During the fourth quarter of 2025, Baltimore homeowners paid 1.8% of their property values in property taxes, which was over double the U.S. average, according to BlockShopper.com.
Baltimore’s median home sale price stood at $161,967 in the fourth quarter, with data drawn from 2,728 properties sold during that period. For 2025, the city’s median tax bill reached $2,938, representing 1.8% of the median taxed home’s value.
The average effective property tax rate throughout the U.S. registered at 0.888% in 2024.
Within Baltimore County, Rosedale and Baltimore recorded the two highest effective property tax rates.
The figures above reflect the 2025 effective property tax rate using inflation estimates and 2022 county tax data; some variation from actual current rates may apply.
According to Redfin, U.S. home prices climbed again in 2025, reaching a national median of about $447,000 in June, a 1.13% increase over the previous year. The data highlighted a wide gap between supply and demand, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 36%, or 508,715 homes. For Redfin, a balanced housing market occurs when buyer and seller counts differ by no more than 10%.
The table below shows a comparison of median effective property tax rates in the fourth quarter of 2025 for Rosedale and other cities in Baltimore County, based on their home sale and property tax data.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | 3 | $150,000 | $3,343 | 2.2% |
| Baltimore | 2,728 | $161,967 | $2,938 | 1.8% |
| Towson | 5 | $290,000 | $3,538 | 1.2% |
| Dundalk | 10 | $199,950 | $2,424 | 1.2% |