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Grantsville, MD town hall & government

Grantsville spent $724,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $837 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grantsville's money goes

Spent
$724,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$837
typical Maryland cities: $1,543
Long-term debt
$316,000
$365 per resident
Sewer & trash
$237,00033%
Water & other utilities
$216,00030%
Administration & buildings
$122,00017%
Roads & transportation
$58,0008%
Parks & libraries
$27,0004%
Interest on debt
$12,0002%
Other
$52,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • From the federal government 35%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Income taxes 5%
  • From the state 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Grantsville

Full-time staff
3
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,000
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Garrett County Public Schools

Grantsville's K–12 school district, shared with Accident, Deer Park, Friendsville, Kitzmiller, Loch Lynn Heights and Mountain Lake Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,991
Maryland: $20,258
Students
3,455
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Grantsville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,225
a year · Maryland typical $4,093
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Maryland 0.97%
Typical home value
$239,600
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 Grantsville's government

🏛️ Official websitevisitgrantsville.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grantsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grantsville

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

All of Grantsville'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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