Tompkins County > Ithaca (town) > Government
Ithaca town budget expenditures, 2024
Gen govt — $5,611,685 (22.6%) Gen govt $5,611,685 • 22.6% Pub safety — $4,136,604 (16.6%) Pub safety $4,136,604 • 16.6% Transpn — $4,094,916 (16.5%) Transpn $4,094,916 • 16.5% Sanitation — $3,577,209 (14.4%) Sanitation $3,577,209 • 14.4% Utilities — $3,195,310 (12.8%) Utilities $3,195,310 • 12.8% Emp benefits — $2,359,087 (9.5%) Emp benefits $2,359,087 • 9.5% Culture & rec — $1,154,931 (4.6%) Culture & rec $1,154,931 • 4.6% Debt svc — $702,118 (2.8%) Debt svc Other — $40,733 (0.2%)
NOTES: “Other” combines community services, social services, health, and education.
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NYS Comptroller
Municipal tax rates for Tompkins County communities
(per $1,000 of full value)
Caroline (town)5.12Cayuga Heights (village)6.20Danby (town)5.21Dryden (town)6.49Dryden (village)9.29Enfield (town)6.53Freeville (village)4.06Groton (town)4.54 Groton (village)8.15Ithaca (city)0.00Ithaca (town)4.92Lansing (town)2.25Lansing (village)1.50Newfield (town)6.20Trumansburg (village)7.25Ulysses (town)2.16
Year: 2025
NYS Comptroller
Recent government grants to Ithaca
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2025 Regional Economic Development Councils $5,000,000 SouthWorks Beacon Woods Housing
2025 NYS Department of Transportation $132,000 TAP and Congestion Mitigation
2024 NYS Department of Transportation $1,146,400 multi-use trail and lighting along East Shore Drive from the intersection with Cayuga Street to the intersection with James L. Gibbs Drive
2024 NYS Department of Transportation $370,500 Town Line Rd Over Lick Brook Bridge Replacement
2024 NYS Department of State $50,500 East Shore Drive Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety Corridor Project
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving