Maryland Transfer Tax Rates

Transfer tax rates are shown as a percentage of the consideration payable. The transfer tax is imposed under Title 13 of the Tax - Property Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. The State transfer tax rate is 0.5%. Higher rates may apply to agricultural land under Title 13, Subtitles 3 and 5 of the Tax - Property Article.

County	Fiscal 2006	Fiscal 2005	Fiscal 2004	Fiscal 2003	Fiscal 2002	Fiscal 2001	Fiscal 2000
Allegany	0.50%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Anne Arundel	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%
Baltimore City	1.50%	1.50%	1.50%	1.50%	1.5%	1.5%	1.5%
Baltimore	1.50%	1.50%	1.50%	1.50%	1.5%	1.5%	1.5%
Calvert	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Caroline	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Carroll	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cecil	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Charles1	0.00%~0.25%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Dorchester2	0.75%	.75%	.75%	1.00%	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%
Frederick	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Garrett3	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%
Harford	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%
Howard	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%
Kent	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Montgomery	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.0%	0.25~1%	0.25~1%
Prince George's	1.40%	1.40%	1.40%	1.40%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%
Queen Anne's	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
St. Mary's	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%
Somerset	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Talbot	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%
Washington3	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Wicomico	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Worcester	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
125% for first time homeowners only. 2First $30,000 exempt for residential. 3First $50,000 exempt.