Photo: Mbinebri · CC BY-SA 4.0Havre de Grace spent more per resident in 2022 than 72% of similar cities
Havre de Grace’s city government spent $23.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,556 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Havre de Grace is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,345 per resident in 2022: more than 72% of them
Havre de Grace’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,345 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 53 Maryland cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,042, and the middle half spent $783–$1,426. Havre de Grace spent more than 72% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Maryland cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Havre de Grace itself left out).
About $1,556 per resident a year, or $4.26 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 26%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 23% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Havre de Grace reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,345 · 2023: $1,423 · 2024: $1,556. Per resident it went from $1,345 to $1,556 (up 16%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 14,147 to 14,996.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,873 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.99% 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 Havre de Grace’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.
Tax bills are one input to Havre de Grace’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Havre de Grace →
Who’s in charge in Havre de Grace
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 130 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (14,996).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Harford County Public Schools
Havre de Grace’s K–12 school district, shared with Aberdeen, Bel Air. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,479 per pupil, $10,770 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.
Havre de Grace’s votes are counted by county
Maryland reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Havre de Grace alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harford County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.3%83,050 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.6%62,453 votesOthers: 3.1% (4,587 votes).
Most votes in Harford County: Donald J Trump
Maryland: Harris 62.6%, Trump 34.1%
100% of Havre de Grace lies in Harford County. Every 2024 race in Harford County is on the county’s page.
Harford 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 Havre de Grace.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
How Havre de Grace compares with the towns next door
Havre de Grace spent $1,345 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,316. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | $1,316 | $2,978 |
| Havre de Grace | $1,345 | $3,873 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Havre de Grace’s government
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Questions about Havre de Grace’s government
How much does Havre de Grace spend per resident?
About $1,556 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,345 was more than 72% of 53 Maryland cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Havre de Grace?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,873 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.99% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.97% across Maryland. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Havre de Grace’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Havre de Grace yet.
How did Havre de Grace vote in 2024?
Maryland counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Havre de Grace alone. Harford County, where 100% of Havre de Grace lies, voted Trump 55.3%, Harris 41.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Havre de Grace?
115 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $856,244 (about $10.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Havre de Grace in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Mary-Dulany James) and House of Delegates District 34A (Andre Johnson and Steve Johnson). The House of Delegates district also covers 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →