Kent County property tax rates, 2025–26

Combined rates for each of 6 places, lowest first. Each page shows the rate of every taxing unit that makes up the total.

Lowest combined rate
1.134Kent County (outside towns)
Highest combined rate
1.5672Chestertown
Places
62025–26
Kent County (outside towns) 1 1.134 1.134
Galena 1 1.3427 1.3427
Betterton 1 1.4521 1.4521
Millington 1 1.497 1.497
Rock Hall 1 1.514 1.514
Chestertown 1 1.5672 1.5672

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 Kent County

In 2025–26, combined rates in Kent County run from 1.134 in Kent County (outside towns) to 1.5672 in Chestertown, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $3,402 to $4,702 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.