Town Hall · Yerington

Yerington, NV town hall & government

Yerington spent $5.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,732 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Yerington's government.

Town budget

Where Yerington's money goes

Spent
$5.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,732
typical Nevada cities: $2,178
Long-term debt
$36.1 million
$11,515 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million25%
Police
$1.3 million24%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million23%
Fire
$551,00010%
Administration & buildings
$399,0007%
Paid to other governments
$220,0004%
Roads & transportation
$142,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$114,0002%
Parks & libraries
$95,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Income taxes 8%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Yerington

Full-time staff
23
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time7 part
Police
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lyon County School District

Yerington's K–12 school district, shared with Fernley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,090
Nevada: $14,868
Students
9,057
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$100 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nevada districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 12%
  • State 78%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,090 per pupil, $7,961 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Yerington pay

Typical tax bill
$1,087
a year · Nevada typical $2,027
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Nevada 0.47%
Typical home value
$284,800
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Yerington's government

🏛️ Official websiteyerington.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Yerington →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Yerington

Yerington is represented in Congress by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen and Representative Mark E. Amodei. Joe Lombardo is governor.

All of Yerington's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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