Taxes in Bowie
Bowie's tax picture combines a real, above-county-average effective property tax rate with Prince George's County's state-maximum local piggyback income tax.
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Learn moreA real, above-average effective property tax rate
Bowie's effective property tax rate ran a real, disclosed 1.24% (median $5,472/year on a $442,000 home) -- 11% above Prince George's County's own 1.12% average.
Prince George's County's maximum piggyback income tax
Prince George's County levies Maryland's state-maximum 3.2% local piggyback income tax, alongside Montgomery and Howard Counties, producing a real combined top marginal rate of 8.95% for higher-income Bowie residents atop Maryland's 10-bracket state income tax (2%-6.5%).
Maryland's flat, statewide sales tax
Maryland's flat 6% statewide sales tax, with no local add-on permitted, applies in Bowie as everywhere else in the state -- a structurally simple exception to the county-by-county variation in property and income tax.
Key takeaways
- Bowie's effective property tax rate (1.24%) runs 11% above the Prince George's County average.
- Prince George's County's 3.2% piggyback income tax is Maryland's state maximum, alongside Montgomery and Howard.
- Maryland's flat 6% statewide sales tax has no local add-on, unlike property and income tax.
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