Photo: Jguard18 · CC BY-SA 3.0Buchanan spent more per resident in 2022 than 93% of similar cities
Buchanan’s village government spent $6.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2023, about $2,799 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Buchanan is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$3,046 per resident in 2022: more than 93% of them
Buchanan’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,046 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 301 New York cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $757, and the middle half spent $539–$1,136. Buchanan spent more than 93% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($811,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Buchanan itself left out).
About $2,799 per resident a year, or $7.67 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 17%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Day-to-day spending is down 6% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Buchanan 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: $3,046 · 2023: $2,799.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Buchanan’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 Buchanan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Buchanan →
Who’s in charge in Buchanan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Buchanan’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on villageofbuchanan.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 103 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,257).
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.
Hendrick Hudson Central School District
Buchanan’s K–12 school district, shared with Cortlandt. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $37,226 per pupil, $25,611 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.
Buchanan’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 Buchanan alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Westchester County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat61.8%287,434 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican36.1%167,795 votesOthers: 2.1% (9,752 votes).
Most votes in Westchester County: Kamala D Harris
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Buchanan lies in Westchester County. Every 2024 race in Westchester County is on the county’s page.
Westchester 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 Buchanan.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: villageofbuchanan.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.
How Buchanan compares with the towns next door
Buchanan spent $3,046 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Cortlandt | $857 | $10,000+ |
| Stony Point | $1,361 | $10,000+ |
| Peekskill | $1,871 | $7,842 |
| Buchanan | $3,046 | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Buchanan’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Buchanan’s government
How much does Buchanan spend per resident?
About $2,799 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3,046 was more than 93% of 301 New York cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Buchanan’s government?
See villageofbuchanan.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Buchanan yet.
How did Buchanan vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Buchanan alone. Westchester County, where 100% of Buchanan lies, voted Harris 61.8%, Trump 36.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Buchanan?
22 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $240,680 (about $2.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Buchanan in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Pete Harckham) and Assembly District 95 (Dana Levenberg). The Assembly district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Buchanan’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →