Hancock, MD town hall & government
Hancock spent $3.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,064 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Hancock's government.
Where Hancock's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 27%
- Property taxes 20%
- Fees & charges 18%
- Utility sales 14%
- From the state 13%
- Income taxes 4%
- Sales taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From other local governments <1%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Hancock
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hancock didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Washington County Public Schools
Hancock's K–12 school district, shared with Boonsboro, Clear Spring, Funkstown, Hagerstown, 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 Hancock kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Hancock 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 Hancock's government
Who represents Hancock
Hancock 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.