Town government · Erie County, NY

Aurora's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Aurora took in $10.0 million and spent $8.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%County and local tax money22%State tax money4.6%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)3.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Aurora's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
58%$5.8 million
Other taxes
8.7%$876 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$748 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$120 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$333 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$219 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Water$49 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money4.6%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
4.6%$461 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$2.2 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$230 thousand
Fines
1.0%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt17%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

17%

of Aurora's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$409 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$240 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$114 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$398 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$310 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 thousand
Interest on debt
17%$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$900 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$703 thousand
  • Water supply$197 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$466 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$466 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$20 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Aurora. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Aurora itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.