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Lyons, GA town hall & government

Lyons spent $6.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,503 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lyons's government.

Town budget

Where Lyons's money goes

Spent
$6.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,503
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$8.3 million
$1,958 per resident
Police
$1.3 million21%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million21%
Water & other utilities
$866,00014%
Parks & libraries
$760,00012%
Administration & buildings
$598,0009%
Roads & transportation
$562,0009%
Interest on debt
$343,0005%
Fire
$193,0003%
Health & welfare
$80,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$77,0001%
Other
$263,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • From other local governments 26%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lyons

Full-time staff
44
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
7 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Toombs County School District

Lyons's K–12 school district, shared with Santa Claus. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,328
Georgia: $15,800
Students
3,076
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 31%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $14,328 per pupil, $8,962 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Lyons pay

Typical tax bill
$1,161
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$122,000
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Lyons's government

🏛️ Official websitelyonsga.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lyons →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lyons

Lyons is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Rick W. Allen. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Lyons's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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