How is Lyons run?
Lyons’ village government spent $523,000 on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, about $647 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lyons didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lyons is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $647 per resident a year, or $1.77 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lyons didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Lyons yet
Every year of Lyons’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,934 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.59% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.
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.
Ionia Public Schools
Lyons’ K–12 school district, shared with Muir, Ionia, Ionia Township, Ronald Township, Easton Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,742 per pupil, $7,456 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.
Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Lyons’ votes are counted by county
Michigan reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Lyons alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ionia County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.2%22,179 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.3%11,338 votesOthers: 1.5% (504 votes).
Most votes in Ionia County: Donald J Trump
Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
100% of Lyons lies in Ionia County. Every 2024 race in Ionia County is on the county’s page.
Ionia County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Lyons.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Michigan HouseLyons is split between 2 districts
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Lyons’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lyons’ government
How much does Lyons spend per resident?
About $647 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lyons didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $895,000.
What is the property tax rate in Lyons?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,934 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.59% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’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 did Lyons vote in 2024?
Michigan counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Lyons alone. Ionia County, where 100% of Lyons lies, voted Trump 65.2%, Harris 33.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lyons?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,586 (about $31,032 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lyons in the state legislature?
Lyons is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Michigan Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 33 (Rick Outman). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lyons’ government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Lyons, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →