Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Dorchester County is $1,488.00 per year, based on a median home value of $205,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.73% of property value.

Dorchester County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the twenty-four counties in Maryland, Dorchester County is ranked 21st by median property taxes, and 16th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Dorchester County collects a median of 0.73% 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 Dorchester County is $113,600.00 lower than the Maryland median property value of $318,600.00.

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21st out of 24 By median yearly property tax

16th out of 24 By percentage of median home value

15th out of 24 By percentage of median income

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

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