Property tax in Kent County, Maryland
The median property tax bill in Kent County, Maryland is $3,025 a year, which is about 0.91% of the county's median home value of $330,900. That effective rate is higher than the typical Maryland county (0.9%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Kent County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Kent County's average effective rate of 0.91% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,011 / year
Property tax in Kent County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,025 |
| Median home value | $330,900 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.91% |
| Typical Maryland county rate | 0.9% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Kent County compare in Maryland?
Among Maryland's 24 counties, Kent County has the 11th highest effective property-tax rate: 10 rank higher and 13 rank lower. That is near the middle for Maryland. Nationally, it ranks 1321st of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Maryland county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Kent County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Kent County's 6,161 owner-occupied homes, 49.2% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 73.1% pay at least $2,000, and 1.6% pay under $800. Another 2.5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 97 | 1.6% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 588 | 9.5% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 820 | 13.3% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 1,473 | 23.9% |
| $3,000 or more | 3,031 | 49.2% |
| No property tax paid | 152 | 2.5% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,957 and owners without one pay $3,175. That is within 10% either way, so in Kent County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Kent County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,025 is about 3.2% of the median income of Kent County homeowner households, $93,777 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 72.5% of Kent County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Kent County?
The survey cannot tell. The median bill was $2,777 in 2015-2019 and $3,025 in 2020-2024, but that $248 difference is inside the Census's own margin of error for a county this size, so it could be sampling noise rather than a real change.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Kent County
Kent County borders 7 counties, 2 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore County, MD | 1.07% | $3,736 | $349,300 |
| Kent County, MD (this county) | 0.91% | $3,025 | $330,900 |
| Cecil County, MD | 0.89% | $3,068 | $343,400 |
| Harford County, MD | 0.89% | $3,448 | $386,400 |
| Anne Arundel County, MD | 0.85% | $3,957 | $467,900 |
| Queen Anne's County, MD | 0.78% | $3,623 | $462,700 |
| New Castle County, DE | 0.71% | $2,499 | $352,200 |
| Kent County, DE | 0.43% | $1,363 | $316,600 |
How is a home assessed in Kent County?
Maryland assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Kent County included. How Maryland assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Kent County?
Not as an exemption. Maryland's Homestead Tax Credit caps how much your taxable assessment can rise each year: 10% for the state portion, and a cap each county and municipality sets between 0% and 10% for its own. That is the Maryland rule, and it applies in Kent County. Maryland's exemptions and relief programs in full.
When are property taxes due in Kent County?
Tax is due July 1 and can be paid without interest through September 30. Owner-occupied homes are billed semiannually by default, with the first half due September 30 and the second December 31; you may instead pay the full year by September 30 and avoid the service charge of up to 1.65% on the second installment.
Maryland splits the bill into 2 installments. That is the Maryland rule. Kent County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.
How to appeal your Kent County property assessment
You contest the assessed value with the Supervisor of Assessments (informal), then the local Property Tax Assessment Appeal Board, then the Maryland Tax Court. The filing deadline is typically 45 days from the date on your assessment notice. That is the Maryland rule; Kent County sets the exact dates and forms. The Maryland appeal process step by step.
Maryland rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Maryland page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Kent County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Maryland income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Maryland actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Kent County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Kent County, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.