Areas we serve
Title and settlement across Maryland
Maryland First Title handles title and settlement across the whole state: all 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City. We work from one office, at 306 Crain Hwy N in Glen Burnie, and we work only in Maryland.
Settle at our Glen Burnie office, or we come to you anywhere in Maryland at no extra cost.
What will the taxes be?
Starts at the median sale price in Anne Arundel County. Type your own price.
Your share as the buyer
$5,609.92
Transfer and recordation taxes in Anne Arundel County: $11,219.85 in all, usually split with the seller unless the contract says otherwise. For a first-time Maryland buyer who will live in the home, the seller pays the state transfer tax, and the county transfer and recordation tax unless the contract says otherwise.
See each tax
- State transfer tax (0.5%)$2,549.95 (you $1,274.97)
- County transfer tax (1%)$5,099.90 (you $2,549.95)
- Recordation tax ($3.50 per $500)$3,570.00 (you $1,785.00)
Estimate of government taxes only. Title charges, our fee, recording fees and the day-by-day sharing of property tax are in the full quote. Your contract can change who pays.
We settle in all 24 Maryland jurisdictions. The calculator covers seven counties so far, so for this county get the full quote or call us.
The taxes due when a deed is recorded, the property tax rate and the homestead credit cap all change from one county to the next, and so does the courthouse where the deed is recorded. Pick the county where the property is. If a mailing address leaves you unsure, start with how to check which Maryland county an address is in.
County pages
Each county page sets out the transfer and recordation taxes with an estimator for that county, the property tax and homestead cap, where deeds are recorded, the towns we settle in and the local issues to raise early.
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County seat: Annapolis
Anne Arundel County transfer tax and closing costs
County transfer tax 1% (1.5% of the whole price at $1 million or more) · Recordation tax $3.50 per $500
Towns: Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Pasadena, Severna Park, Odenton, Severn, Crofton, Arnold, Hanover, Linthicum, Brooklyn Park, Edgewater, Shady Side and South County
Local issues: Anne Arundel special tax districts, Waterfront and critical area, Buying near Fort Meade
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Deeds recorded in Baltimore
Baltimore City transfer tax and closing costs
City transfer tax 1.5% · Recordation tax $5.00 per $500
Local issues: Baltimore City lien certificate
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County seat: Towson
Baltimore County transfer tax and closing costs
County transfer tax 1.5% · Recordation tax $2.50 per $500
Towns: Towson, Catonsville
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County seat: Prince Frederick
Calvert County transfer tax and closing costs
No county transfer tax · Recordation tax $5.00 per $500
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County seat: Ellicott City
Howard County transfer tax and closing costs
County transfer tax 1.25% · Recordation tax $2.50 per $500
Towns: Columbia, Ellicott City
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County seat: Upper Marlboro
Prince George’s County transfer tax and closing costs
County transfer tax 1.4% · Recordation tax $2.75 per $500
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County seat: Centreville
Queen Anne’s County transfer tax and closing costs
County transfer tax 0.5% · Recordation tax $4.95 per $500
Towns: Kent Island
Everywhere else in Maryland
We settle in each of these too. Deeds are recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, at the courthouse in the county seat.
- Allegany County County seat: Cumberland
- Caroline County County seat: Denton
- Carroll County County seat: Westminster
- Cecil County County seat: Elkton
- Charles County County seat: La Plata
- Dorchester County County seat: Cambridge
- Frederick County County seat: Frederick
- Garrett County County seat: Oakland
- Harford County County seat: Bel Air
- Kent County County seat: Chestertown
- Montgomery County County seat: Rockville
- St. Mary’s County County seat: Leonardtown
- Somerset County County seat: Princess Anne
- Talbot County County seat: Easton
- Washington County County seat: Hagerstown
- Wicomico County County seat: Salisbury
- Worcester County County seat: Snow Hill
For a property anywhere in Maryland, get title insurance and settlement figures from our instant quote, or call the office.
One office, the whole state
Every file is handled from our Glen Burnie office, wherever the property is, and we come to you anywhere in Maryland at no extra cost. The rules that differ by county (the tax rates, any first-time buyer or owner-occupant breaks, and the certificates some counties want before a deed is recorded) are on each county page.
To compare the taxes on the same price in different counties, use the Maryland transfer and recordation tax calculator.
The steps from a signed contract to a recorded deed are the same everywhere in Maryland: how a Maryland settlement works.
Where you can settle
- At our Glen Burnie office306 Crain Hwy N, Glen Burnie. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends and after hours by appointment.
- We come to you, at no costAnywhere in Maryland: your home, your workplace or your agent’s office. There is no extra charge for us to travel to you.
- Remote settlementBuying or selling from outside Maryland? We arrange a remote settlement.
Services anywhere in Maryland
- Residential settlement
Home purchase and sale settlements anywhere in Maryland, from signed contract to recorded deed.
- For sale by owner (FSBO)
From “I have a buyer” to settlement, for sellers without an agent.
- Buying without an agent
Buying a Maryland home with no agent: the steps, the contract and the risks you carry.
- Deed transfers
Deeds prepared and recorded for families: add or remove a name, after a death, gifts.
- 1031 exchanges
The settlement side of a 1031 exchange. Set it up before your sale closes.
- Commercial settlement
Commercial title insurance and settlement, with direct attorney contact.