ZIP 14304 · Wheatfield, NY

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 14304: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for New York governments, the State Comptroller, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 14304?
14304 is served by New York State, Niagara County, Niagara Wheatfield Central School District, the Town of Wheatfield, the Town of Niagara, the City of Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls City School. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, New York State spent $266.8 billion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2024), Niagara County spent $500 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Niagara Wheatfield Central School District spent $109 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Town of Wheatfield spent $14.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Town of Niagara spent $12.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), City of Niagara Falls spent $133 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Niagara Falls City School spent $221 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 14304?
Of the governments serving 14304, Niagara County collected $110 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Niagara Wheatfield Central School District collected $36.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), City of Niagara Falls collected $35.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Niagara Falls City School collected $24.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Town of Wheatfield collected $4.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Town of Niagara collected $3.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 14304.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Niagara County, Wheatfield, Niagara and Niagara Falls

Figures for New York governments come from the State Comptroller and are for 2025. The state government's own figures are the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published.

Where property tax goes in 14304

Niagara County$110 million

19% of its $579 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Niagara Wheatfield Central School District$36.2 million

38% of its $96.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

City of Niagara Falls$35.7 million

25% of its $142 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Niagara Falls City School$24.6 million

11% of its $224 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Town of Wheatfield$4.4 million

26% of its $16.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Town of Niagara$3.2 million

27% of its $11.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Niagara County

$500 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

Where the money comes from

County taxes63%Federal tax money12%State tax money11%Fees for services11%Fines and other3.4%Local tax money0.2%
Full Niagara County breakdown

County taxes63%

Sales tax
43%$252 million
Property tax
19%$110 million
Other taxes
0.2%$912 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$61.4 million

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$71.2 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$63.1 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$980 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$19.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$286 thousand
Niagara County page →

Where the money goes

Sent to other local governments30%Social services21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals8.8%All other spending10%
Full Niagara County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
30%$150 million
Social services
21%$104 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$91.9 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$57.6 million
Health and hospitals
8.8%$43.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$23.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$16.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$8.6 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$2.0 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
0.2%$1.1 million
Retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs that are not charged to one department. Benefits paid inside a department's own budget are counted with that department.
Niagara County page →

Your cities and towns

Town of Wheatfield

$14.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 38% of this ZIP is in Wheatfield.

Where the money comes from

County and local tax money43%Town taxes28%Fees for services21%State tax money5.1%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money<0.1%
Full Wheatfield breakdown

Town taxes28%

Property tax
26%$4.4 million
Other taxes
1.6%$262 thousand

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$3.5 million

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$9 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$846 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$7.0 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$347 thousand
Fines
0.9%$154 thousand
Wheatfield page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)14%Running the government and other costs13%All other spending8.2%
Full Wheatfield breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$4.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.6 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
14%$2.1 million
Retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs that are not charged to one department. Benefits paid inside a department's own budget are counted with that department.
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$51 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$36 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$970
Wheatfield page →

Town of Niagara

$12.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 31% of this ZIP is in Niagara.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes28%County and local tax money26%Fees for services23%Fines and other18%State tax money4.7%
Full Niagara breakdown

Town taxes28%

Property tax
27%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.9%$103 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$2.7 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$544 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$3.0 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.9 million
Fines
1.7%$196 thousand
Niagara page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending9.2%
Full Niagara breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$3.3 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
20%$2.5 million
Retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs that are not charged to one department. Benefits paid inside a department's own budget are counted with that department.
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$1.0 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$136 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
Niagara page →

City of Niagara Falls

$133 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 23% of this ZIP is in Niagara Falls.

Where the money comes from

City taxes36%State tax money25%Federal tax money15%County and local tax money10%Fees for services9.7%Fines and other3.9%
Full Niagara Falls breakdown

City taxes36%

Property tax
25%$35.7 million
Other taxes
11%$16.2 million

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$13.8 million

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$21.3 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$35.6 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$14.2 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$4.8 million
Fines
0.5%$759 thousand
Niagara Falls page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)22%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Housing and community development6.7%All other spending12%
Full Niagara Falls breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$50.3 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
22%$28.7 million
Retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs that are not charged to one department. Benefits paid inside a department's own budget are counted with that department.
Running the government and other costs
14%$19.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$9.4 million
Housing and community development
6.7%$8.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$8.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$5.6 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$796 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$15 thousand
Niagara Falls page →

Your schools

Niagara Wheatfield Central School District

$109 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 77% of this ZIP is in Niagara Wheatfield Central School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money51%School district taxes38%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money4.4%Fees for services2.5%
Full Niagara Wheatfield Central School District breakdown

School district taxes38%

Property tax
38%$36.2 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$2.4 million

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$4.2 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$48.9 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$4.5 million
Niagara Wheatfield Central School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges82%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)17%Interest on debt0.9%Running the government and other costs<0.1%
Full Niagara Wheatfield Central School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
82%$89.6 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
17%$18.5 million
Retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs that are not charged to one department. Benefits paid inside a department's own budget are counted with that department.
Interest on debt
0.9%$939 thousand
Running the government and other costs
<0.1%$69 thousand
Niagara Wheatfield Central School District page →

Niagara Falls City School

$221 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 23% of this ZIP is in Niagara Falls City School.

Where the money comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes12%Federal tax money10%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services0.1%
Full Niagara Falls City School breakdown

School district taxes12%

Property tax
11%$24.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$2.4 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$289 thousand

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$22.8 million

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$167 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$6.5 million
Niagara Falls City School page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges79%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)19%Interest on debt2.1%
Full Niagara Falls City School breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
79%$174 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
19%$42.6 million
Retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs that are not charged to one department. Benefits paid inside a department's own budget are counted with that department.
Interest on debt
2.1%$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$11 thousand
Niagara Falls City School page →

Your state

New York State

$266.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended March 31, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes45%Federal tax money38%Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)9.1%Fines and other6.6%Local tax money0.5%
Full New York State breakdown

What stands out

8.9%

of New York State's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes45%

Individual income tax
21%$53.8 billion
Business income tax
8.9%$23.2 billion
Other taxes
8.4%$22.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.06 billion
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.61 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.49 billion
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.86 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.60 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.42 billion
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.32 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$837 million
  • Public utility taxes$781 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$276 million
  • Driver's licenses$179 million
  • Amusement taxes$163 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$149 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$80.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$57.3 million
  • Corporation licenses$46.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$46.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.6%$20.0 billion

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$23.9 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 13 more
  • Hospital bills$8.13 billion
  • Electric power$6.73 billion
  • College tuition$3.04 billion
  • Other service charges$1.93 billion
  • Transit fares$1.76 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$1.03 billion
  • University housing and dining$691 million
  • Parks and recreation$357 million
  • Airport$72.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$72.3 million
  • Other education charges$43.4 million
  • Road charges$12.2 million
  • Ports and waterways$11.8 million
  • Housing$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$100.4 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$1.26 billion

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$16.8 billion
Fines
0.2%$393 million
New York State page →

Where the money goes

Social services37%Sent to local governments34%Running the government and other costs6.6%Schools and colleges5.6%Health and hospitals4.8%All other spending13%

What stands out

5.6%

of New York State's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full New York State breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
37%$97.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$97.3 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$258 million
  • Welfare institutions$108 million
  • Veterans' services$8.5 million
Sent to local governments
34%$89.9 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools and 22 more
  • Sent to school districts$24.1 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$21.2 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$15.3 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8.93 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$8.74 billion
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$4.04 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$2.55 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.27 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other education$1.00 billion
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$616 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$608 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$420 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$321 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$157 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$132 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$122 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$80.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$49.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$21.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$17.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$9.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$8.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$17.6 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.6 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.24 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$339 million
  • Other government administration$247 million
  • Government buildings$201 million
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Schools and colleges
5.6%$15.0 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$12.1 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.86 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.01 billion
  • Other education$113 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$992 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$12.8 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.73 billion
  • Public health$4.06 billion
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$11.8 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 3 more
  • Public transit$5.81 billion
  • Roads and highways$4.37 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.36 billion
  • Airports$204 million
  • Ports and harbors$14.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$7.90 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.37 billion
  • Prisons and jails$3.03 billion
  • Police$1.10 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$199 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$196 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$6.60 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.51 billion
  • Water supply$51.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$29.6 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$5.31 billion
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on public transit debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$3.59 billion
  • Interest on public transit debt$1.14 billion
  • Interest on electric power debt$571 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$884 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$881 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$803 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$617 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$617 million
New York State page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

New York State. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

Niagara County. New York State Comptroller, Financial Data for Local Governments, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Niagara Wheatfield Central School District. New York State Comptroller, Financial Data for Local Governments, fiscal year 2025 (school districts: NYSED ST-3 data republished by OSC), fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Town of Wheatfield. New York State Comptroller, Financial Data for Local Governments, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Town of Niagara. New York State Comptroller, Financial Data for Local Governments, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

City of Niagara Falls. New York State Comptroller, Financial Data for Local Governments, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Niagara Falls City School. New York State Comptroller, Financial Data for Local Governments, fiscal year 2025 (school districts: NYSED ST-3 data republished by OSC), fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the New York State Comptroller's account-level reports for a New York government, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds and pension or custodial trust funds are not counted.

Employee benefits are their own spending line: the retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs a government books centrally. Benefits charged inside a department's own budget (for example a sheriff's) stay with that department.

Federal and state money. Federal money that reaches a New York government through the State is shown here as federal aid. The Census figures count it as state aid, so the federal and state shares on the two versions do not match.

Counties. County spending leaves out transfers between a county's own funds, internal service funds and the repayment of debt principal, so it can be lower than the Census figure for the same county.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.