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Resident presents dashboard alleging uneven Homestead Property Tax Credit in Anne Arundel County
Summary
A public commenter said she built a dashboard using public data to highlight disparities in how the Homestead Property Tax Credit is applied across Anne Arundel County, claiming many similar-value properties pay very different tax bills and comparing county totals to Montgomery County.
A public commenter told the Anne Arundel County Council on Oct. 11 that the county’s Homestead Property Tax Credit is applied unevenly and presented a public dashboard she created to illustrate the disparity. The commenter said that, based on public data, about 80% of residential properties have a tax bill at least 50% higher than similarly valued homes and that the county’s implementation differs from comparable jurisdictions.
The commenter said the dashboard lets a user find a property and instantly view similarly valued properties with lower tax bills; she also cited a comparison figure, saying "$104,000,000 compares to just $2,800,000 in Montgomery County." The speaker attributed these figures to publicly available data and asked the council to consider whether the county’s homestead-credit implementation is equitable across neighborhoods.
Council members did not take action during the public-comment period. The claim and the dashboard were presented as the commenter’s analysis, and the figures and methodology were not verified during the meeting.
