Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Prince George's County is $3,216.00 per year, based on a median home value of $327,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.98% of property value.

Prince George's County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the twenty-four counties in Maryland, Prince George's County is ranked 3rd by median property taxes, and 3rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Maryland, Prince George's County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $9,000.00 greater than the Maryland median of $318,600.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Prince George's County.

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3rd out of 24 By median yearly property tax

3rd out of 24 By percentage of median home value

0th out of 24 By percentage of median income

You can see how Prince George's 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 Prince George's County are the responsibility of the Prince George's County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Prince George's County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Prince George's County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Prince George's County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Prince George's 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 Prince George's County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).