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Lyons, OH town hall & government

Lyons spent $626,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,151 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lyons's money goes

Spent
$626,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,151
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$2,347 per resident
Water & other utilities
$255,00041%
Administration & buildings
$121,00019%
Sewer & trash
$68,00011%
Interest on debt
$63,00010%
Roads & transportation
$62,00010%
Parks & libraries
$15,0002%
Paid to other governments
$7,0001%
Other
$35,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 29%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From other local governments 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 1%

Lyons didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lyons

Full-time staff
3
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Evergreen Local School District

Lyons's K–12 school district, shared with Amboy, Berkey, Chesterfield, Metamora, Richfield and Royalton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,607
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,158
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 64%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,607 per pupil, $9,783 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
$2,006
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$158,300
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. 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 Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Marcy Kaptur. Mike DeWine 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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