Chemung County > Elmira (city) > Government
Elmira city budget expenditures, 2024
Pub safety — $15,431,708 (23.1%) Pub safety $15,431,708 • 23.1% Emp benefits — $13,820,598 (20.7%) Emp benefits $13,820,598 • 20.7% Other — $8,107,356 (12.1%) Other Gen govt — $6,951,173 (10.4%) Gen govt $6,951,173 • 10.4% Utilities — $6,196,252 (9.3%) Utilities Transpn — $6,178,554 (9.2%) Transpn $6,178,554 • 9.2% Debt svc — $4,375,894 (6.6%) Debt svc $4,375,894 • 6.6% Econ dev — $2,847,851 (4.3%) Econ dev $2,847,851 • 4.3% Culture & rec — $1,603,384 (2.4%) Culture & rec Sanitation — $1,287,197 (1.9%)
NOTES: “Other” combines community services, social services, health, and education.
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NYS Comptroller
Municipal tax rates for Chemung County communities
(per $1,000 of full value)
Ashland (town)4.40Baldwin (town)3.76Big Flats (town)2.29Catlin (town)3.93Chemung (town)3.17Elmira (city)18.49Elmira (town)2.80Elmira Heights (village)12.35 Erin (town)3.50Horseheads (town)1.77Horseheads (village)6.55Millport (village)6.49Southport (town)2.41Van Etten (town)6.90Veteran (town)2.38Wellsburg (village)4.23
Year: 2025
NYS Comptroller
Recent government grants to Elmira
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2025 NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services $232,962 Project Give
2025 NYS Office of Victim Services $120,742
2025 NYS Department of Transportation $84,000 Church and Water Street Gateway Study
2025 Appalachian Regional Commission $50,000 Appalachian area development
2025 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $1,233 Home investment partnerships program
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving