Recordation Tax Rates

Recordation tax rates are shown as dollars per $500 of the transaction. The recordation tax is imposed under Title 12 of the Tax - Property Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.

County	Fiscal 2006	Fiscal 2005	Fiscal 2004	Fiscal 2003	Fiscal 2002	Fiscal 2001	Fiscal 2000
Allegany	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.20	2.20	2.20	2.20
Anne Arundel	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50
Baltimore City	5.00	5.00	2.75	2.75	2.75	2.75	2.75
Baltimore	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50
Calvert	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Caroline	5.00	5.00	5.00	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30
Carroll	5.00	5.00	5.00	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50
Cecil	4.10	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30
Charles	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Dorchester	5.00	5.00	5.00	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30
Frederick	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	3.50
Garrett	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50
Harford	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30
Howard	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50
Kent	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30
Montgomery	3.45	3.45	3.45	3.45	2.20	2.20	2.20
Prince George's	2.20	2.20	2.20	2.20	2.20	2.20	2.20
Queen Anne's	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30
St. Mary's	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.30	3.30
Somerset	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	1.65	1.65	1.65
Talbot	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30
Washington	3.80	3.80	3.80	3.80	3.80	3.80	3.80
Wicomico	3.50	3.50	3.50	2.30	2.30	2.30	2.30
Worcester	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30