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Lyons, IL town hall & government

Lyons spent $7.3 million in the year to February 28, 2022, about $67 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
$7.3 million
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$67
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$106,000
$1 per resident
Health & welfare
$4.1 million56%
Administration & buildings
$2.6 million35%
Roads & transportation
$548,0007%
Police
$86,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 92%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lyons

Full-time staff
17
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
10 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Health & welfare
3 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lyons Township High School District 204

Lyons's high school district, shared with Countryside, Hodgkins, Indian Head Park, La Grange, Western Springs and La Grange Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,424
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,767
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 71%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $27,424 per pupil, $15,895 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.

Also serving Lyons: Argo Community High School District 217 ($26,897 per pupil) · LaGrange School District 105 ($27,348 per pupil) · Pleasantdale School District 107 ($23,159 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lyons pay

Typical tax bill
$7,541
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.07%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$363,900
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 websitevillageoflyons-il.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lyons →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lyons

Lyons is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Sean Casten and Jesús G. "Chuy" García. J. B. Pritzker 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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