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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 $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)66%Town taxes24%State tax money3.4%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

17%

of Buffalo's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes24%

Other taxes
17%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$118 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$65 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.5%$83 thousand

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$737 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$714 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$32 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$38 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$29 thousand
Fines
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

63%

of Buffalo's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$634 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$634 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$111 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$102 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$18 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.