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Jurisdiction

Recordation Tax

County Transfer Tax

State Transfer Tax

Rate

Rate

Rate

Allegheny
301-777-5922

6.60/1000

.5%

.5%

Anne Arundel
410-222-1125

7/1000

1.0%

.5%

Baltimore City
410-333-3760

10/1000(1)

1.5%(2)

.5%

Baltimore County
410-887-2652

5/1000

1.5%(3)

.5%

Calvert County
410-535-1660

10/1000

None

.5%

Caroline County
410-479-1811

10/1000

.5%(4)

.5%

Carroll County
888-302-8927

10/1000

None

.5%

Cecil County
410-996-5375

8.20/1000

Flat Fee $10/Deed

.5%

Charles County
888-932-2072

10/1000

None

.5%

Dorchester County
410-228-0480

10/1000

.75%(5)

.5%

Frederick County
301-694-1961

12/1000

None

.5%

Garrett County
301-334-1938

7/1000

1%

.5%

Harford County
410-638-3474

6.60/1000

1%(6)

.5%

Howard County
410-313-3837

5/1000

1%

.5%

Kent County
410-778-7460

6.60/1000

.5%

.5%

Montgomery County
240-777-9473 or
240-777-9485

6.90/1000(7)
(on $500,000)

1%

.5%

Prince George’s County
301-952-3946

5/1000

1.4%

.5%

Queen Anne’s County
800-987-7591

9.90/1000

.5%

.5%

St. Mary’s County
301-475-4554

8.00/1000

1%(8)

.5%

Somerset County
410-651-1555

6.60/1000

None

.5%

Talbot County
410-822-2611

6.60/1000

1%(9)

.5%

Washington County
301-733-8660

7.60/1000

.5%(10)

.5%

Wicomico County
410-543-6551

7/1000

None

.5%

Worcester County
410-632-5500

6.60/1000

.5%(11)

.5%


  1. $22,000 exemption if buyer executes affidavit that property will be principal residence for at least 7 of 12 month period immediately following the conveyance.
  2. $22,000 exemption for residential/occupied IF accompanied by affidavit stipulating the property will be occupied by the Grantee; exemption is applied to buyer’s share of county transfer tax only (unless Seller has agreed to pay all in which case Seller gets the benefit of the exemption)
  3. $22,000 exemption for residential/occupied
  4. $25,000 exempt. for principal residence; $75,000 exempt. for 1st time homebuyer.
  5. $30,000 exemption for residentially improved owner occupied with affidavit
  6. $30,000 exemption for buyer’s principal residence
  7. 1st $50,000 of consideration exempt if buyer’s principal residence
  8. $300 credit for owner occupant
  9. $50,000 exempt. if owner-occupied and principal residence
  10. $50,000 exempt. if owner-occupied
  11. $50,000 exempt. if primary home (7 out of 12 months)

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%.