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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Buffalo took in $2.3 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money40%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)37%Town taxes15%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other2.8%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

40%

of Buffalo's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes15%

Sales tax
13%$296 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$841 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$472 thousand
  • Garbage collection$212 thousand
  • Sewer$106 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money40%

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

From the federal government
40%$926 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$15 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$97 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

33%

of Buffalo's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$933 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$251 thousand
  • Sewer systems$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$884 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$817 thousand
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$273 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$193 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$155 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$133 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Buffalo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Buffalo 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.