Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Penn Yan spent more per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Penn Yan’s village government spent $6 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,203 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Penn Yan is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$1,203 per resident in 2022: more than 66% of them
Penn Yan’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,203 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 $968, and the middle half spent $744–$1,354. Penn Yan spent more than 66% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.3 million), 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; Penn Yan itself left out).
About $1,203 per resident a year, or $3.30 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 21%.
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No trend yet
Penn Yan reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,146 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.06% 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 Penn Yan’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 Penn Yan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Penn Yan →
Who’s in charge in Penn Yan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Penn Yan’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on villageofpennyan.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 92 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 (4,948).
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.
Penn Yan Central School District
Penn Yan’s K–12 school district, shared with Dresden, Torrey, Jerusalem, Benton, Milo. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $28,798 per pupil, $19,521 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.
Penn Yan’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 Penn Yan alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Yates County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.8%6,098 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.7%4,401 votesOthers: 0.4% (43 votes).
Most votes in Yates County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Penn Yan lies in Yates County. Every 2024 race in Yates County is on the county’s page.
Yates 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 Penn Yan.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: villageofpennyan.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 Penn Yan compares with the towns next door
Penn Yan spent $1,203 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.
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 Penn Yan’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Penn Yan’s government
How much does Penn Yan spend per resident?
About $1,203 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 $1,203 was more than 66% of 155 New York cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Penn Yan?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,146 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.06% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see villageofpennyan.com.
Who runs Penn Yan’s government?
See villageofpennyan.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Penn Yan yet.
How did Penn Yan vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Penn Yan alone. Yates County, where 100% of Penn Yan lies, voted Trump 57.8%, Harris 41.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Penn Yan?
54 full-time and 28 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $326,176 (about $3.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Penn Yan in the state legislature?
State Senate District 58 (Tom O'Mara) and Assembly District 132 (Phil Palmesano). The Assembly district also covers 69 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Penn Yan’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 →