Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLyons spent less per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar cities
Lyons’ town government spent $550,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $879 per resident. Water and other utilities ($87,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lyons is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$391 per resident in 2022: less than 68% of them
Lyons’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($391 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $586, and the middle half spent $292–$967. Lyons spent less than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($73,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Lyons itself left out).
About $879 per resident a year, or $2.41 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 18%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 94% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Lyons reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $391 · 2023: $879. Per resident it went from $391 to $879 (up 125%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 723 to 626.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $579 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.71% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Lyons’ rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Lyons’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lyons →
Who’s in charge in Lyons
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 626 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (626).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
White River Valley School District
Lyons’ K–12 school district, shared with Cass Township, Fairplay Township, Grant Township, Jefferson Township, Newberry and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,979 per pupil, $6,855 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Lyons.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Lyons compares with the towns next door
Lyons spent $391 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $37. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | $37 | $572 |
| Grant Township | estimate | $1,230 |
| Lyons | $391 | $579 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Lyons’ government
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Questions about Lyons’ government
How much does Lyons spend per resident?
About $879 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $391 was less than 68% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Lyons?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $579 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.71% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Lyons’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lyons yet.
How many people work for Lyons?
1 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,995 (about $155,940 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Lyons in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Eric Bassler) and State House District 45 (Bruce Borders). The House district also covers 53 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →