Liberty Acres
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Family-owned land company buying in Maryland

Sell your Maryland land for cash

We buy land in every Maryland county, from small lots to larger parcels, in any condition. Cash purchase or development terms. We pay back taxes and all closing costs and close through a title company.

  • No agents, listings or commissions
  • Inherited, rural or out-of-state land is fine
  • Every closing through a title company

How much is my land worth? · Maryland land values and selling rules

Selling in Maryland with: back taxes · inherited land

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Maryland land values, taxes, and selling rules

Maryland charges a state transfer tax: state transfer tax is 0.5% of the consideration, and all counties and Baltimore City also charge a recordation tax. No state disclosure/disclaimer form is required for vacant land.

$9,950Avg. value per acre (2026)
$33.72Avg. tax per acre / year
0.50%State transfer tax
0.36%Effective tax rate

How Maryland compares

$9,950/acre, 106% above the median state ($4,825, marked by the line)
Land value rank
#8 of 50 states
Tax burden rank
#20 of 50 states
Holding cost, 10 acres
$337 per year in property tax

Sources: USDA NASS Land Values 2026 (average value of farm real estate per acre); USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture (property tax per acre of farmland); state statutes (transfer tax). Averages, not appraisals. Your parcel may be worth more or less depending on location, access, and use.

County land values in Maryland

Selling rules by situation in Maryland

ScenarioRedemption PeriodProbate Requirements
Tax-DelinquentThe tax sale buyer gets a certificate of sale, and the owner can redeem until a court finally forecloses the right of redemption. The holder can file to foreclose 6 months after the sale, or 9 months for owner-occupied homes, after sending two required notices.Not applicable
InheritedN/AMaryland's small estate process can transfer land, because all of a decedent's property, real or personal, passes to the personal representative for administration.
LandlockedN/ANot applicable

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Send your county, state and parcel number. We research the parcel and send a written offer. You pay nothing, and every closing runs through a title company.

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