How many local governments in your community?

Our system of local government was constructed hundreds of years ago and is the product of historical accumulation. As a result, at the local level there exists overlap and duplication, resulting in high taxes, inefficiency and waste. In fact, there are more than 10,500 local governmental entities—including 62 counties, 932 towns, 555 villages and more than 7,000 special districts—imposing taxes and fees across New York State. Below is a map that shows how many governments are in your community. Place your cursor over your county to see how many.

• Albany County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 3
  Town: 10
  Village: 6
  School District: 13
  Fire District: 20
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 12
  

  Lighting: 13
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 4
  Water: 13
  Other: 9
  Total Special Districts: 53
  Total Governments: 106
  

• Allegany County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: -
  Town: 29
  Village: 10
  School District: 12
  Fire District: 8
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 25
  

  Lighting: 14
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 11
  Water: 15
  Other: 5
  Total Special Districts: 71
  Total Governments: 131
  

• Broome County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 16
  Village: 7
  School District: 13
  Fire District: 8
  Drainage: 24
  Fire Protection: 33
  

  Lighting: 30
  Park: 1
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 22
  Water: 38
  Other: 1
  Total Special Districts: 150
  Total Governments: 196
  

• Cattaraugus County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 2
  Town: 32
  Village: 13
  School District: 13
  Fire District: 25
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 23
  

  Lighting: 18
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 22
  Water: 19
  Other: 1
  Total Special Districts: 83
  Total Governments: 169
  

• Cayuga County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 23
  Village: 9
  School District: 7
  Fire District: 13
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 10
  

  Lighting: 18
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 8
  Water: 21
  Other: 1
  Total Special Districts: 60
  Total Governments: 114
  

• Chautauqua County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 2
  Town: 27
  Village: 15
  School District: 18
  Fire District: 18
  Drainage: 4
  Fire Protection: 33
  

  Lighting: 41
  Park: 1
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 26
  Water: 42
  Other: 2
  Total Special Districts: 150
  Total Governments: 231
  

• Chemung County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 11
  Village: 5
  School District: 3
  Fire District: 10
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 16
  

  Lighting: 16
  Park: 1
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 1
  Water: 11
  Other: 1
  Total Special Districts: 47
  Total Governments: 78
  

• Chenango County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 21
  Village: 8
  School District: 8
  Fire District: 10
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 21
  

  Lighting: 17
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 1
  Water: 10
  Other: 1
  Total Special Districts: 50
  Total Governments: 99
  

• Clinton County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 14
  Village: 4
  School District: 8
  Fire District: 16
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 13
  

  Lighting: 29
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 20
  Water: 32
  Other: 5
  Total Special Districts: 99
  Total Governments: 143
  

• Columbia County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 18
  Village: 4
  School District: 7
  Fire District: 16
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 17
  

  Lighting: 17
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 2
  Sewer: 5
  Water: 6
  Other: 3
  Total Special Districts: 50
  Total Governments: 97
  

• Cortland County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 15
  Village: 3
  School District: 5
  Fire District: 10
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 5
  

  Lighting: 2
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 1
  Water: 4
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 12
  Total Governments: 47
  

• Delaware County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 19
  Village: 9
  School District: 12
  Fire District: 25
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 4
  

  Lighting: 25
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 2
  Water: 12
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 43
  Total Governments: 109
  

• Dutchess County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 2
  Town: 20
  Village: 8
  School District: 13
  Fire District: 26
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 7
  

  Lighting: 25
  Park: 1
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 34
  Water: 42
  Other: 8
  Total Special Districts: 119
  Total Governments: 189
  

• Erie County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 3
  Town: 25
  Village: 15
  School District: 29
  Fire District: 32
  Drainage: 144
  Fire Protection: 43
  

  Lighting: 427
  Park: 3
  Refuse & Garbage: 23
  Sewer: 119
  Water: 143
  Other: 37
  Total Special Districts: 939
  Total Governments: 1,044
  

• Essex County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 18
  Village: 2
  School District: 11
  Fire District: 17
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 9
  

  Lighting: 7
  Park: 2
  Refuse & Garbage: 2
  Sewer: 23
  Water: 39
  Other: 2
  Total Special Districts: 85
  Total Governments: 134
  

• Franklin County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 19
  Village: 6
  School District: 7
  Fire District: 2
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 21
  

  Lighting: 15
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 27
  Water: 34
  Other: 2
  Total Special Districts: 101
  Total Governments: 136
  

• Fulton County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 2
  Town: 10
  Village: 3
  School District: 7
  Fire District: 2
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 15
  

  Lighting: 2
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 5
  Water: 4
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 26
  Total Governments: 51
  

• Genesee County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 13
  Village: 6
  School District: 8
  Fire District: 5
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 10
  

  Lighting: 0
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 8
  Water: 20
  Other: 1
  Total Special Districts: 40
  Total Governments: 74
  

• Greene County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 14
  Village: 5
  School District: 6
  Fire District: 12
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 14
  

  Lighting: 27
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 14
  Water: 12
  Other: 8
  Total Special Districts: 75
  Total Governments: 113
  

• Hamilton County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: -
  Town: 9
  Village: 1
  School District: 7
  Fire District: 5
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 7
  

  Lighting: 0
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 1
  Water: 5
  Other: 2
  Total Special Districts: 16
  Total Governments: 39
  

• Herkimer County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 19
  Village: 10
  School District: 11
  Fire District: 6
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 20
  

  Lighting: 19
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 6
  Water: 24
  Other: 1
  Total Special Districts: 71
  Total Governments: 119
  

• Jefferson County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 22
  Village: 20
  School District: 11
  Fire District: 16
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 15
  

  Lighting: 26
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 20
  Water: 35
  Other: 1
  Total Special Districts: 98
  Total Governments: 169
  

• Lewis County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 17
  Village: 9
  School District: 5
  Fire District: 3
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 18
  

  Lighting: 6
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 6
  Water: 23
  Other: 1
  Total Special Districts: 54
  Total Governments: 89
  

• Livingston County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 17
  Village: 9
  School District: 8
  Fire District: 7
  Drainage: 3
  Fire Protection: 11
  

  Lighting: 12
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 6
  Water: 20
  Other: 2
  Total Special Districts: 54
  Total Governments: 96
  

• Madison County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 15
  Village: 9
  School District: 10
  Fire District: 10
  Drainage: 5
  Fire Protection: 16
  

  Lighting: 28
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 13
  Water: 35
  Other: 10
  Total Special Districts: 107
  Total Governments: 153
  

• Monroe County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 20
  Village: 10
  School District: 18
  Fire District: 23
  Drainage: 102
  Fire Protection: 15
  

  Lighting: 161
  Park: 45
  Refuse & Garbage: 14
  Sewer: 62
  Water: 98
  Other: 54
  Total Special Districts: 551
  Total Governments: 624
  

• Montgomery County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 10
  Village: 10
  School District: 5
  Fire District: 2
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 12
  

  Lighting: 2
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 3
  Water: 4
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 22
  Total Governments: 51
  

• Nassau County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 2
  Town: 3
  Village: 64
  School District: 56
  Fire District: 39
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 31
  

  Lighting: 3
  Park: 23
  Refuse & Garbage: 24
  Sewer: 5
  Water: 28
  Other: 25
  Total Special Districts: 140
  Total Governments: 305
  

• Niagara County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 3
  Town: 12
  Village: 5
  School District: 10
  Fire District: 2
  Drainage: 7
  Fire Protection: 12
  

  Lighting: 13
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 13
  Sewer: 18
  Water: 26
  Other: 3
  Total Special Districts: 92
  Total Governments: 125
  

• Oneida County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 3
  Town: 26
  Village: 19
  School District: 15
  Fire District: 18
  Drainage: 14
  Fire Protection: 26
  

  Lighting: 90
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 2
  Sewer: 36
  Water: 81
  Other: 19
  Total Special Districts: 268
  Total Governments: 350
  

• Onondaga County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 19
  Village: 15
  School District: 18
  Fire District: 20
  Drainage: 177
  Fire Protection: 35
  

  Lighting: 188
  Park: 10
  Refuse & Garbage: 20
  Sewer: 220
  Water: 143
  Other: 74
  Total Special Districts: 867
  Total Governments: 941
  

• Ontario County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 2
  Town: 16
  Village: 8
  School District: 9
  Fire District: 7
  Drainage: 6
  Fire Protection: 25
  

  Lighting: 29
  Park: 1
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 17
  Water: 37
  Other: 3
  Total Special Districts: 118
  Total Governments: 161
  

• Orange County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 3
  Town: 20
  Village: 17
  School District: 17
  Fire District: 38
  Drainage: 22
  Fire Protection: 7
  

  Lighting: 26
  Park: 3
  Refuse & Garbage: 9
  Sewer: 72
  Water: 54
  Other: 13
  Total Special Districts: 206
  Total Governments: 302
  

• Orleans County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 10
  Village: 4
  School District: 5
  Fire District: 3
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 8
  

  Lighting: 9
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 1
  Water: 48
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 67
  Total Governments: 90
  

• Oswego County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 2
  Town: 22
  Village: 10
  School District: 9
  Fire District: 6
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 22
  

  Lighting: 22
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 15
  Water: 31
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 90
  Total Governments: 140
  

• Otsego County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 24
  Village: 9
  School District: 12
  Fire District: 17
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 16
  

  Lighting: 32
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 4
  Water: 8
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 61
  Total Governments: 125
  

• Putnam County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 6
  Village: 3
  School District: 6
  Fire District: 4
  Drainage: 6
  Fire Protection: 10
  

  Lighting: 10
  Park: 11
  Refuse & Garbage: 4
  Sewer: 12
  Water: 26
  Other: 10
  Total Special Districts: 89
  Total Governments: 109
  

• Rensselaer County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 2
  Town: 14
  Village: 6
  School District: 12
  Fire District: 26
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 16
  

  Lighting: 22
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 29
  Water: 36
  Other: 4
  Total Special Districts: 107
  Total Governments: 168
  

• Rockland County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 5
  Village: 19
  School District: 9
  Fire District: 21
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 5
  

  Lighting: 7
  Park: 1
  Refuse & Garbage: 2
  Sewer: 7
  Water: 0
  Other: 25
  Total Special Districts: 47
  Total Governments: 102
  

• Saratoga County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 2
  Town: 19
  Village: 9
  School District: 12
  Fire District: 20
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 14
  

  Lighting: 22
  Park: 11
  Refuse & Garbage: 4
  Sewer: 13
  Water: 39
  Other: 18
  Total Special Districts: 121
  Total Governments: 184
  

• Schenectady County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 5
  Village: 2
  School District: 6
  Fire District: 17
  Drainage: 23
  Fire Protection: 7
  

  Lighting: 22
  Park: 10
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 16
  Water: 9
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 87
  Total Governments: 119
  

• Schoharie County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: -
  Town: 16
  Village: 6
  School District: 6
  Fire District: 9
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 9
  

  Lighting: 8
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 3
  Water: 3
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 23
  Total Governments: 61
  

• Schuyler County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 8
  Village: 4
  School District: 2
  Fire District: —
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 12
  

  Lighting: 1
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 2
  Water: 4
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 19
  Total Governments: 34
  

• Seneca County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 10
  Village: 5
  School District: 4
  Fire District: 3
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 14
  

  Lighting: 7
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 9
  Water: 14
  Other: 1
  Total Special Districts: 47
  Total Governments: 70
  

• St. Lawrence County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 32
  Village: 13
  School District: 17
  Fire District: 15
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 31
  

  Lighting: 33
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 15
  Water: 19
  Other: 2
  Total Special Districts: 100
  Total Governments: 179
  

• Steuben County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 2
  Town: 32
  Village: 13
  School District: 13
  Fire District: 14
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 30
  

  Lighting: 20
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 9
  Water: 16
  Other: 3
  Total Special Districts: 78
  Total Governments: 153
  

• Suffolk County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 10
  Village: 31
  School District: 69
  Fire District: 93
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 34
  

  Lighting: 21
  Park: 10
  Refuse & Garbage: 21
  Sewer: 11
  Water: 18
  Other: 84
  Total Special Districts: 200
  Total Governments: 404
  

• Sullivan County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 15
  Village: 6
  School District: 8
  Fire District: 34
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 13
  

  Lighting: 45
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 26
  Water: 20
  Other: 7
  Total Special Districts: 112
  Total Governments: 176
  

• Tioga County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 9
  Village: 6
  School District: 6
  Fire District: 9
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 3
  

  Lighting: 11
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 2
  Water: 2
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 18
  Total Governments: 49
  

• Tompkins County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 9
  Village: 6
  School District: 7
  Fire District: 5
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 7
  

  Lighting: 18
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 11
  Water: 28
  Other: 1
  Total Special Districts: 66
  Total Governments: 95
  

• Ulster County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 20
  Village: 3
  School District: 10
  Fire District: 41
  Drainage: 8
  Fire Protection: 13
  

  Lighting: 49
  Park: 1
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 18
  Water: 24
  Other: 7
  Total Special Districts: 120
  Total Governments: 196
  

• Warren County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 1
  Town: 11
  Village: 1
  School District: 9
  Fire District: 6
  Drainage: 1
  Fire Protection: 9
  

  Lighting: 10
  Park: 2
  Refuse & Garbage: 1
  Sewer: 11
  Water: 20
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 54
  Total Governments: 83
  

• Washington County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 17
  Village: 9
  School District: 11
  Fire District: 1
  Drainage: 2
  Fire Protection: 25
  

  Lighting: 8
  Park: 1
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 2
  Water: 6
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 44
  Total Governments: 83
  

• Wayne County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 15
  Village: 9
  School District: 11
  Fire District: 14
  Drainage: 3
  Fire Protection: 18
  

  Lighting: 24
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 2
  Sewer: 11
  Water: 32
  Other: 8
  Total Special Districts: 98
  Total Governments: 148
  

• Westchester County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: 6
  Town: 19
  Village: 23
  School District: 47
  Fire District: 28
  Drainage: 16
  Fire Protection: 28
  

  Lighting: 21
  Park: 15
  Refuse & Garbage: 5
  Sewer: 141
  Water: 54
  Other: 21
  Total Special Districts: 301
  Total Governments: 425
  

• Wyoming County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 16
  Village: 9
  School District: 5
  Fire District: 4
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 18
  

  Lighting: 13
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 3
  Water: 6
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 40
  Total Governments: 75
  

• Yates County

  
  

  County: 1
  City: —
  Town: 9
  Village: 3
  School District: 2
  Fire District: 3
  Drainage: 0
  Fire Protection: 8
  

  Lighting: 2
  Park: 0
  Refuse & Garbage: 0
  Sewer: 2
  Water: 9
  Other: 0
  Total Special Districts: 21
  Total Governments: 39