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Analysis: Montgomery County effective property tax rates were lower than the national average in Q2

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Property owners in Montgomery County paid 1% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the second quarter of 2024, which is less than 0.9 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by Montgomery News.

The median sales price of a Montgomery County home in the second quarter of 2024 was $620,000, based on data from the 2,500 properties sold during that time. In 2024, the median tax bill for the county was $6,006, which is 1% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 0.9 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 Takoma Park and North Bethesda paid the highest rates.

The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2024 using estimated inflation values and 2020 tax data provided by the county. In some cases, the actual effective property tax rate may vary slightly.

The following table compares Takoma Park with some other cities belonging to Montgomery County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the second quarter of 2024.

CityQ2 2024 SalesQ2 2024 Median PriceMedian tax 2024Effective tax rate
Takoma Park33$787,000$10,0261.3%
North Bethesda139$500,000$5,8341.2%
Derwood30$575,750$6,1801.1%
Rockville141$690,000$7,7461.1%
Brookeville6$810,750$9,1561.1%
Clarksburg22$592,500$6,3621.1%
Calverton19$500,000$4,8671%
South Kensington27$949,000$9,7701%
Fairland31$419,900$4,0531%
Darnestown9$1,000,000$9,7331%
Rossmoor44$250,500$2,5651%
Forest Glen19$575,000$5,8561%
Friendship Village23$334,000$3,4521%
Burtonsville12$511,000$5,0381%
Garrett Park9$900,000$8,5891%
Aspen Hill130$528,500$5,4801%
Olney84$656,050$6,6151%
Germantown207$440,000$4,2251%
Gaithersburg184$572,000$5,7001%
Boyds2$712,500$6,1850.9%
Ashton-Sandy Spring17$862,000$7,7270.9%
Potomac149$1,250,000$10,9280.9%
Poolesville22$612,500$5,5790.9%
Colesville40$703,500$6,3010.9%
Cloverly15$640,000$5,8880.9%
Kemp Mill25$625,000$5,6940.9%
Damascus53$565,000$5,2740.9%
North Kensington38$657,500$5,9780.9%
Bethesda235$1,292,500$11,3100.9%
Silver Spring127$682,500$6,2640.9%
Montgomery Village186$429,000$3,8470.9%
Travilah36$1,649,500$15,0610.9%
Laytonsville9$950,000$8,3270.9%
Wheaton-Glenmont108$550,000$4,9690.9%
Hillandale2$797,500$6,1590.8%
White Oak24$683,000$5,5980.8%
North Potomac38$1,181,813$9,2280.8%
Chevy Chase37$1,625,000$13,6350.8%
Cabin John4$1,651,250$11,0200.7%

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