Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Taxes in Maryland
The counties where property tax takes the smallest share of a home's value. Several are in states with no income tax offset, and a handful are in Alaska boroughs where there is effectively no municipal levy at all.
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Maryland ranked
| # | County | Effective rate | Median home | Annual tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talbot County | 0.659% | $398,300 | $2,623 |
| 2 | Worcester County | 0.755% | $348,100 | $2,629 |
| 3 | Queen Anne's County | 0.793% | $441,800 | $3,503 |
| 4 | Garrett County | 0.826% | $217,000 | $1,792 |
| 5 | Anne Arundel County | 0.852% | $450,300 | $3,836 |
| 6 | Montgomery County | 0.868% | $615,200 | $5,341 |
| 7 | St. Mary's County | 0.868% | $390,900 | $3,392 |
| 8 | Calvert County | 0.876% | $440,200 | $3,858 |
| 9 | Washington County | 0.886% | $275,900 | $2,444 |
| 10 | Wicomico County | 0.887% | $238,900 | $2,120 |
| 11 | Caroline County | 0.923% | $272,400 | $2,513 |
| 12 | Harford County | 0.932% | $367,300 | $3,424 |
| 13 | Kent County | 0.943% | $307,100 | $2,896 |
| 14 | Carroll County | 0.944% | $406,400 | $3,837 |
| 15 | Dorchester County | 0.951% | $252,300 | $2,399 |
| 16 | Somerset County | 0.976% | $164,300 | $1,603 |
| 17 | Cecil County | 0.981% | $311,800 | $3,059 |
| 18 | Frederick County | 1.020% | $437,700 | $4,463 |
| 19 | Charles County | 1.039% | $402,300 | $4,179 |
| 20 | Allegany County | 1.078% | $149,200 | $1,609 |
| 21 | Baltimore County | 1.105% | $330,000 | $3,645 |
| 22 | Prince George's County | 1.153% | $404,300 | $4,662 |
| 23 | Howard County | 1.182% | $576,700 | $6,814 |
| 24 | Baltimore city | 1.476% | $219,300 | $3,236 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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 Taxes across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Maryland