Photo: Jimmy Emerson from Dalton GA · CC BY-SA 2.0Clyde spent less per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Clyde’s village government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $579 per resident. Water and other utilities ($229,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Clyde is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$579 per resident in 2022: less than 70% of them
Clyde’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($579 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 $760, and the middle half spent $539–$1,141. Clyde spent less than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($212,000), 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; Clyde itself left out).
About $579 per resident a year, or $1.59 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 19%.
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No trend yet
Clyde reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,698 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.78% 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 Clyde’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Clyde’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clyde →
Who’s in charge in Clyde
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Clyde’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on clydeny.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 324 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,945).
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.
Clyde-Savannah Central School District
Clyde’s K–12 school district, shared with Galen, Savannah, Tyre. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $29,937 per pupil, $16,985 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.
Clyde’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 Clyde alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wayne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.2%27,151 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.1%16,891 votesOthers: 0.8% (333 votes).
Most votes in Wayne County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Clyde lies in Wayne County. Every 2024 race in Wayne County is on the county’s page.
Wayne 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 Clyde.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: clydeny.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 Clyde’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Clyde’s government
How much does Clyde spend per resident?
About $579 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $579 was less than 70% of 301 New York cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Clyde?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,698 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see clydeny.com.
Who runs Clyde’s government?
See clydeny.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clyde yet.
How did Clyde vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Clyde alone. Wayne County, where 100% of Clyde lies, voted Trump 61.2%, Harris 38.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clyde?
6 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $50,886 (about $610,632 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clyde in the state legislature?
State Senate District 54 (Pam Helming) and Assembly District 130 (Brian Manktelow). The Assembly district also covers 23 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 →