Maryland property tax rates by county and town

What the figures are

This page reproduces SDAT's table of the real property tax rates each government reported for 2026-27: the municipal (town or city) rate, the county rate that applies in that place, and the State rate, with each jurisdiction's homestead credit cap. SDAT prints the rates as plain decimals without a unit and gives no total. The State column, 0.1120, matches the State rate the Board of Public Works sets as "11.2 cents ($0.112) per $100 of the full assessed value"; SDAT's table does not state the unit of the county and municipal columns, and no SDAT page read for this update says how the three columns combine, so this page shows them side by side and never adds them. Period: levy year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, from SDAT's July 2026 rate table.

• SDAT's footer: "The Department of Assessments and Taxation does its best to ensure that this document is complete and accurate, but this information is compiled and made available to the public as a courtesy. Please contact the local governments for verification before using any information in this document."
• Inside a municipality the county rate is often lower than the county's own rate (a tax differential or setoff for services the municipality provides): the County column on a town's line is the county rate printed for that town.
• Some towns print separate lines by class of property (Commercial, Non Commercial, Apartments and others); they are listed as printed. Towns that straddle a county line (Millington, Templeville, Queen Anne, Mount Airy) appear under each county with that county's rate.
• The cap column is the Homestead Local Credit Cap percentage SDAT prints for each jurisdiction ("N/A" on non-residential class lines); the table's footnote adds: "The Homestead Credit Cap for the State of Maryland is 10%." Special taxing districts, such as fire districts, are not in this table.

County rates, 2026-27

The 23 counties and Baltimore City by the county rate SDAT prints on each county's own line, highest first. Click a heading to sort.

Town and city rates, 2026-27

Every municipal line SDAT prints, under its county, as printed: the municipal rate, the county rate printed for that town, the State rate and the homestead cap. The columns are not added. Click a heading to sort; † marks a flagged line (see below).

Rows shown as printed but checked

Every row is shown exactly as the source prints it. These 6 failed one of this page's checks, so they are marked † and left out of rankings, medians and the drawings; none was changed.

• Aberdeen (Harford County): Prints exactly the same municipal and county rates as Bel Air, the next town in the table. That can be right, but it is also the pattern of a line entered twice, and it was not checked against the town's own levy, so it is shown as printed and noted.
• Bel Air (Harford County): Prints exactly the same municipal and county rates as Aberdeen, the next town in the table. That can be right, but it is also the pattern of a line entered twice, and it was not checked against the town's own levy, so it is shown as printed and noted.
• Landover Hills - Commercial (Prince George's County): SDAT prints the 3% homestead cap on Landover Hills' Commercial line and N/A on its Non Commercial line — the opposite of every other town with class lines, where the cap sits on the residential or non-commercial line. A third targeted read gave the same; the cap is shown as printed but should be confirmed with the town.
• Landover Hills - Non Commercial (Prince George's County): SDAT prints the 3% homestead cap on Landover Hills' Commercial line and N/A on its Non Commercial line — the opposite of every other town with class lines, where the cap sits on the residential or non-commercial line. A third targeted read gave the same; the cap is shown as printed but should be confirmed with the town.
• Pocomoke City H (Worcester County): Prints exactly the same municipal and county rates as Snow Hill, the next town in the table. That can be right, but it is also the pattern of a line entered twice, and it was not checked against the town's own levy, so it is shown as printed and noted.
• Snow Hill (Worcester County): Prints exactly the same municipal and county rates as Pocomoke City H, the next town in the table. That can be right, but it is also the pattern of a line entered twice, and it was not checked against the town's own levy, so it is shown as printed and noted.

SDAT's table states no unit for the county and municipal rates and no SDAT page read for this update says how the columns combine, so no example bill is computed and the columns are not added.

How to appeal an assessment in Maryland

1. Appeal to the local SDAT assessment office: within 45 days of the notice date of a reassessment notice; in other years by petition for review; within 60 days of the transfer after a purchase.
2. Supervisor's-level hearing (informal): scheduled by SDAT.
3. Appeal to the Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board (PTAAB): within 30 days from the date of the final notice.
4. Appeal to the Maryland Tax Court: within 30 days of the date of the PTAAB order.

SDAT's page cites no section of the Tax-Property Article, so none is cited here. Sources: Maryland SDAT, Assessment Appeal Process, read October 26, 2026. The official notice and the body hearing the appeal govern the dates; this is not legal advice.

Questions

Other states

Town-by-town rates: New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maine and Massachusetts. County or district figures, by census region: Northeast: New York, Vermont; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. The states page compares them; the assessed-versus-market-value guide explains why a rate alone does not fix a bill.

Source: Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation, 2026-2027 Tax Rates & Homestead Credit Caps (July 2026) (Real property tax rate columns (municipal/town/city, county, state) and the homestead local credit cap for every county, Baltimore City and municipality, levy year 2026-2027; read twice (208/208 identical), then 22 rows re-checked against the file SDAT links today); Maryland SDAT, Tax Rates (Who sets each rate ("Counties are responsible for the county tax rates", "local towns and cities are responsible for their tax rates", "the state is responsible for the state's tax rates") and the list of rate tables); Maryland Board of Public Works, fiscal year 2015 State tax rate letter (April 16, 2014) (The State real property rate stated as "11.2 cents ($0.112) per $100 of the full assessed value" (State Finance and Procurement Article § 8-134)). Checks: the table was read twice, independently, and both reads agreed on all 208 rows; the file SDAT links today was re-read for 22 rows and matched; the State column is 0.1120 on every row; neighbouring rows of different towns that print identical municipal and county rates are flagged (Aberdeen and Bel Air; Pocomoke City H and Snow Hill); Landover Hills' homestead caps are flagged. Last checked October 26, 2026. See the methodology. Figures are reproduced from the official publication; the county, town or state office that issues the bill governs. Not tax or legal advice.