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Lyons, MI town hall & government

Lyons spent $627,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $178 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
$627,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$178
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$158,00025%
Roads & transportation
$66,00011%
Paid to other governments
$66,00011%
Health & welfare
$25,0004%
Fire
$21,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$289,00046%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 45%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Lyons

Full-time staff
0
38 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time33 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Ionia Public Schools

Lyons's K–12 school district, shared with Lyons, Muir, Ionia, Ionia, Ronald and Easton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,742
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,733
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,742 per pupil, $7,456 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: Pewamo-Westphalia Community School District ($15,140 per pupil) · Portland Public School District ($13,583 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lyons pay

Typical tax bill
$1,926
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$171,400
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

Town hall & decisions in Lyons →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lyons

Lyons is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer 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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