Lowest counties for property tax in Maryland
Top 24 of 24 counties with data.
Ranked by effective property tax rate (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), lowest first.
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talbot | 0.65 |
| 2 | Worcester | 0.73 |
| 3 | Garrett | 0.78 |
| 4 | Queen Anne's | 0.78 |
| 5 | Washington | 0.84 |
| 6 | St. Mary's | 0.84 |
| 7 | Calvert | 0.84 |
| 8 | Anne Arundel | 0.85 |
| 9 | Wicomico | 0.85 |
| 10 | Montgomery | 0.87 |
| 11 | Harford | 0.89 |
| 12 | Kent | 0.91 |
| 13 | Cecil | 0.91 |
| 14 | Dorchester | 0.92 |
| 15 | Somerset | 0.92 |
| 16 | Caroline | 0.92 |
| 17 | Carroll | 0.93 |
| 18 | Frederick | 0.99 |
| 19 | Charles | 1.01 |
| 20 | Allegany | 1.06 |
| 21 | Baltimore | 1.07 |
| 22 | Prince George's | 1.12 |
| 23 | Howard | 1.17 |
| 24 | Baltimore | 1.46 |
How this ranking works
This page ranks Maryland counties by effective property tax rate, sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.
For property tax, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh property tax against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.
Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of effective property tax rate.