Jefferson County > Watertown (city) > Government
Watertown city budget expenditures, 2024
Emp benefits — $28,929,138 (31.2%) Emp benefits $28,929,138 • 31.2% Pub safety — $17,931,599 (19.3%) Pub safety $17,931,599 • 19.3% Transpn — $14,352,290 (15.5%) Transpn $14,352,290 • 15.5% Culture & rec — $8,891,773 (9.6%) Culture & rec $8,891,773 • 9.6% Gen govt — $7,850,643 (8.5%) Gen govt Sanitation — $5,609,184 (6.0%) Sanitation $5,609,184 • 6.0% Utilities — $5,100,306 (5.5%) Utilities Debt svc — $2,588,798 (2.8%) Debt svc Econ dev — $1,259,234 (1.4%) Other — $245,409 (0.3%)
NOTES: “Other” combines community services, social services, health, and education.
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NYS Comptroller
Municipal tax rates for Jefferson County communities
(per $1,000 of full value)
Adams (town)2.36Adams (village)6.42Alexandria (town)0.79Alexandria Bay (village)7.46Antwerp (town)5.10Antwerp (village)5.86Black River (village)4.15Brownville (town)1.07Brownville (village)5.12Cape Vincent (town)1.00Cape Vincent (village)5.63Carthage (village)6.67Champion (town)3.85Chaumont (village)3.95Clayton (town)1.50Clayton (village)5.50Deferiet (village)6.23Dexter (village)6.00Ellisburg (town)2.59Ellisburg (village)1.38Evans Mills (village)5.02 Glen Park (village)4.13Henderson (town)0.72Hounsfield (town)2.27LeRay (town)2.32Lorraine (town)5.70Lyme (town)0.96Mannsville (village)2.48Orleans (town)0.36Pamelia (town)2.18Philadelphia (town)5.20Philadelphia (village)7.07Rodman (town)1.10Rutland (town)3.19Sackets Harbor (village)2.80Theresa (town)1.60Theresa (village)4.47Watertown (city)7.54Watertown (town)1.10West Carthage (village)6.55Wilna (town)3.22Worth (town)3.95
Year: 2025
NYS Comptroller
Recent government grants to Watertown
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2025 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation $550,000 Urban Community Forestry Inner City
2025 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation $384,702 Water Quality Improvement Projects Program
2025 NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services $162,558 Project Give
2025 NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services $147,149 Project Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE)
2024 U.S. Department of Transportation $1,500,000 federal transit formula grants
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving