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Lyons, WI town hall & government

Lyons spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $502 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
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$502
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$779,00042%
Fire
$177,0009%
Health & welfare
$147,0008%
Administration & buildings
$116,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$37,0002%
Sewer & trash
$28,0001%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Housing & development
$2,000<1%
Other
$586,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 44%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the state 12%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lyons

Full-time staff
3
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,300
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 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

Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District

Lyons's high school district, shared with Bloomfield, Bloomfield, Geneva, Lafayette, Lake Geneva and Spring Prairie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,940
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,310
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 70%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,940 per pupil, $10,018 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: Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District ($15,186 per pupil) · Burlington Area School District ($14,544 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lyons pay

Typical tax bill
$3,261
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$315,900
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

Town hall & decisions in Lyons →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lyons

Lyons is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Bryan Steil. Tony Evers 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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