Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Baltimore County is $2,358.00 per year, based on a median home value of $269,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.87% of property value.

Baltimore County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the twenty-four counties in Maryland, Baltimore County is ranked 10th by median property taxes, and 6th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Baltimore County collects a median of 0.87% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Maryland. This is partially because the median property value in Baltimore County is $48,700.00 lower than the Maryland median property value of $318,600.00.

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10th out of 24 By median yearly property tax

6th out of 24 By percentage of median home value

9th out of 24 By percentage of median income

You can see how Baltimore County (highlighted in green) compares to the twenty-four other counties in Maryland with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Maryland, see our Maryland county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Maryland counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Baltimore County are the responsibility of the Baltimore County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Towson, Maryland.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Baltimore County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Baltimore County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Baltimore County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Baltimore County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Baltimore County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).