Mount Airy, MD town hall & government
Mount Airy spent $12.3 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,258 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Airy's government.
Where Mount Airy's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 21%
- From the federal government 20%
- Income taxes 16%
- Property taxes 15%
- From other local governments 8%
- Utility sales 8%
- From the state 6%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Mount Airy
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Carroll County Public Schools
Mount Airy's K–12 school district, shared with Hampstead, Manchester, New Windsor, Sykesville, Taneytown and Union Bridge. 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 55%
- State 40%
- Federal 5%
Of the $16,773 per pupil, $10,172 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.
Also serving Mount Airy: Frederick County Public Schools ($17,172 per pupil).
Which schools Mount Airy kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy's government
Who represents Mount Airy
Mount Airy is represented in Congress by Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela D. Alsobrooks and Representatives Sarah Elfreth and 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.