North Potomac property owners paid 1.1% of their home value in property taxes during the fourth quarter of 2025, surpassing the national average by more than 1.2 times, according to BlockShopper.com.
For the fourth quarter of 2025, North Potomac’s median home sales price was $860,000 based on 27 homes sold at that time. The median property tax bill that year was $9,448, or 1.1% of the median taxable home value in the city.
The average effective property tax rate in the U.S. stood at 0.888% for 2024.
Takoma Park had the highest effective property tax rate among cities in Montgomery County.
This article’s calculation of 2025 effective property tax rates uses estimated inflation values and 2020 tax information provided by the county. Actual rates may differ slightly in some instances.
U.S. home prices continued their upward trend in 2025, with the national median reaching nearly $447,000 in June, according to Redfin. That figure represents a 1.13% increase compared to the prior year. Redfin data also indicates a large gap in supply and demand, with 36% more homes being listed by sellers than buyers—a difference of 508,715 properties. By Redfin’s metrics, a balanced market has no more than a 10% difference between buyers and sellers.
The following table shows a comparison of Takoma Park and other Montgomery County cities by their median effective property tax rate, using property sales and tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takoma Park | 17 | $695,000 | $10,215 | 1.5% |
| Rockville | 144 | $637,500 | $7,910 | 1.2% |
| Washington Grove | 4 | $532,500 | $6,508 | 1.2% |
| Travilah | 29 | $1,325,000 | $15,271 | 1.2% |
| Boyds | 5 | $577,500 | $6,156 | 1.1% |
| Rossmoor | 56 | $250,000 | $2,629 | 1.1% |
| Forest Glen | 26 | $525,000 | $5,991 | 1.1% |
| North Potomac | 27 | $860,000 | $9,448 | 1.1% |
| Silver Spring | 138 | $602,500 | $6,390 | 1.1% |
| Garrett Park | 6 | $797,500 | $8,752 | 1.1% |
| Laytonsville | 4 | $782,000 | $8,441 | 1.1% |
| Gaithersburg | 162 | $537,444 | $5,827 | 1.1% |
| Derwood | 40 | $660,000 | $6,314 | 1% |
| Calverton | 13 | $480,000 | $4,983 | 1% |
| South Kensington | 29 | $1,014,000 | $9,966 | 1% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 11 | $800,000 | $7,731 | 1% |
| Poolesville | 13 | $560,000 | $5,700 | 1% |
| Fairland | 41 | $400,000 | $4,142 | 1% |
| Colesville | 60 | $667,500 | $6,434 | 1% |
| Cloverly | 22 | $612,500 | $6,023 | 1% |
| Kemp Mill | 16 | $600,550 | $5,833 | 1% |
| Hillandale | 2 | $614,500 | $6,311 | 1% |
| Clarksburg | 28 | $640,000 | $6,458 | 1% |
| Damascus | 49 | $555,000 | $5,359 | 1% |
| White Oak | 19 | $585,000 | $5,723 | 1% |
| Bethesda | 226 | $1,200,000 | $11,567 | 1% |
| Montgomery Village | 177 | $400,000 | $3,935 | 1% |
| Burtonsville | 14 | $535,000 | $5,127 | 1% |
| Aspen Hill | 108 | $545,000 | $5,608 | 1% |
| Olney | 68 | $677,450 | $6,767 | 1% |
| Cabin John | 7 | $1,150,000 | $11,252 | 1% |
| Wheaton-Glenmont | 107 | $525,000 | $5,089 | 1% |
| Germantown | 229 | $414,000 | $4,295 | 1% |
| Potomac | 128 | $1,195,000 | $11,167 | 0.9% |
| North Kensington | 37 | $661,000 | $6,104 | 0.9% |
| Chevy Chase | 50 | $1,474,500 | $13,929 | 0.9% |
| North Bethesda | 121 | $649,900 | $5,964 | 0.9% |
| Brookeville | 9 | $1,090,000 | $9,267 | 0.9% |
| Friendship Village | 15 | $395,000 | $3,538 | 0.9% |
| Darnestown | 13 | $1,200,000 | $9,860 | 0.8% |
Information in this article was gathered from BlockShopper.com. Access the original data here.
