Cheektowaga, NY town hall & government
Cheektowaga spent $117.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,319 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cheektowaga's government.
Where Cheektowaga's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 67%
- From other local governments 13%
- From the federal government 8%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- Fees & charges 3%
- From the state 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Sales taxes 1%
Who works for Cheektowaga
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cheektowaga didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Cheektowaga Central School District
Cheektowaga's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal
- Local 42%
- State 51%
- Federal 7%
Of the $22,770 per pupil, $13,945 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Also serving Cheektowaga: Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District ($22,399 per pupil) · Depew Union Free School District ($24,550 per pupil) · Lancaster Central School District ($20,555 per pupil).
What homeowners in Cheektowaga pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Cheektowaga's government
Who represents Cheektowaga
Cheektowaga is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Timothy M. Kennedy. Kathy Hochul is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.