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Funkstown, MD town hall & government

Funkstown spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,459 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Funkstown's government.

Town budget

Where Funkstown's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,459
typical Maryland cities: $1,543
Long-term debt
$977,000
$1,122 per resident
Water & other utilities
$653,00051%
Administration & buildings
$126,00010%
Sewer & trash
$65,0005%
Roads & transportation
$59,0005%
Interest on debt
$45,0004%
Parks & libraries
$20,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0001%
Fire
$5,000<1%
Other
$287,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Utility sales 35%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Income taxes 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Funkstown

Full-time staff
3
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$40,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Funkstown didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Washington County Public Schools

Funkstown's K–12 school district, shared with Boonsboro, Clear Spring, Hagerstown, Hancock, Keedysville and Sharpsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,516
Maryland: $20,258
Students
22,549
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$53.2 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Funkstown pay

Typical tax bill
$1,997
a year · Maryland typical $4,093
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Maryland 0.97%
Typical home value
$277,800
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Funkstown's government

🏛️ Official websitefunkstown.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Funkstown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Funkstown

Funkstown is represented in Congress by Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela D. Alsobrooks and Representative April McClain Delaney. Wes Moore is governor.

All of Funkstown's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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