ZIP 14861 · Baldwin, NY

Eight governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 14861: 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 14861?
14861 is served by New York State, Chemung County, Elmira City School District, the Town of Baldwin, Waverly Central School District, the Town of Chemung, Horseheads Central School District and the Town of Erin. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, New York State spent $266.8 billion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2024), Chemung County spent $320 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Elmira City School District spent $170 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Town of Baldwin spent $3 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Waverly Central School District spent $59.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Town of Chemung spent $2.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Horseheads Central School District spent $117 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Town of Erin spent $929 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 14861?
Of the governments serving 14861, Horseheads Central School District collected $44.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Chemung County collected $33.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Elmira City School District collected $30.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Waverly Central School District collected $7.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Town of Chemung collected $675 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Town of Erin collected $573 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 14861.

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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: Chemung County, Baldwin, Chemung and Erin

Why not this year? New York governments with newer filings show the State Comptroller's figures (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 14861

Horseheads Central School District$44.8 million

41% of its $109 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Chemung County$33.6 million

12% of its $283 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Elmira City School District$30.6 million

17% of its $180 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Waverly Central School District$7.3 million

15% of its $47.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Town of Chemung$675 thousand

37% of its $1.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Town of Erin$573 thousand

48% of its $1.2 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

Chemung County

$320 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

Where the money comes from

County taxes46%Fees for services18%State tax money17%Federal tax money14%Fines and other4.9%Local tax money0.3%
Full Chemung County breakdown

County taxes46%

Sales tax
34%$96.3 million
Property tax
12%$33.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$1.0 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$52.2 million

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$38.6 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$47.0 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$955 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$13.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$162 thousand
Chemung County page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Social services18%Sent to other local governments14%Health and hospitals13%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending21%
Full Chemung County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$69.4 million
Social services
18%$57.7 million
Sent to other local governments
14%$44.2 million
Health and hospitals
13%$42.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$38.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$33.8 million
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$25.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$3.2 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$3.0 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
0.3%$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.
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$646 thousand
Chemung County page →

Your towns

Town of Chemung

$2.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 19% of this ZIP is in Chemung.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes37%County and local tax money29%Fees for services14%State tax money11%Fines and other9.3%
Full Chemung breakdown

Town taxes37%

Property tax
37%$675 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$12 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$253 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$196 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$536 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$98 thousand
Fines
3.9%$72 thousand
Chemung page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs16%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)13%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%
Full Chemung breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$387 thousand
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
13%$301 thousand
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
4.1%$99 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
Chemung page →

Town of Erin

$929 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 13% of this ZIP is in Erin.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes48%County and local tax money36%State tax money11%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services1.0%
Full Erin breakdown

Town taxes48%

Property tax
48%$573 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$10 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$12 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$127 thousand

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$428 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$53 thousand
Erin page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs16%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Interest on debt0.1%
Full Erin breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$577 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$149 thousand
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
15%$138 thousand
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
4.6%$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Erin page →

Your schools

Elmira City School District

$170 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 59% of this ZIP is in Elmira City School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money65%School district taxes17%Federal tax money13%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services0.1%
Full Elmira City School District breakdown

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$30.6 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$208 thousand

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$24.2 million

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$117 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$7.5 million
Elmira City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges79%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)19%Interest on debt1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%
Full Elmira City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
79%$133 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
19%$31.9 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
1.9%$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
<0.1%$15 thousand
Elmira City School District page →

Waverly Central School District

$59.3 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 22% of this ZIP is in Waverly Central School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money71%School district taxes15%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services0.9%
Full Waverly Central School District breakdown

School district taxes15%

Property tax
15%$7.3 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$444 thousand

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$3.7 million

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$33.7 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$2.1 million
Waverly Central School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges81%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)16%Interest on debt2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%
Full Waverly Central School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
81%$48.1 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
16%$9.4 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
2.7%$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$184 thousand
Waverly Central School District page →

Horseheads Central School District

$117 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 19% of this ZIP is in Horseheads Central School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money49%School district taxes41%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money3.7%Fees for services0.7%
Full Horseheads Central School District breakdown

School district taxes41%

Property tax
41%$44.8 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$797 thousand

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$4.1 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$53.1 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$5.9 million
Horseheads Central School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges72%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)22%Interest on debt6.5%
Full Horseheads Central School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
72%$84.1 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
22%$25.6 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
6.5%$7.7 million
Running the government and other costs
<0.1%$662
Horseheads Central School District 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.

Chemung 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.

Elmira City 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 Baldwin. 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.

Waverly 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 Chemung. 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.

Horseheads 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 Erin. 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.

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.