Jurisdiction/ Phone Number |
County Transfer Tax Rate |
Recordation Tax Rate (per thousand) |
State Transfer Tax Rate |
Allegheny
301-777-5922 |
0.50% |
7.00 |
0.50% |
Anne Arundel
410-222-1125 |
1.00% |
7.00 |
0.50% |
Baltimore City
410-396-5122 |
1.50% (note 2) |
10.00 (note 1) |
0.50% |
Baltimore County
410-887-2652 |
1.50% (note 3) |
5.00 |
0.50% |
Calvert County
410-535-1660 |
None |
10.00 |
0.50% |
Caroline County
410-479-1811 |
0.50% (note 4) |
10.00 |
0.50% |
Carroll County
888-302-8927 |
None |
10.00 |
0.50% |
Cecil County
410-996-5375 |
Flat Fee $10/Deed |
8.20 |
0.50% |
Charles County
888-932-2072 |
None |
10.00 |
0.50% |
Dorchester County
410-228-0480 |
0.75% (note 5) |
10.00 |
0.50% |
Frederick County
301-694-1961 |
None |
12.00 |
0.50% |
Garrett County
301-334-1938 |
|
7.00 |
0.50% |
Harford County
410-638-3474 |
1.00% (note 6) |
6.60 |
0.50% |
Howard County
410-313-3837 |
1.00% |
5.00 |
0.50% |
Kent County
410-778-7460 |
0.50% |
6.60 |
0.50% |
Montgomery County
240-777-9473 |
1.00% |
6.90 - 10.00 over $500k |
0.50% |
Prince George’s County
301-952-3946 |
1.40% |
5.00 |
0.50% |
Queen Anne’s County
800-987-7591 |
0.50% |
9.90 |
0.50% |
St. Mary’s County
301-475-4554 |
1.00% (note 8) |
8.00 |
0.50% |
Somerset County
410-651-1555 |
None |
6.60 |
0.50% |
Talbot County
410-822-2611 |
1.00% (note 9) |
12.00 |
0.50% |
Washington County
301-733-8660 |
0.50% (note 10) |
7.60 |
0.50% |
Wicomico County
410-543-6551 |
None |
7.00 |
0.50% |
Worcester County
410-632-5500 |
0.50% (note 11) |
6.60 |
0.50% |
NOTE: In the State of MD, all First time MD homebuyers are exempt from ¼% of the state transfer tax. The seller still is required to pay ¼%.
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