Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Carroll County is $2,796.00 per year, based on a median home value of $350,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.80% of property value.

Carroll 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, Carroll County is ranked 5th by median property taxes, and 9th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Carroll County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Carroll County is $350,900.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $318,600.00

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5th out of 24 By median yearly property tax

9th out of 24 By percentage of median home value

6th out of 24 By percentage of median income

You can see how Carroll 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 Carroll County are the responsibility of the Carroll County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Westminster, Maryland.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Carroll County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Carroll County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Carroll County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Carroll 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 Carroll County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).