Woodsboro, MD town hall & government
Woodsboro spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $988 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Woodsboro's government.
Where Woodsboro's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 26%
- Income taxes 18%
- Property taxes 15%
- Utility sales 11%
- From other local governments 10%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- From the federal government 6%
- From the state 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
Who works for Woodsboro
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Woodsboro didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Frederick County Public Schools
Woodsboro's K–12 school district, shared with Brunswick, Burkittsville, Emmitsburg, Frederick, Middletown and Myersville. 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 Woodsboro kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro's government
Who represents Woodsboro
Woodsboro 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.