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Calculate closing costs for Rockville, MD transactions. As the county seat of Montgomery County, Rockville has a diverse housing market with a median price around $600,000.
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Rockville mixes established neighborhoods with new development, and new construction is where a Rockville settlement statement diverges from a resale one: a builder's first sale can carry warranty enrollment and HOA setup charges that a resale has no equivalent for, and they are itemised separately from the taxes. Ask for a builder's estimated settlement sheet early — the charges are the builder's to disclose, not the county's.
Rockville is both an incorporated city and the Montgomery County seat, so the Circuit Court that records your deed is in town. The city levies no transfer tax of its own.
Montgomery County levies a county transfer tax of 1% on top of Maryland's 0.5% state transfer tax — 1.5% combined. On a $600,000 sale that is $9,000 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 Rockville, 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 Montgomery County transfer taxes applying.
Montgomery 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 Montgomery County transfer tax are both calculated on the sale price.
Yes. Maryland charges a state recordation tax based on the sale price. In Montgomery 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 Montgomery County rates. Every transaction is different — contact Will Rapuano at Pruitt Title LLC for an accurate, line-by-line closing cost breakdown for your Rockville, MD property.