Cecil County property tax rates, 2025–26

Combined rates for each of 9 places, lowest first. Each page shows the rate of every taxing unit that makes up the total.

Lowest combined rate
1.0944Cecil County (outside towns)
Highest combined rate
1.730Elkton
Places
92025–26
Cecil County (outside towns) 1 1.0944 1.0944
Cecilton 1 1.4209 1.4209
Charlestown 1 1.4257 1.4257
Perryville 1 1.4678 1.4678
Rising Sun 1 1.5544 1.5544
North East 1 1.5744 1.5744
Port Deposit 1 1.5779 1.5779
Chesapeake City 1 1.6244 1.6244
Elkton 1 1.730 1.730

Rates are per $100 of assessed value, 2025–26.

Source: Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation, 2025-2026 Tax Rates & Homestead Credit Caps. Retrieved 2026-10-24.

Property tax in Cecil County

In 2025–26, combined rates in Cecil County run from 1.0944 in Cecil County (outside towns) to 1.730 in Elkton, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $3,283 to $5,190 a year before credits or relief.

Maryland property is taxed by the state, the county and, inside an incorporated town or city, the town. The Department of Assessments and Taxation publishes all three rates for every jurisdiction; the combined rate here is their sum.

Choose a place above to see each rate that makes up its total and estimate a bill, or read the Maryland property tax guide.