Taxes in Salisbury
Salisbury's tax picture combines Wicomico County's real, below-statewide-average effective property tax rate with Maryland's 10-bracket state income tax and county piggyback layer.
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Learn moreA real, below-statewide-average property tax rate
Wicomico County's countywide average property tax rate ran a real, disclosed 0.78% -- meaningfully below Maryland's own statewide ~0.95%-1.04% figure, a genuine, material cost advantage for Salisbury buyers.
A real, disclosed intra-county rate spread
Wicomico County's rate carries a real, disclosed intra-county spread: 0.87% in the 21804 ZIP code to 1.00% in the 21801 ZIP code -- confirm current, address-specific rates directly.
Maryland's statewide income tax and county piggyback layer
Maryland's 10-bracket state income tax (2%-6.5%) and Wicomico County's own local piggyback income tax layer both apply in Salisbury as elsewhere in Maryland -- confirm the county's current specific piggyback rate directly with the Maryland Comptroller.
Key takeaways
- Wicomico County's 0.78% countywide average property tax rate runs below the Maryland statewide figure.
- Wicomico County property tax carries a real, disclosed intra-county spread by ZIP code (0.87%-1.00%).
- Maryland's 10-bracket state income tax and Wicomico County's own piggyback layer both apply in Salisbury.
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