The median sales price of a Montgomery County home in the third quarter of 2022 was $540,000, based on data from the 3,141 properties sold during that time. In 2020 the median tax bill for the county was $5,005, which is 0.9% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.
This is 0.8 times lower than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.
The analysis of Montgomery County real estate data showed homeowners in Brinklow and Takoma Park paid the highest rates.
The following table compares Brinklow with some other cities belonging to Montgomery County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the third quarter of 2022.
| City | Q3 2022 Sales | Q3 2022 Median Price | Median tax 2022 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinklow | 1 | $225,000 | $7,755 | 3.4% |
| Takoma Park | 43 | $630,000 | $9,107 | 1.4% |
| Boyds | 4 | $422,500 | $5,618 | 1.3% |
| Rockville | 159 | $552,500 | $7,036 | 1.3% |
| North Bethesda | 171 | $455,000 | $5,299 | 1.2% |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 17 | $575,000 | $7,018 | 1.2% |
| Poolesville | 25 | $450,000 | $5,067 | 1.1% |
| Forest Glen | 22 | $498,000 | $5,319 | 1.1% |
| Garrett Park | 3 | $685,000 | $7,801 | 1.1% |
| Calverton | 29 | $450,000 | $4,421 | 1% |
| Darnestown | 16 | $886,944 | $8,840 | 1% |
| Rossmoor | 60 | $245,000 | $2,330 | 1% |
| Clarksburg | 32 | $592,500 | $5,779 | 1% |
| Silver Spring | 170 | $575,000 | $5,690 | 1% |
| Aspen Hill | 138 | $500,000 | $4,978 | 1% |
| Olney | 105 | $580,000 | $6,009 | 1% |
| Cabin John | 5 | $1,000,000 | $10,010 | 1% |
| Germantown | 302 | $383,500 | $3,837 | 1% |
| Gaithersburg | 198 | $497,500 | $5,178 | 1% |
| Derwood | 55 | $615,000 | $5,614 | 0.9% |
| South Kensington | 27 | $1,020,000 | $8,874 | 0.9% |
| Fairland | 42 | $407,000 | $3,681 | 0.9% |
| Colesville | 62 | $617,500 | $5,723 | 0.9% |
| Cloverly | 25 | $600,000 | $5,348 | 0.9% |
| Kemp Mill | 45 | $562,000 | $5,172 | 0.9% |
| Hillandale | 1 | $630,000 | $5,594 | 0.9% |
| Damascus | 78 | $514,500 | $4,790 | 0.9% |
| White Oak | 42 | $540,000 | $5,085 | 0.9% |
| North Kensington | 48 | $580,000 | $5,430 | 0.9% |
| North Potomac | 44 | $977,500 | $8,382 | 0.9% |
| Bethesda | 278 | $1,112,500 | $10,273 | 0.9% |
| Montgomery Village | 256 | $372,500 | $3,495 | 0.9% |
| Burtonsville | 14 | $505,000 | $4,576 | 0.9% |
| Travilah | 38 | $1,587,500 | $13,681 | 0.9% |
| Wheaton-Glenmont | 144 | $499,500 | $4,514 | 0.9% |
| Dickerson | 3 | $619,900 | $4,860 | 0.8% |
| Brookeville | 8 | $1,094,555 | $8,316 | 0.8% |
| Potomac | 166 | $1,180,278 | $9,927 | 0.8% |
| Chevy Chase | 54 | $1,513,000 | $12,385 | 0.8% |
| Laytonsville | 6 | $942,750 | $7,564 | 0.8% |
| Friendship Village | 16 | $424,750 | $3,136 | 0.7% |
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