Maryland · County property tax · ACS 2024
Allegany County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Allegany County pays $1,636 a year, an effective rate of 1.06%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,636
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.06%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -18%
- vs U.S. average
- #5 of 24
- rank in MD
The verdict
Homeowners in Allegany County pay a median $1,636 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.06%, more affordable than 31% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,636
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.06%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2165 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -18%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($154,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Maryland. Population: 67,452. Owner-occupied homes: 19,363.
The median annual property tax in Allegany County is $1,636, which is 60% lower than the Maryland state average and 18% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.06% on a median home value of $154,900. Property taxes represent 2.7% of the median household income in this county.
Allegany County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Allegany County's 1.06% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 31%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Maryland median
Homeowners in Allegany County pay a median annual property tax of $1,636, notably lower than the national median and far below the Maryland state median. On a $154,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.06% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Maryland counties by effective rate
Allegany County ranks #5 of 24 counties in Maryland by effective rate (79% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Allegany County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $59,603 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Allegany County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Allegany County's effective rate fell 12.9% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 22.5%, leaving the median bill 6.6% higher at $1,636. That rate move is larger than the one in 54% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,534 to $1,636, a change of 7%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 5,732 of 19,363 owner-occupied homes (29.6%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.7% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Allegany County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Allegany County homeowners, 5,732 of 19,363 owner-occupied homes (29.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.4% (2,406)
- $800 to $1,499 29.6% (5,732)
- $1,500 to $1,999 22.9% (4,432)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.8% (3,255)
- $3,000 or more 14.8% (2,862)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
676 homes here (3.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Maryland handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Allegany County, mortgaged homeowners pay 15% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Allegany County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Allegany County's effective rate is higher than 79% of the 24 counties in Maryland - ranking #5 of 24.
Where Allegany County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.06% more affordable than 31% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Maryland, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 9% of the Maryland median, yet the median bill runs 60% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,636 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Allegany County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Allegany County | Maryland Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.7% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Allegany County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Maryland counties.
Allegany County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,636 +1.7% | 1.06% |
| 2023 | $1,609 -0.1% | 1.08% |
| 2022 | $1,611 +2.9% | 1.12% |
| 2021 | $1,565 +2.0% | 1.19% |
| 2020 | $1,534 | 1.21% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Allegany County: tax-to-income at 2.7%
Counties near Allegany County's effective rate
On effective rate, Allegany County sits nearest Crawford County (KS), North Slope Borough (AK), Matanuska-Susitna Borough (AK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Blaine County (NE), Androscoggin County (ME), Crawford County (KS).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Allegany County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,140 of 28,660 returns from Allegany County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,083 - 34% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Allegany County rate FAQs
- How does Allegany County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Allegany County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.06% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Allegany County, Maryland?
- The median annual property tax in Allegany County is $1,636, an effective rate of 1.06% on a $154,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Allegany County?
- Allegany County, Maryland scores D (46/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at B- (2.60×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Allegany County?
- Property taxes in Allegany County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $59,603 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Allegany County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Allegany County ticked up 6.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,534 to $1,636, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Allegany County's PAR rate
Inside Maryland, Allegany County's $1,636 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Maryland overview →
Allegany County ranks #5 of 24 Maryland counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Maryland overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Allegany County's PAR effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.06%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,636/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Allegany County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Allegany County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Cheyenne County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Allegany County at $1,636/yr; rate 1.30% vs Allegany County 1.06%.
Pinal County, AZ
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Allegany County at $1,636/yr; rate 0.47% vs Allegany County 1.06%.
Neosho County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,637/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.47% vs Allegany County 1.06%.
Richland County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,637/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.67% vs Allegany County 1.06%.
Maryland county set
State ACS overview for every published Maryland county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Allegany County stamps PAR · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Allegany County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.