Town government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cheektowaga took in $106 million and spent $117 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%County and local tax money13%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)2.6%State tax money2.4%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes70%

Property tax
67%$71.1 million
Other taxes
3.0%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$623 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Sewer$207 thousand
  • Garbage collection$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$8.8 million

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$2.6 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$14.2 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$3.1 million
Fines
0.6%$668 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

15%

of Cheektowaga's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$39.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$37.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$762 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$628 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$28.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$20.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$17.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$481 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$17.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$10.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$4.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$374 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$374 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$132 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$132 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$45 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$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cheektowaga. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cheektowaga 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.