Monroe County > Rochester (city) > Government
Rochester city budget expenditures, 2024
Emp benefits — $234,595,627 (29.0%) Emp benefits $234,595,627 • 29.0% Pub safety — $204,421,574 (25.2%) Pub safety $204,421,574 • 25.2% Gen govt — $125,581,409 (15.5%) Gen govt $125,581,409 • 15.5% Transpn — $69,344,184 (8.6%) Transpn $69,344,184 • 8.6% Utilities — $41,771,086 (5.2%) Culture & rec — $41,405,822 (5.1%) Culture & rec $41,405,822 • 5.1% Debt svc — $31,648,462 (3.9%) Debt svc Econ dev — $27,708,798 (3.4%) Econ dev $27,708,798 • 3.4% Sanitation — $24,452,535 (3.0%) Sanitation Other — $8,681,765 (1.1%)
NOTES: “Other” combines community services, social services, health, and education.
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NYS Comptroller
Municipal tax rates for Monroe County communities
(per $1,000 of full value)
Brighton (town)4.87Brockport (village)11.12Chili (town)2.90Churchville (village)2.37Clarkson (town)2.78East Rochester (town)0.00East Rochester (village)11.01Fairport (village)5.35Gates (town)5.30Greece (town)4.74Hamlin (town)2.79Henrietta (town)1.37Hilton (village)1.93Honeoye Falls (village)1.98Irondequoit (town)5.33Mendon (town)1.59 Ogden (town)4.17Parma (town)1.83Penfield (town)2.39Perinton (town)2.24Pittsford (town)2.68Pittsford (village)3.91Riga (town)1.15Rochester (city)5.84Rush (town)2.58Scottsville (village)3.68Spencerport (village)2.21Sweden (town)3.00Webster (town)3.62Webster (village)1.23Wheatland (town)4.14
Year: 2025
NYS Comptroller
Recent government grants to Rochester
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2026 NYS Office of Children & Family Services $955,200 AmeriCorps
2025 NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services $3,199,916 Project Give
2025 NYS Department of State $1,875,000 Waterfront Revitalization Coastal Zone Management
2025 NYS Department of Transportation $1,325,812 Dewey Ave and Emerson Street Reconstruction and Intersection Improvements
2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $1,000,000 environmental justice government-to-government (ejg2g) program
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving