Yates, NY town hall & government
Yates spent $2.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $943 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Yates's government.
Where Yates's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 46%
- From the state 20%
- Utility sales 14%
- From other local governments 10%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Fees & charges 1%
- From the federal government 1%
- Sales taxes 1%
Who works for Yates
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Lyndonville Central School District
Yates's K–12 school district, shared with Lyndonville, Carlton and Ridgeway. 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 23%
- State 68%
- Federal 8%
Of the $26,404 per pupil, $17,140 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 Yates: Barker Central School District ($28,403 per pupil).
What homeowners in Yates 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Yates's government
Who represents Yates
Yates is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. 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.