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Calculate closing costs for Bowie, MD properties. Prince George's County has the highest county transfer tax rate in the Maryland DMV at 1.4%. Median home prices in Bowie are around $450,000.
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Prince George's County carries the highest county transfer tax rate in the Maryland DMV suburbs, but the rate is only half the arithmetic. Bowie's median is well under Montgomery County's, and the smaller base outweighs the higher rate: a median-priced Bowie purchase usually lands below a median-priced Rockville or Bethesda one in total dollars. Compare the dollar figures for your actual price rather than the headline percentages.
Bowie is an incorporated city and adds no transfer tax of its own; deeds record with the Prince George's Circuit Court Clerk in Upper Marlboro.
Prince George's County levies a county transfer tax of 1.4% on top of Maryland's 0.5% state transfer tax — 1.9% combined. On a $450,000 sale that is $8,550 of transfer tax before anything else. Absent an agreement otherwise the county transfer tax is shared evenly between buyer and seller. A qualifying first-time Maryland homebuyer gets a reduced state rate of 0.25%, which the seller then pays in full.
Closing costs in Bowie, MD typically range from 3% to 6% of the purchase price for buyers and 2% to 4% for sellers. Maryland has higher transfer taxes than many states, with both state and Prince George's County transfer taxes applying.
Prince George's County charges a county transfer tax on real estate transactions in addition to the Maryland state transfer tax of 0.5%. The combined state + county rate makes Maryland closing costs higher than Virginia in most cases.
In Maryland, transfer taxes are typically split between buyer and seller, though this is negotiable. The state transfer tax (0.5%) and Prince George's County transfer tax are both calculated on the sale price.
Yes. Maryland charges a state recordation tax based on the sale price. In Prince George's County, this applies to deeds, deeds of trust, and other recorded instruments. Contact Pruitt Title for exact calculations.
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These are estimates based on standard Prince George's County rates. Every transaction is different — contact Will Rapuano at Pruitt Title LLC for an accurate, line-by-line closing cost breakdown for your Bowie, MD property.