| Counties and Baltimore County | * Real Property Tax Rate in Dollars per $100 of Assessment | † Transfer tax is the consideration payable multipled by this rate. | Recordation Tax Quoted in Dollars per $500 of Transaction Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany | 0.9829 | 0.50% | 0.005 | 3.25 |
| Anne Arundel | 0.880 | 1.00% | 0.010 | 3.50 |
| Baltimore City | 2.268 | 1.50% | 0.015 | 5.00 |
| Baltimore County | 2.268 | 1.50% | 0.015 | 2.50 |
| Calvert | 0.892 | 0.00% | 0.000 | 5.00 |
| Caroline | 0.870 | 0.50% | 0.005 | 5.00 |
| Carroll | 1.048 | 0.00% | 0.000 | 5.00 |
| Cecil | 0.915 | 0.00% | 0.000 | 4.10 |
| Charles | 1.026 | 0.00% | 0.000 | 5.00 |
| Dorchester (First $30k) | 0.896 | 0.75% | 0.0075 | 5.00 |
| Frederick | 0.936 | 0.00% | 0.000 | 6.00 |
| Garrett (First $50k exempt for owner-occupied) | 0.990 | 1.00% | 0.010 | 3.50 |
| Harford | 1.042 | 1.00% | 0.010 | 3.30 |
| Howard | 1.014 | 1.00% | 0.010 | 2.50 |
| Kent | 1.022 | 0.50% | 0.005 | 3.30 |
| Montgomery | 0.699 | 1.00% | 0.010 | 3.45 |
| Prince George’s | 0.960 | 1.40% | 0.014 | 2.50 |
| Queen Anne’s | 0.7671 | 0.50% | 0.050 | 4.95 |
| St. Mary’s | 0.857 | 1.00% | 0.010 | 4.00 |
| Somerset | 0.8837 | 0.00% | 0.000 | 3.30 |
| Talbot (First $50k exempt for owner-occupied) | 0.432 | 1.00% | 0.010 | 3.30 |
| Washington | 0.948 | 0.50% | 0.005 | 3.50 |
| Wilcomico | 0.759 | 0.00% | 0.000 | 3.50 |
| Worcester | 0.700 | 0.50% | 0.050 | 3.30 |
* To this assessment, add any municipal tax and state tax of 0.112.
† This is in addition to the state transfer tax rate of 0.500%.
Source: www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/taxrate.html
