Erie County > Lancaster (town) > Government
Lancaster town budget expenditures, 2024
Pub safety — $13,207,820 (27.8%) Pub safety $13,207,820 • 27.8% Emp benefits — $9,550,393 (20.1%) Emp benefits $9,550,393 • 20.1% Other — $6,023,887 (12.7%) Other Debt svc — $4,854,557 (10.2%) Debt svc $4,854,557 • 10.2% Gen govt — $4,093,254 (8.6%) Gen govt Transpn — $3,953,096 (8.3%) Transpn $3,953,096 • 8.3% Sanitation — $3,276,538 (6.9%) Sanitation $3,276,538 • 6.9% Culture & rec — $2,507,027 (5.3%) Culture & rec Utilities — $22,155 (0.0%)
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 Lancaster
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2025 Regional Economic Development Councils $375,000 Cool Down Lancaster
2025 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation $99,974 Municipal Waste Reduction and Recycling Program
2024 NYS Department of Transportation $799,944 Seibert Road Drainage Swale
2024 NYS Department of Transportation $125,000 Purchase of Batteries for Traffic Lights at Various Locations
2023 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $375,000 economic development initiative, community project funding, and miscellaneous grants
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving