Town Hall · Lyon

Lyon, MI town hall & government

Lyon spent $22.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $925 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lyon's money goes

Spent
$22.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$925
typical Michigan towns: $858
Long-term debt
$28.9 million
$1,165 per resident
Police
$4.1 million18%
Paid to other governments
$4 million17%
Sewer & trash
$3.9 million17%
Fire
$2.3 million10%
Parks & libraries
$2.2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.2 million5%
Interest on debt
$580,0003%
Roads & transportation
$383,0002%
Water & other utilities
$361,0002%
Health & welfare
$70,000<1%
Other
$2.6 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From the state 8%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lyon

Full-time staff
21
61 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,300
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
3
on the town payroll
Fire
4 full-time36 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time12 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time13 part
Other
8 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lyon didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Lyon Community Schools

Lyon's K–12 school district, shared with South Lyon, Salem, Northfield and Green Oak. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,023
Michigan: $16,528
Students
8,412
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 33%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,023 per pupil, $8,633 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 Lyon: Northville Public Schools ($16,225 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lyon pay

Typical tax bill
$5,381
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$473,300
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 Lyon's government

Town hall & decisions in Lyon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lyon

Lyon is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Lyon'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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