Pennington Cottage · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Deer Park run?
Deer Park’s town government spent $573,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,873 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Deer Park didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Deer Park is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,873 per resident a year, or $5.13 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 29%.
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Deer Park didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Deer Park yet
Every year of Deer Park’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,750 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.10% of the home’s value, vs 0.97% across Maryland.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Deer Park’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Deer Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Deer Park →
Who’s in charge in Deer Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Garrett County Public Schools
Deer Park’s K–12 school district, shared with Accident, Friendsville, Grantsville, Kitzmiller, Loch Lynn Heights and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $28,991 per pupil, $17,885 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Maryland districts overall: 47% local, 44% state, 9% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Deer Park’s votes are counted by county
Maryland reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Deer Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Garrett County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.7%11,983 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.8%3,456 votesOthers: 2.5% (399 votes).
Most votes in Garrett County: Donald J Trump
Maryland: Harris 62.6%, Trump 34.1%
100% of Deer Park lies in Garrett County. Every 2024 race in Garrett County is on the county’s page.
Garrett County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Deer Park.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Maryland House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3Maryland SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Maryland
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Deer Park’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Deer Park’s government
How much does Deer Park spend per resident?
About $1,873 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Deer Park didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $840,000.
What is the property tax rate in Deer Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,750 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.10% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.97% across Maryland. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Deer Park’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Deer Park yet.
How did Deer Park vote in 2024?
Maryland counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Deer Park alone. Garrett County, where 100% of Deer Park lies, voted Trump 75.7%, Harris 21.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Deer Park?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,652 (about $43,824 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Deer Park in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Mike McKay) and House of Delegates District 1A (Jim Hinebaugh). The House of Delegates district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Deer Park’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Deer Park, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →