Fairmount Heights, MD town hall & government
Fairmount Heights spent $733,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $481 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fairmount Heights's government.
Where Fairmount Heights's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 52%
- From the federal government 25%
- Income taxes 11%
- From the state 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Fees & charges <1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Fairmount Heights collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Fairmount Heights
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Prince George's County Public Schools
Fairmount Heights's K–12 school district, shared with Berwyn Heights, Bladensburg, Bowie, Brentwood, Capitol Heights and Cheverly. 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 39%
- State 52%
- Federal 9%
Of the $21,592 per pupil, $12,853 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 Fairmount Heights kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Fairmount Heights 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 Fairmount Heights's government
Who represents Fairmount Heights
Fairmount Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela D. Alsobrooks and Representative Glenn Ivey. 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.