Town government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Boston took in $5.8 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%County and local tax money24%Fines and other11%State tax money3.1%Federal tax money0.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)0.5%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes61%

Property tax
53%$3.1 million
Other taxes
7.9%$459 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$335 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Gas$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$36 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$183 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$1.4 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$471 thousand
Fines
3.3%$190 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

16%

of Boston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$216 thousand
  • Government buildings$216 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$831 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$616 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$171 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$812 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$690 thousand
  • Water supply$122 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$354 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$251 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$251 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$77 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$77 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Boston. 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 Boston 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.