During the fourth quarter of 2025, homeowners in South Kensington paid property taxes at a rate equal to 1% of their home’s value. That amount exceeds the national average by more than 1.1 times, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data from that period show that the median sales price for a South Kensington home was $1,014,000, based on 29 properties sold. The median tax bill reported in 2025 stood at $9,966, which represents 1% of the median taxed home value.
The national average effective property tax rate was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Montgomery County, the highest effective property tax rate was recorded in Takoma Park.
The effective property tax rate for 2025 in this article relies on estimated inflation figures and county-supplied 2020 tax data. Actual rates may vary slightly in some instances.
U.S. home prices continued to increase in 2025, with the national median reaching approximately $447,000 in June. That marks a 1.13% rise compared with the year prior, according to Redfin. Data also highlight an imbalance in the market, with 36% more sellers than buyers—a difference of 508,715 homes. Under Redfin’s criteria, a balanced market exists when the number of sellers and buyers are within 10% of each other.
The table below shows how Takoma Park’s median effective property tax rate compares with those in other Montgomery County cities, based on fourth quarter 2025 sales and tax information.
| 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% |
Details in this article are from BlockShopper.com. The original data sources are located here.
