Town Hall · Poolesville

Poolesville, MD town hall & government

Poolesville spent $8.2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,432 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Poolesville's money goes

Spent
$8.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,432
typical Maryland cities: $1,885
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$237 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million24%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million22%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million16%
Roads & transportation
$946,00012%
Parks & libraries
$377,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$207,0003%
Interest on debt
$40,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 27%
  • Income taxes 18%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Poolesville

Full-time staff
17
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,900
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
6 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Montgomery County Public Schools

Poolesville's K–12 school district, shared with Barnesville, Brookeville, Chevy Chase Section Five, Chevy Chase Section Three, Chevy Chase and Chevy Chase View. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,107
Maryland: $20,258
Students
160,223
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.8 billion
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Maryland districts overall: 47% local, 44% state, 9% federal

  • Local 62%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,107 per pupil, $12,531 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 Poolesville pay

Typical tax bill
$6,056
a year · Maryland typical $4,093
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Maryland 0.97%
Typical home value
$752,300
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.

Local

Contact Poolesville's government

🏛️ Official websitepoolesvillemd.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Poolesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Poolesville

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

All of Poolesville'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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