Taxes in College Park
College Park's tax picture combines Prince George's County's above-average effective property tax rate with Maryland's maximum-permitted local income tax piggyback rate.
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Learn morePrince George's County's maximum local income tax rate
Prince George's County levies a real, disclosed 3.2% local income tax piggyback rate for 2026 -- Maryland's maximum permitted rate, shared only with Montgomery and Howard Counties -- on top of the state's 2%-6.5% bracket structure.
An above-average effective property tax rate
Prince George's County's effective property tax rate ran a real, disclosed 1.12% this pass, 22% above the national average and above Maryland's own statewide 0.95%-1.04% range.
Maryland's flat 6% sales tax
Maryland's real, flat, statewide 6% sales tax applies in College Park with no local add-on layer, the same simplicity documented statewide in maryland.js.
Key takeaways
- Prince George's County's 3.2% local income tax rate is Maryland's maximum permitted rate.
- Prince George's County's 1.12% effective property tax rate runs above the national and Maryland statewide averages.
- Maryland's flat 6% statewide sales tax applies in College Park with no local add-on.
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