Middletown, MD town hall & government
Middletown spent $6.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,255 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Middletown's government.
Where Middletown's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 26%
- Income taxes 23%
- Utility sales 16%
- From the state 15%
- Fees & charges 13%
- From the federal government 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Sales taxes <1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Middletown
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Frederick County Public Schools
Middletown's K–12 school district, shared with Brunswick, Burkittsville, Emmitsburg, Frederick, Myersville and New Market. 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 49%
- State 46%
- Federal 5%
Of the $17,172 per pupil, $10,929 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 Middletown kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Middletown 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.
Contact Middletown's government
Who represents Middletown
Middletown 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.