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Maryland transfer tax

See the transfer tax you'll pay in Maryland, and what you walk away with after every cost.

State transfer tax: 0.5% of the price. The state's page · Every line

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General information, not tax, legal or financial advice. Rates checked October 23, 2026; your title company's statement is the final word. For the gain on your sale, use the gain calculator.

    Maryland transfer tax, line by line

    • State transfer tax: 0.5% of the price; applies to most sales. The state's page
      Read the source's words
      the rate of the transfer tax is 0.5% of the consideration payable for the instrument of writing.
    • State transfer tax: 0.25% of the price; applies to first-time Maryland buyer, paid by the seller; charged to the seller. The state's page
      Read the source's words
      the rate of the transfer tax is 0.25% of the consideration payable for the instrument of writing and the transfer tax shall be paid entirely by the seller.

    Local taxes: Counties and Baltimore City add their own transfer and recording taxes; enter yours as a local rate.

    Rates as the state's page gave them on October 23, 2026. Who pays is up to your contract; where the source names a payer, the calculator starts there and you can change it.

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