County offices will be closed on Monday, January 26, with the exception of essential services. This closure also includes Circuit Court, the Register of Wills, Clerk of the Circuit Court, and Senior Centers.

Tax Rates

Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026)

  • Real Property Tax
      County Tax Rate State Tax Rate Municipal Tax Rate
    Unincorporated $0.8032 $0.1120 N/A
    Easton $0.6702 $0.1120 $0.520
    Oxford $0.6852 $0.1120 $0.320
    Queen Anne $0.7431 $0.1120 $0.180
    St. Michaels $0.6762 $0.1120 $0.470
    Trappe $0.7052 $0.1120 $0.330

    Per $100 of assessed value

    All County tax rates include an Education Supplement of $0.0106.

    A service charge based on a rate not to exceed 1.279 percent will be applied to the unpaid balance of Real Property Taxes due in December on the properties with the semi-annual payment option.

  • Railroad & Public Utilities Tax
      County Tax Rate State Tax Rate
    Unincorporated $2.0080 $0.28
    Easton $1.6755 $0.28
    Oxford $1.7130 $0.28
    Queen Anne $1.8578 $0.28
    St. Michaels $1.6905 $0.28
    Trappe $1.7630 $0.28

    Per $100 of assessed value

  • Income Tax

    Local Income Tax revenue for FY 2026 is based on a rate of 2.40% of the Maryland Taxable Income.

  • Recordation Tax

    Recordation tax revenue for FY 2026 is based on a rate of $6.00 per $500 of the value of the recorded transaction.

  • Transfer Tax

    Transfer Tax revenue for FY 2026 is based on a rate of 1.0% of the actual consideration paid for the conveyance of title, except that the first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) of consideration payable on the conveyance of owner-occupied residential property intended to be used by the buyer as an owner-occupied residence shall be exempt from this tax.

  • Mobile / Manufactured Home Rental Tax

    Mobile/manufactured Home Rental Community Tax revenue for FY 2026 is based on a rate of $50 per mobile/manufactured home per quarter.

  • Public Accommodations Tax

    Public Accommodations Tax revenue for FY 2026 is based on a rate of 4.0% of the value of the rental of rooms for sleeping accommodations provided to transients.

  • Admissions & Amusement Tax

    Admissions and Amusement Tax revenue for FY 2026 is based on a rate of 5.0% of the value of the admissions.

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