Albany County > Colonie (town) > Government
Colonie town budget expenditures, 2024
Pub safety — $32,109,511 (22.2%) Pub safety $32,109,511 • 22.2% Emp benefits — $31,315,529 (21.7%) Emp benefits $31,315,529 • 21.7% Gen govt — $21,756,801 (15.1%) Gen govt $21,756,801 • 15.1% Transpn — $17,008,214 (11.8%) Transpn $17,008,214 • 11.8% Debt svc — $10,919,778 (7.6%) Debt svc Sanitation — $9,951,420 (6.9%) Sanitation $9,951,420 • 6.9% Utilities — $9,235,925 (6.4%) Utilities Culture & rec — $6,978,917 (4.8%) Culture & rec $6,978,917 • 4.8% Other — $4,184,569 (2.9%) Other $4,184,569 • 2.9% Econ dev — $979,536 (0.7%)
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 Colonie
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2025 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $123,848 family self-sufficiency program
2025 NYS Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Services $75,000 Tactical Team Targeted Grant Program
2025 NYS Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Services $60,000 Canine Explosive Detection
2024 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $345,110 community development block grants/entitlement grants
2024 U.S. Department of Homeland Security $90,091 assistance to firefighters grant
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving