ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Property taxes continue to soar for Maryland business and home owners.
In 2025 thousands of Maryland citizens can expect their annual commercial and residential property tax bills to climb by more than 20 percent.
State property taxes are reassessed every three years, according to a schedule that divides commercial and residential properties into three groups.
This upcoming year, it’s group one’s turn. They were last assessed in 2022, and saw their tax rate go up by 12 percent.
Broken down, Somerset County residents will be hit with the highest increase at 32 percent, followed by Allegany County at 31 percent.
Somerset is capped at 10 percent, tied with Calvert and Montgomery Counties, for the highest assessment rates in the state.
Frederick County ranked first in group one for the number of properties that went up in value since 2022.
Residents in only nine of 24 Maryland counties …