Boonsboro, MD town hall & government
Boonsboro spent $4.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,153 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Boonsboro's government.
Where Boonsboro's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 34%
- Property taxes 30%
- Utility sales 15%
- Income taxes 13%
- From the federal government 5%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- Sales taxes 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Boonsboro
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Washington County Public Schools
Boonsboro's K–12 school district, shared with Clear Spring, Funkstown, Hagerstown, Hancock, Keedysville and Sharpsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Maryland districts overall: 47% local, 44% state, 9% federal
- Local 30%
- State 58%
- Federal 12%
Of the $17,516 per pupil, $10,487 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Boonsboro kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Boonsboro pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Boonsboro's government
Who represents Boonsboro
Boonsboro is represented in Congress by Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela D. Alsobrooks and Representative April McClain Delaney. Wes Moore is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.