Village government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), East Aurora took in $10.5 million and spent $11.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes44%County and local tax money36%Fees for services (water)16%State tax money1.9%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

36%

of East Aurora's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes44%

Property tax
41%$4.4 million
Other taxes
3.0%$311 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$152 thousand
  • Other licenses$147 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$204 thousand

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$3.8 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$124 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Environment and natural resources21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking8.1%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

21%

of East Aurora's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$303 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$540 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
Environment and natural resources
21%$2.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$463 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$909 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$909 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$754 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village of East 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.