Dorchester County property tax rates, 2025–26

Combined rates for each of 10 places, lowest first. Each page shows the rate of every taxing unit that makes up the total.

Lowest combined rate
1.142Dorchester County (outside towns)
Highest combined rate
1.8783Cambridge
Places
102025–26
Dorchester County (outside towns) 1 1.142 1.142
Church Creek 1 1.312 1.312
Eldorado 1 1.362 1.362
Secretary 1 1.389 1.389
Brookview 1 1.442 1.442
Galestown 1 1.4511 1.4511
Vienna 1 1.5758 1.5758
Hurlock 1 1.7288 1.7288
East New Market 1 1.8085 1.8085
Cambridge 1 1.8783 1.8783

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 Dorchester County

In 2025–26, combined rates in Dorchester County run from 1.142 in Dorchester County (outside towns) to 1.8783 in Cambridge, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $3,426 to $5,635 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.