Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Cecil County is $2,217.00 per year, based on a median home value of $261,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.85% of property value.

Cecil County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the twenty-four counties in Maryland, Cecil County is ranked 12th by median property taxes, and 8th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Cecil County collects a median of 0.85% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Maryland. This is partially because the median property value in Cecil County is $57,400.00 lower than the Maryland median property value of $318,600.00.

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12th out of 24 By median yearly property tax

8th out of 24 By percentage of median home value

10th out of 24 By percentage of median income

You can see how Cecil County (highlighted in green) compares to the twenty-four other counties in Maryland with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Maryland, see our Maryland county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Maryland counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Cecil County are the responsibility of the Cecil County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Elkton, Maryland.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Cecil County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Cecil County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Cecil County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Cecil County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Cecil County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).