Property owners in Towson paid a 1.2% property tax rate on their home values in the fourth quarter of 2025, topping the national average by over 1.4 times, data from BlockShopper.com show.
BlockShopper.com data also show the median Towson home sold for $290,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025, based on five sales during that period. The city’s median tax bill for 2025 amounted to $3,538, which represents 1.2% of the median taxable home value.
The national average effective property tax rate stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Rosedale and Baltimore had the highest effective property tax rates in Baltimore County.
Effective property tax rates for 2025 in this article are based on estimated inflation figures and 2022 county tax data. This may result in slight variations from the actual effective property tax rates.
U.S. home prices climbed again in 2025, as the national median hit about $447,000 in June—a 1.13% rise from the previous year, according to Redfin. The figures reflect a wide imbalance between supply and demand, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 36%, or 508,715 homes. Redfin defines a balanced market as one where sellers and buyers are within 10% of each other.
The table below provides a comparison of Rosedale with other Baltimore County cities by the median effective property tax rate, calculated from home sales and tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| 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% |
The information in this article is sourced from BlockShopper.com. The source data are available here.
