederick County | $4,463 | $437,700 | 1.020% |
| 22 | Prince George's County | $4,662 | $404,300 | 1.153% |
| 23 | Montgomery County | $5,341 | $615,200 | 0.868% |
| 24 | Howard County | $6,814 | $576,700 | 1.182% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Lowest Property Tax Bills across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Maryland