Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Maryland
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Maryland ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset County | $133 | 0.976% | $164,300 |
| 2 | Allegany County | $133 | 1.078% | $149,200 |
| 3 | Garrett County | $118 | 0.826% | $217,000 |
| 4 | Wicomico County | $90 | 0.887% | $238,900 |
| 5 | Dorchester County | $67 | 0.951% | $252,300 |
| 6 | Washington County | $63 | 0.886% | $275,900 |
| 7 | Caroline County | $57 | 0.923% | $272,400 |
| 8 | Talbot County | $48 | 0.659% | $398,300 |
| 9 | Worcester County | $48 | 0.755% | $348,100 |
| 10 | Kent County | $26 | 0.943% | $307,100 |
| 11 | Cecil County | $12 | 0.981% | $311,800 |
| 12 | Baltimore city | $-3 | 1.476% | $219,300 |
| 13 | St. Mary's County | $-16 | 0.868% | $390,900 |
| 14 | Harford County | $-18 | 0.932% | $367,300 |
| 15 | Queen Anne's County | $-25 | 0.793% | $441,800 |
| 16 | Baltimore County | $-37 | 1.105% | $330,000 |
| 17 | Carroll County | $-53 | 0.944% | $406,400 |
| 18 | Anne Arundel County | $-53 | 0.852% | $450,300 |
| 19 | Calvert County | $-54 | 0.876% | $440,200 |
| 20 | Charles County | $-81 | 1.039% | $402,300 |
| 21 | Frederick County | $-105 | 1.020% | $437,700 |
| 22 | Prince George's County | $-122 | 1.153% | $404,300 |
| 23 | Montgomery County | $-178 | 0.868% | $615,200 |
| 24 | Howard County | $-301 | 1.182% | $576,700 |
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
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Maryland