Lowest property taxes in Maryland: Census estimated rates

Ordered by median annual taxes paid divided by median home value. These are survey estimates, not local statutory tax rates.

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Census survey estimates, 2020–2024 ACS five-year vintage 2024. Effective rate here means median annual real estate taxes paid (B25103) divided by median owner-occupied home value (B25077). Owner-occupied units come from B25003. This is a ratio of two medians, not a statutory rate or the median of individual homeowners’ rates.

Survey estimates have sampling error. Countywide medians do not account for a particular home’s condition, assessment rules, exemptions or taxing districts. Rankings describe point estimates, not statistically significant differences. Missing and bounded estimates are excluded from rates and rankings.

Last verified 2026-10-24. Census data and methodology. Amounts are in 2024 dollars; no inflation adjustment is applied to your inputs. Displayed rates are rounded; calculations use the unrounded ratio.

Maryland county ranking

24 counties with usable estimates. Ties use FIPS order; rankings use unrounded ratios. Small displayed differences may reflect rounding or survey error.

Maryland counties, lowest estimated rates first (2020–2024)
Rank	County	Estimated effective rate	Median home value	Median annual taxes paid	Owner-occupied units	Census sources
1	Talbot County, MD	0.65%	$409,700	$2,647	12,337	Value / Tax / Units
2	Worcester County, MD	0.73%	$374,700	$2,738	18,817	Value / Tax / Units
3	Garrett County, MD	0.78%	$235,300	$1,836	10,027	Value / Tax / Units
4	Queen Anne's County, MD	0.78%	$462,700	$3,623	16,505	Value / Tax / Units
5	Washington County, MD	0.84%	$296,100	$2,481	39,936	Value / Tax / Units
6	St. Mary's County, MD	0.84%	$407,600	$3,424	31,049	Value / Tax / Units
7	Calvert County, MD	0.84%	$460,200	$3,885	29,183	Value / Tax / Units
8	Anne Arundel County, MD	0.85%	$467,900	$3,957	168,852	Value / Tax / Units
9	Wicomico County, MD	0.85%	$254,700	$2,171	25,203	Value / Tax / Units
10	Montgomery County, MD	0.87%	$640,300	$5,539	254,139	Value / Tax / Units
11	Harford County, MD	0.89%	$386,400	$3,448	81,092	Value / Tax / Units
12	Cecil County, MD	0.89%	$343,400	$3,068	30,557	Value / Tax / Units
13	Caroline County, MD	0.90%	$290,100	$2,619	8,978	Value / Tax / Units
14	Carroll County, MD	0.91%	$434,000	$3,934	54,223	Value / Tax / Units
15	Kent County, MD	0.91%	$330,900	$3,025	6,161	Value / Tax / Units
16	Somerset County, MD	0.92%	$173,200	$1,591	6,104	Value / Tax / Units
17	Dorchester County, MD	0.94%	$262,400	$2,456	8,882	Value / Tax / Units
18	Frederick County, MD	0.99%	$464,600	$4,584	80,595	Value / Tax / Units
19	Charles County, MD	1.01%	$428,500	$4,339	49,958	Value / Tax / Units
20	Allegany County, MD	1.06%	$154,900	$1,636	19,363	Value / Tax / Units
21	Baltimore County, MD	1.07%	$349,300	$3,736	220,908	Value / Tax / Units
22	Prince George's County, MD	1.12%	$426,000	$4,771	216,692	Value / Tax / Units
23	Howard County, MD	1.17%	$597,900	$6,987	86,533	Value / Tax / Units
24	Baltimore city, MD	1.46%	$229,600	$3,354	121,471	Value / Tax / Units

Lowest property taxes in Maryland: Census estimated rates

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