Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Albion spent less per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Albion’s village government spent $4.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, about $870 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Albion is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$773 per resident in 2022: less than 70% of them
Albion’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($773 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 155 New York cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $977, and the middle half spent $744–$1,354. Albion spent less than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($891,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New York cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Albion itself left out).
About $870 per resident a year, or $2.38 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 28%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 11% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Albion reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $773 · 2024: $870.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,405 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 4.14% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Albion’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Albion’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Albion →
Who’s in charge in Albion
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Albion’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on townofalbion.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 166 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,651).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Albion Central School District
Albion’s K–12 school district, shared with Albion, Gaines, Barre, Carlton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,326 per pupil, $12,407 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Albion’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Albion alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Orleans County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.1%12,659 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.7%5,366 votesOthers: 0.3% (46 votes).
Most votes in Orleans County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Albion lies in Orleans County. Every 2024 race in Orleans County is on the county’s page.
Orleans County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Albion.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: townofalbion.com ↗
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Albion’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Albion’s government
How much does Albion spend per resident?
About $870 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $773 was less than 70% of 155 New York cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Albion?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,405 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 4.14% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofalbion.com.
Who runs Albion’s government?
See townofalbion.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Albion yet.
How did Albion vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Albion alone. Orleans County, where 100% of Albion lies, voted Trump 70.1%, Harris 29.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Albion?
34 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $229,399 (about $2.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Albion in the state legislature?
State Senate District 62 (Rob Ortt) and Assembly District 139 (Steve Hawley). The Assembly district also covers 40 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →