Deer Park, MD town hall & government
Deer Park spent $840,000 in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,745 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Deer Park's government.
Where Deer Park's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 29%
- From the state 27%
- Fees & charges 24%
- Utility sales 8%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From other local governments 3%
- Income taxes 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Sales taxes <1%
Deer Park didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Deer Park
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Garrett County Public Schools
Deer Park's K–12 school district, shared with Accident, Friendsville, Grantsville, Kitzmiller, Loch Lynn Heights and Mountain Lake Park. 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 27%
- State 62%
- Federal 11%
Of the $28,991 per pupil, $17,885 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 Deer Park kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Deer Park 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Deer Park's government
Who represents Deer Park
Deer Park 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.