Erie County > Amherst (town) > Government
Amherst town budget expenditures, 2024
Other — $38,923,329 (16.7%) Other Emp benefits — $38,731,279 (16.6%) Emp benefits $38,731,279 • 16.6% Pub safety — $36,675,745 (15.7%) Pub safety $36,675,745 • 15.7% Sanitation — $34,158,844 (14.6%) Sanitation $34,158,844 • 14.6% Culture & rec — $25,815,610 (11.1%) Culture & rec $25,815,610 • 11.1% Debt svc — $22,351,564 (9.6%) Debt svc $22,351,564 • 9.6% Gen govt — $19,519,023 (8.4%) Gen govt $19,519,023 • 8.4% Transpn — $14,922,462 (6.4%) Transpn $14,922,462 • 6.4% Econ dev — $2,191,687 (0.9%) Utilities — $191,444 (0.1%)
NOTES: “Other” combines community services, social services, health, and education.
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NYS Comptroller
Municipal tax rates for Erie County communities
(per $1,000 of full value)
Akron (village)4.80Alden (town)2.83Alden (village)4.66Amherst (town)5.85Angola (village)4.69Aurora (town)2.55Blasdell (village)7.16Boston (town)3.00Brant (town)3.76Buffalo (city)5.36Cheektowaga (town)8.31Clarence (town)2.22Colden (town)2.42Collins (town)1.78Concord (town)2.75Depew (village)8.44East Aurora (village)5.23Eden (town)4.95Elma (town)1.03Evans (town)7.53Farnham (village)5.99Grand Island (town)3.98 Hamburg (town)4.14Hamburg (village)7.34Holland (town)4.20Kenmore (village)9.96Lackawanna (city)13.12Lancaster (town)4.56Lancaster (village)5.75Marilla (town)1.63Newstead (town)3.02North Collins (town)4.23North Collins (village)7.45Orchard Park (town)3.68Orchard Park (village)2.40Sardinia (town)0.60Sloan (village)5.80Springville (village)6.41Tonawanda (city)12.03Tonawanda (town)7.20Wales (town)1.45West Seneca (town)7.71Williamsville (village)3.71
Year: 2025
NYS Comptroller
Recent government grants to Amherst
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2025 NYS Department of Transportation $945,000 Bridge NY
2025 NYS Department of Transportation $524,000 Maple Road and N. Bailey Ave Intersection Reconfiguration
2025 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $202,899 family self-sufficiency program
2025 NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services $103,476 Byrne - State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP)
2025 NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services $100,000 Project Give
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving