Cresaptown
unincorporated, Allegany County · 5,121 peopleMedian yearly bill·0.95% of the median home value
Maryland rankings · Property tax
Towns with the lowest property taxes in Maryland
Cresaptown has the lowest property-tax bills of Maryland’s 251 towns of 2,500+: homeowners’ median bill is $1,360 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town’s median bill here is $4,172.
Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners pay. The survey reports bills of $10,000 or more only as “$10,000+”, so those towns are listed below the list, not ranked. A described list: no letters. How grades work
$1,360
#2Federalsburg
Caroline County · 2,864 peopleMedian yearly bill·1.07% of the median home value
#3Cumberland
Allegany County · 18,799 peopleMedian yearly bill·1.38% of the median home value
All 251 towns
Median yearly bill, lowest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied; 20 towns here).
251 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownMedian yearly billOf home valueHome value
26Fountainhead-Orchard Hillsunincorporated, Washington County · 6,567 people0.82%$333,000median (ACS)
T111Hillcrest Heightsunincorporated, Prince George's County · 16,063 people1.09%$364,000median (ACS)
183Friendship Heights Villageunincorporated, Montgomery County · 4,002 people1.00%$484,300median (ACS)
Not ranked
7 towns with bills of $10,000+
The survey reports a median bill of $10,000 or more only as “$10,000+”, so these towns can’t be placed against each other or the list.
- Bethesda unincorporated, Montgomery County · 69,397 people
- Brookmont unincorporated, Montgomery County · 3,671 people
- Chevy Chase Montgomery County · 2,804 people
- Chevy Chase unincorporated, Montgomery County · 9,445 people
- Fulton unincorporated, Howard County · 5,677 people
- Potomac unincorporated, Montgomery County · 45,902 people
- Travilah unincorporated, Montgomery County · 11,721 people
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Questions people ask
Which Maryland town has the lowest property taxes?
Cresaptown (unincorporated, Allegany County): homeowners’ median bill is $1,360 a year. Federalsburg ($1,679) and Cumberland ($1,696) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By the median yearly property-tax bill homeowners report to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), lowest first. Towns with the same bill share a rank (T). The share of home value is the bill divided by the median home value, both from the survey. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with a reported bill under $10,000 (251 in Maryland); bills of $10,000+ can’t be told apart, so those towns are listed separately. Smaller towns show their bill on their Cost of living page. 7 Maryland towns are listed above at $10,000+. Every town is on the Maryland page.
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