Town government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Niagara took in $10.4 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes30%County and local tax money25%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%Fines and other19%Federal tax money3.7%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes30%

Property tax
25%$2.6 million
Other taxes
5.1%$532 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$297 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$125 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$65 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$43 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$655 thousand
  • Other service charges$217 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$381 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$159 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$2.6 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
17%$1.8 million
Fines
1.8%$185 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Niagara'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
28%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$351 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$249 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$768 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$957 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$439 thousand
  • Fire protection$337 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$140 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$27 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$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Niagara. 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 Niagara 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.