Property Tax & Income in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County has an effective property tax rate of 0.85%. On the median home value of $467,900, that's roughly $3,957 per year. Median household income is $124,911.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Anne Arundel County | Maryland (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.85% | 0.90% |
| Median home value1 | $467,900 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 6.50% | top rate 6.50% |
| State sales tax3 | 6.00% combined | 6.00% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Anne Arundel County, MD
Anne Arundel County’s 0.846% effective property tax rate sits below Maryland’s statewide median of 0.898%, placing it 17th among the state’s 24 counties. That ranking signals a middle-to-lower position within Maryland, though the gap from the state figure is narrow. Against the national median of 0.794%, however, the county runs slightly higher. A median home value of $467,900 produces an annual real-estate tax bill of about $3,957, set against a median household income of $124,911 and per-capita income of $59,733. Annapolis anchors the county as its best-known city, alongside Glen Burnie and Lothian. The picture is one of a prosperous jurisdiction where property taxes land near the national midpoint and somewhat beneath the state norm, cushioned by income levels well above what the tax bill alone might imply.