Property Taxes – What It Is All About …
Property tax is a tax based on the value of a property. Counties, cities, towns, villages, and school districts each raise money through the property tax collected. The money funds schools, pays for police and fire protection, maintains roads, and funds other municipal services enjoyed by residents within that county/city.
The amount of a particular property’s tax bill is determined by two things: the property’s taxable assessment and the tax rates of the taxing jurisdictions in which the property is located. A property’s taxable assessment is a percentage of its market value. The assessor can estimate the market value of property based on the sale prices of similar properties.
View Property Tax Rates below for:
District Of Columbia . . .
Maryland . . .
Virginia . . .
District of Columbia Property Tax Rates WASHINGTON DC (202) 727-4829 |
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Recordation Tax: | 1.1% |
Transfer Tax: | 1.1% |
Property Tax: | (Owner Occupied) $.96 per hundred assessed value ** (Investor) $1.34 per hundred assessed value ** First $38,000 assessed value is exempt if owner occupied and resided in the property 50% or more of the year. |
Maryland Property Tax Rates by County ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY (410) 222-1144 |
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Recordation Tax: | $7.00 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 1.5% (1% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.073 per hundred assessed value ($.941 County + $.132 State) |
BALTIMORE CITY (410) 396-3987 | |
Recordation Tax: | $5.50 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 2% (1.5% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $2.46 per hundred assessed value ($2.328 County + $.132 State) |
BALTIMORE COUNTY (410) 887-3483 | |
Recordation Tax: | $5.00 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 2% (1.5% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.247 per hundred assessed value ($1.115 County + $.132 State) |
CALVERT COUNTY (410) 535-1600 | |
Recordation Tax: | $10.00 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | .5% (No County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.024 per hundred assessed value ($.892 County + $.132 State) |
CARROLL COUNTY (410) 386-2971 | |
Recordation Tax: | $7.00 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | .5% (No County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.18 per hundred assessed value ($1.048 County + $.132 State) |
CECIL COUNTY (410) 996-5385 | |
Recordation Tax: | $6.60 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 1% (.5% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.112 per hundred assessed value ($.98 County + $.132 State) |
CHARLES COUNTY (301) 645-0685 | |
Recordation Tax: | $10.00 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | .5% (No County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.158 per hundred assessed value ($1.026 County + $.132 State) |
FREDERICK COUNTY (301) 694-1111 | |
Recordation Tax: | $10.00 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | .5% (No County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.132 per hundred assessed value ($1.00 County + $.132 State) Fire tax ($.065 to $.135), call tax office Braddock, Brunswick & Libertytown suburban & lighting tax ($.085 to $.087) |
HARFORD COUNTY (410) 638-3269 | |
Recordation Tax: | $6.60 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 1.5% (1% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.224 per hundred assessed value ($1.092 County + $.132 State) |
HOWARD COUNTY (410) 313-3850 | |
Recordation Tax: | $5.00 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 1.5% (1% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.176 per hundred assessed value ($1.044 County + $.132 State) (Water and Sewer $.08, Fire – each district different, lowest $.088, highest $.108) |
KENT COUNTY (410) 778-7418 | |
Recordation Tax: | $6.60 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 1% (.5% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.144 per hundred assessed value ($2.53 County + $.21 State) |
MONTGOMERY COUNTY (240) 777-8950 | |
Recordation Tax: | $6.90 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 1.5% (1% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $0.866 per hundred assessed value ($.734 County + $.132 State) |
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY (301) 883-7300 | |
Recordation Tax: | $4.40 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 1.9% (1.4% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.092 per hundred assessed value ($.96 County + $.132 State) (MNCPPC $.244, Storm Water $.054, WSTC $.026) |
QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY (410) 758-0414 | |
Recordation Tax: | $6.60 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 1% (.5% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.058 per hundred assessed value ($.926 County + $.132 State) |
TALBOT COUNTY (410) 770-8020 | |
Recordation Tax: | $6.60 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 1.5% (1% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $0.672 per hundred assessed value ($.54 County + $.132 State) |
WASHINGTON COUNTY (240) 313-2110 | |
Recordation Tax: | $7.60 per thousand |
Transfer Tax: | 1% (.5% County + .5% State) |
Property Tax: | $1.08 per hundred assessed value ($.948 County + $.132 State) |
Virginia Property Tax Rates by County ARLINGTON COUNTY (703) 228-3920 |
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Recordation Tax: | State: $0.025 on higher of deed or mortgage rounded up to nearest $100 County: State recordation tax divided by three |
Property Tax: | $0.958 per hundred (Due 6/15 and 10/5) |
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA | |
Property Tax: | $1.035 per hundred (Due 6/15 and 11/15) |
CITY OF FAIRFAX | |
Property Tax: | $0.90 per hundred (Due 6/5 and 12/5) |
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH | |
Property Tax: | $1.10 per hundred (Due 6/5 and 12/5) |
CITY OF MANASSAS | |
Property Tax: | $1.20 per hundred (Due 6/5 and 12/5) |
FAIRFAX COUNTY (703) 222-8234 | |
Recordation Tax: | State: $0.025 on higher of deed or mortgage rounded up to nearest $100 County: State recordation tax divided by three |
Property Tax: | $1.13 per hundred (Due 7/28 and 12/5) |
LOUDOUN COUNTY (703) 777-0280 | |
Recordation Tax: | State: $0.025 on higher of deed or mortgage rounded up to nearest $100 County: State recordation tax divided by three |
Property Tax: | $1.1075 per hundred (Due 6/5 and 12/5) |
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY (703) 792-6780 | |
Recordation Tax: | State: $0.025 on higher of deed or mortgage rounded up to nearest $100 County: State recordation tax divided by three |
Property Tax: | $1.14 per hundred (Due 7/15 and 12/5) |
TOWN OF LEESBURG | |
Property Tax: | $0.22 per hundred (Due 6/5 and 12/5) |
TOWN OF MANASSAS PARK | |
Property Tax: | $1.33 per hundred (Due 6/5 and 12/5) |
TOWN OF VIENNA | |
Property Tax: | $0.275 per hundred (Due 7/30 and 12/5) |