Niagara Falls, NY town hall & government
Niagara Falls spent $155 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,230 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Niagara Falls's government.
Where Niagara Falls's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 26%
- Property taxes 23%
- From the federal government 15%
- From other local governments 11%
- Sales taxes 11%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Fees & charges 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- Utility sales <1%
Who works for Niagara Falls
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Niagara Falls didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Niagara Falls City School District
Niagara Falls'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 13%
- State 73%
- Federal 14%
Of the $24,891 per pupil, $15,330 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.
What homeowners in Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls's government
Who represents Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls 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.