This page helps users handle a Property Search need in Montgomery County, Ohio, by explaining where to check real property records, parcel mapping, and related property layers through official government resources.

The main tools covered are SDAT: Real Property Data Search and MCATLAS, which support record lookup and map-based property review.

Use SDAT: Real Property Data Search to search the real property database and display property records. The system requires users to select a county and a search method before proceeding.

Have one of these search details ready before using the database:

  • Street address or street name
  • Property Account Identifier
  • Map reference

For a basic lookup, move through the search screen in order.

  • Select the county in which the property is located.
  • Choose the search method that matches the information you have.
  • Enter the requested property details and review the displayed record.

Note: Deleted accounts can only be searched by Property Account Identifier.

Address and account search tips

Address searches work best when street suffixes and street directions are left out. For example, do not include terms such as Avenue, Street, Way, North, West, or their abbreviations.

If a specific address search does not return the right property, try a broader street-name search or leave off the street number to check whether the street name is listed differently. SDAT also notes that some apartment, townhouse complex, or shopping center addresses may not be listed in the database.

The Property Account Identification Number may appear on an assessment notice. For Montgomery, the county code listed by SDAT is 16, and the account number structure follows the property account information shown on the notice.

MCATLAS property mapping

Use MCATLAS when the task is map-based. The viewer includes property points, property parcels, plat index, zoning, boundaries, floodplains, historic preservation, transportation, environmental, school, parks, and imagery layers.

MCATLAS is useful for reviewing a parcel in context. Users can zoom, identify map features, turn layers on and off, and view location-based data in one mapping viewer.

Data warning: The Planning Department states that it makes no warranties about the data and disclaims liability for uses of the data to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Interactive maps and GIS data

Montgomery Planning offers additional interactive maps for focused topics such as environment, housing and development, society and history, transportation, zoning, and master plans.

For property-related GIS files and map layers, the Montgomery County Data Catalog includes property and land data, planning and zoning data, aerial imagery, LiDAR, and other downloadable GIS resources.

The county GIS open data site also provides public GIS data, tools, and map applications. Its property and zoning category includes a property map viewer that allows users to search by address and identify property information, including water and sewer categories.

Limits on real property results

SDAT states that real property search results are for information purposes only. The data is not to be used for legal reports or documents, and the Department makes no expressed or implied warranties about the information.

SDAT also states that its real property data cannot be searched by owner name, town, neighborhood, subdivision, or zip code. Subdivisions and neighborhoods are available only through the property sales feature.

The SDAT terms prohibit automatic or robotic data collection, extraction, copying, data mining, and web scraping. Violating those terms ends the user’s permission to access and use the SDAT website.

Deeds, plats, and tax bills

SDAT real property search is not the same as a deed, plat, or tax bill lookup. SDAT states that deeds and plats are on file with Land Records through the Clerk of Court’s office where the property is located.

SDAT also states that it does not have copies of tax bills on its website. Tax billing questions should be directed to the appropriate county or municipal government where the property is located.

Property search contacts

Use these contacts when a property record, GIS layer, or assessment question needs staff follow-up.

  • Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, 700 East Pratt Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 2700, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
    Phone: (410) 767-1184
    Outside the Baltimore Metro Area: 1-888-246-5941
    Maryland Relay: 1-800-735-2258
    General inquiries email: [email protected]
  • GIS Manager, Information Technology & Innovation, Montgomery County Planning Department, MNCPPC
    Phone: (301) 650-5620
  • Montgomery County Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions Geographic Information Systems, 21 Maryland Avenue, Suite 340, Rockville, Maryland 20850-2390
    Fax: (240) 777-2909
    GIS Manager: Russell Provost
    Phone: (240) 773-8026

Common questions

Where can I search real property records?

Use SDAT: Real Property Data Search to search real property records by county and search method.

Can I search SDAT by owner name?

No. SDAT states that real property data cannot be searched by owner name, town, neighborhood, subdivision, or zip code.

What should I do if an address search does not find the property?

Try removing street suffixes and directions, use a broader street-name search, or search without the street number to confirm how the street is listed.

No. SDAT states that the real property pages are for information purposes only and should not be used for legal reports or documents.

Where can I review parcel maps and property layers?

Use MCATLAS for map-based review of property parcels, property points, plat index information, zoning, boundaries, imagery, and other mapped layers.

Does SDAT provide tax bills?

No. SDAT states that it does not have copies of tax bills on its website. Tax billing questions should go to the appropriate county or municipal government.