Town of Forest Heights (Prince George's County) — Financial Data

2,619 Population FY 2023

Tax Snapshot (Beta)

Beta: source-backed tax context only. This is not a personalized tax-burden estimate.

Current source-backed tax context for Maryland and Town of Forest Heights (Prince George's County).

Component	Summary	Effective	Coverage	Sources
MD state and local individual income tax framework	Maryland applies graduated state income-tax rates and requires county or Baltimore City local income taxes.	Current Comptroller guidance (as accessed April 18, 2026).	Rate missing	Maryland individual tax rates; Maryland state and local withholding information (2024 memo)
MD sales and use tax (base)	Maryland sales and use tax rate is 6%.	Current Comptroller guidance (as accessed April 18, 2026).	Rate missing	Maryland sales and use tax
MD property tax policy (state and local components)	Maryland property tax includes a state rate and local county/municipal rates set by local jurisdictions.	Current SDAT guidance (as accessed April 18, 2026).	Needs review	Maryland tax rates (SDAT)
ACS owner-occupied median property tax Best current homeowner-bill proxy for this Census geography; reported bills can include state, county, municipal, and applicable local real-estate tax layers.	$4,393 ACS median real-estate taxes paid by owner-occupied housing units.	ACS2023	Source observation available	Town of Forest Heights (Prince George's County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023
Property-tax revenue per resident Government revenue context only; use this to benchmark a single government's revenue, not to estimate taxes owed.	$573 source-backed property-tax revenue per resident for this government; not a household tax bill. Forest Heights uses the FY2025 audited real-estate-tax row; an ambiguous personal-property/utility row is intentionally excluded.	FY2025	Current source	Town of Forest Heights Maryland FY2025 Financial Statements
Property-tax revenue per occupied household Government revenue context only; this excludes other applicable property-tax layers unless those governments' rows are separately loaded.	$1,826 source-backed property-tax revenue per occupied household for this government; not a typical homeowner tax bill. Forest Heights uses the FY2025 audited real-estate-tax row; an ambiguous personal-property/utility row is intentionally excluded.	FY2025	Current source	Town of Forest Heights Maryland FY2025 Financial Statements
Forest heights municipal real property tax Metro-DC source coverage tracker.	Forest Heights uses the FY2025 audited real-estate-tax row; an ambiguous personal-property/utility row is intentionally excluded.	FY2025	Current source	Source pending
State real property tax Metro-DC source coverage tracker.	FY2025 State of Maryland property-tax revenue for Forest Heights' denominator geography is not loaded; the Maryland stack is partial.	FY2025 expected	Missing source	Source pending

No incorporated villages in this town.

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

6.1% Poverty Rate 2023

21.1% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

13.1% Unemployment Rate 2023

90.8% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$96,434 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$35,957 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$346,800 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,154 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

39.7 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.4 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Documents (14)

Year	Title	Type
2025	Town of Forest Heights Maryland FY2025 Financial Statements	ACFR_PROPERTY_TAX_REVENUE
2023	Town of Forest Heights (Prince George's County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2022	Town of Forest Heights (Prince George's County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2022	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2021	Town of Forest Heights (Prince George's County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2021	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2019	Town of Forest Heights (Prince George's County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2019	US_CENSUS_ACS5

Governance & Structure

Governance Structure

Structure: Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy: Not specified
ICMA Recognition: —
Notes: None

School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Geographic Relationships

This entity is within

Wholly within: Maryland
Wholly within: Prince George's County