Erie County > Buffalo (city) > Government
Buffalo city budget expenditures, 2024
Pub safety — $216,548,076 (27.4%) Pub safety $216,548,076 • 27.4% Emp benefits — $183,667,836 (23.3%) Emp benefits $183,667,836 • 23.3% Gen govt — $153,218,868 (19.4%) Gen govt $153,218,868 • 19.4% Transpn — $69,704,311 (8.8%) Transpn $69,704,311 • 8.8% Culture & rec — $41,889,172 (5.3%) Debt svc — $36,522,555 (4.6%) Debt svc Utilities — $29,277,695 (3.7%) Sanitation — $26,430,613 (3.3%) Sanitation $26,430,613 • 3.3% Other — $26,235,813 (3.3%) Other Econ dev — $6,135,199 (0.8%)
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 Buffalo
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2026 NYS Department of State $499,500 Brownfield Opportunity Area
2025 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $13,202,000 community development block grants/entitlement grants
2025 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation $10,000,000 Ralph Wilson Park Shoreline
2025 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $3,217,836 Home investment partnerships program
2025 NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services $2,137,500 Project Give
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving