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Niagara Falls city budget expenditures, 2024
Pub safety — $41,410,043 (26.1%) Pub safety $41,410,043 • 26.1% Gen govt — $38,528,574 (24.2%) Gen govt $38,528,574 • 24.2% Emp benefits — $36,440,812 (22.9%) Emp benefits $36,440,812 • 22.9% Transpn — $12,171,349 (7.7%) Transpn $12,171,349 • 7.7% Econ dev — $8,954,272 (5.6%) Other — $6,018,056 (3.8%) Other Debt svc — $5,089,091 (3.2%) Culture & rec — $5,040,930 (3.2%) Culture & rec $5,040,930 • 3.2% Sanitation — $4,716,557 (3.0%) Sanitation Utilities — $525,633 (0.3%)
NOTES: “Other” combines community services, social services, health, and education.
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NYS Comptroller
Municipal tax rates for Niagara County communities
(per $1,000 of full value)
Barker (village)4.19Cambria (town)3.45Hartland (town)5.20Lewiston (town)1.73Lewiston (village)3.76Lockport (city)10.42Lockport (town)4.24Middleport (village)8.54Newfane (town)3.50Niagara (town)3.50 Niagara Falls (city)12.85North Tonawanda (city)7.76Pendleton (town)1.58Porter (town)1.77Royalton (town)4.82Somerset (town)3.49Wheatfield (town)1.75Wilson (town)2.18Wilson (village)5.44Youngstown (village)4.06
Year: 2025
NYS Comptroller
Recent government grants to Niagara Falls
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2025 Regional Economic Development Councils $4,000,000 Pro Housing Infrastructure
2025 NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services $1,200,991 Project Gun Involved Violence Elimination
2025 NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services $523,909 Statewide Targeted Reductions in Partner Violence
2025 Regional Economic Development Councils $166,500 Niagara Waterfront Opportunity Area BOA Plan Update
2025 U.S. Department of Justice $29,025 Edward Byrne memorial justice assistance grant program
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving