Your Money

Where does your tax dollar go? See the breakdown, compare to Fairfax County, and share your receipt.

Your Tax Dollar Explorer

Enter your household income and home value. We'll estimate your county tax burden and show where every dollar goes.

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Estimated Montgomery County tax burden

$10,473 / year

Where your tax dollars go

Approximate allocation by budget category (Montgomery County).

MCPS
$4,964
WSSC Water
$1,560
County Government
$1,655
Transit
$293
M-NCPPC
$251
Montgomery College
$440
Debt Service
$482
Public Safety
$387
Health & Human Services
$450
Other
$220

The $2,588 question

The average MoCo household pays ~$2,588 more per year than a Fairfax household for county services.

What could you do with $2,588? That's 3 months of Ride On fares… oh wait, those are free now. You're paying anyway. That's your kid's travel soccer season. That's your annual streaming subscriptions — all of them.

Share Your Receipt

Share your MoCoGap tax receipt or these key stats with your neighbors, on social media, or in your next civic association meeting.

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$7,023 — Montgomery County's per capita spending

Fairfax County: $4,435. Same region. 37% less.

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