Taxes in Dundalk
Dundalk's tax picture combines Baltimore County's modestly-above-average property-tax rate with the maximum local piggyback income tax rate, softened by genuinely lower home values.
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Learn moreBaltimore County's property tax rate
Baltimore County's effective property tax rate (~1.07%) runs modestly above the Maryland statewide average (~0.95%) but genuinely below Howard County's own rate (see ellicott-city-topics.js).
A lower real dollar bill despite the rate
Given Dundalk's genuinely lower home values, the real DOLLAR property tax bill on a typical Dundalk home runs meaningfully lower than in Maryland's DC-suburb or Howard County markets, even where the RATE itself is comparable.
Baltimore County's local income tax rate
Baltimore County's local piggyback income tax rate ran 3.2% per this pass's sourcing, on top of Maryland's 10-bracket state income tax (2%-6.5%).
Key takeaways
- Baltimore County's effective property tax rate (~1.07%) runs modestly above the Maryland statewide average.
- Dundalk's lower home values mean a meaningfully lower real dollar property tax bill despite the comparable rate.
- Baltimore County's local piggyback income tax rate ran 3.2% per this pass's sourcing.
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