Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Lyons run?
Lyons’ town government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $631 per resident. Water and other utilities ($184,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lyons is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $2,998 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 3.05% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.
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.
Tax bills are one input to Lyons’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lyons →
About $631 per resident a year, or $1.73 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 37%.
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No comparison for Lyons yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Lyons’ 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2023; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 353400% 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: $0 · 2023: $631. Per resident it went from $0 to $631 (up 63000%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 5,335 to 5,604.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Lyons
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lyons’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on lyonstown.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 170 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (5,604).
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.
Lyons Central School District
Lyons’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $32,096 per pupil, $21,362 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.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
Newark Central School District · $28,610 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Lyons voted in 2024
Official results for Lyons’ own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.3%1,303 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.0%808 votesOthers: 0.8% (16 votes).
Most votes in Lyons: Donald J Trump
Wayne County: Trump 61.2%, Harris 38.1% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
of Lyons’ 4,124 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Lyons: Michael D Sapraicone
Wayne County: Sapraicone 59.2%, Gillibrand 40.5% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
Most votes in the district: Claudia Tenney
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Lyons, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons | 61.3% | 38.0% | 0.8% | 2,127 |
| Wayne County | 61.2% | 38.1% | 0.8% | 44,375 |
| New York | 43.3% | 55.9% | 0.8% | 8,262,600 |
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 townTown governmentOfficials: lyonstown.com ↗
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Lyons compares with the towns next door
Lyons’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $229 to $491 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
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
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lyons’ government
How much does Lyons spend per resident?
About $631 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Lyons?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,998 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 3.05% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see lyonstown.com.
Who runs Lyons’ government?
See lyonstown.com for current officials. 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?
For president, Donald J Trump 61.3%, Kamala D Harris 38.0% (2,127 votes, official results). Wayne County: Trump 61.2%, Harris 38.1%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.
How many people work for Lyons?
33 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $147,449 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lyons in the state legislature?
State Senate District 54 (Pam Helming) and Assembly District 130 (Brian Manktelow). The Assembly district also covers 23 other towns. 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; 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 →