Albany County > Cohoes (city) > Government
Cohoes city budget expenditures, 2024
Pub safety — $8,981,534 (24.4%) Pub safety $8,981,534 • 24.4% Other — $7,940,916 (21.6%) Other $7,940,916 • 21.6% Emp benefits — $6,859,431 (18.6%) Emp benefits $6,859,431 • 18.6% Sanitation — $3,065,251 (8.3%) Sanitation $3,065,251 • 8.3% Transpn — $2,913,723 (7.9%) Transpn Gen govt — $2,902,898 (7.9%) Gen govt $2,902,898 • 7.9% Debt svc — $1,882,377 (5.1%) Debt svc Utilities — $1,760,919 (4.8%) Utilities $1,760,919 • 4.8% Culture & rec — $366,671 (1.0%) Culture & rec Econ dev — $163,252 (0.4%)
NOTES: “Other” combines community services, social services, health, and education.
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NYS Comptroller
Municipal tax rates for Albany County communities
(per $1,000 of full value)
Albany (city)8.59Altamont (village)1.87Berne (town)2.20Bethlehem (town)3.06Coeymans (town)2.25Cohoes (city)6.33Colonie (town)2.66Colonie (village)1.18Green Island (town)0.00Green Island (village)10.06 Guilderland (town)2.68Knox (town)0.74Menands (village)4.79New Scotland (town)1.93Ravena (village)4.16Rensselaerville (town)4.39Voorheesville (village)1.01Watervliet (city)10.26Westerlo (town)3.30
Year: 2025
NYS Comptroller
Recent government grants to Cohoes
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2025 NYS Department of Transportation $1,500,000 Salt Kill Culvert Replacement
2025 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation $836,939 City of Cohoes Combined Sewer Overflow Screening Improvements
2024 NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation $500,000 Environmental Protection Fund
2024 NYS Department of State $279,900 Brownfield Opportunity Area
2023 Downtown Revitalization Initiative $10,000,000 Downtown Revitalization Initiative
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving