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Lyman, WY town hall & government

Lyman spent $3.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,573 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lyman's money goes

Spent
$3.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,573
typical Wyoming cities: $2,551
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$755,00022%
Police
$718,00021%
Administration & buildings
$620,00018%
Health & welfare
$517,00015%
Sewer & trash
$312,0009%
Roads & transportation
$294,0009%
Parks & libraries
$103,0003%
Fire
$65,0002%
Other
$41,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 42%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lyman

Full-time staff
9
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Police
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Uinta County School District 6

Lyman's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,727
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
724
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal

  • Local 30%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,727 per pupil, $10,417 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 Lyman pay

Typical tax bill
$1,374
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.48%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$288,500
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 Lyman's government

Town hall & decisions in Lyman →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lyman

Lyman is represented in Congress by Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia M. Lummis and Representative Harriet M. Hageman. Mark Gordon is governor.

All of Lyman'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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