Town Hall · Lyons

Lyons, MN town hall & government

Lyons spent $78,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $396 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
$78,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$396
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$58,00074%
Fire
$9,00012%
Administration & buildings
$5,0006%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$5,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • From the state 30%
  • From other local governments 12%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lyons

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

RTR Public Schools

Lyons's K–12 school district, shared with Aetna, Coon Creek, Florence, Hope, Marshfield and Russell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,468
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
637
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 22%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,468 per pupil, $8,257 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: Lynd Public School District ($16,025 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lyons pay

Typical tax bill
$1,706
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$244,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Lyons's government

Town hall & decisions in Lyons →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lyons

Lyons is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz 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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