John Wright Mansion · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainIn Lyme Township, 73% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Lyme Township’s town government spent $219,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $262 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lyme Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lyme Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Bellevue City School District
Lyme Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Bellevue, Thompson Township, York Township, Groton Township, Adams Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,412 per pupil, $8,559 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.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
Monroeville Local School District · $16,590 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $262 per resident a year, or $0.72 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Lyme Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Lyme Township 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 Lyme Township yet
Every year of Lyme Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $2,516 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.31% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Lyme Township’s 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 Lyme Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lyme Township →
Who’s in charge in Lyme Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 418 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 2022 finance file (836).
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.
How Lyme Township voted in 2024
Official results for Lyme Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.7%388 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.0%144 votesOthers: 0.4% (2 votes).
Most votes in Lyme Township: Donald J Trump
Huron County: Trump 71.6%, Harris 27.5% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Lyme Township’s 736 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Lyme Township: Bernie Moreno
Huron County: Moreno 63.7%, Brown 31.5% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Bob Latta
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Lyme Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyme Township | 72.7% | 27.0% | 0.4% | 534 |
| Huron County | 71.6% | 27.5% | 0.9% | 27,212 |
| Ohio | 55.1% | 43.9% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
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 Lyme Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseState representativesDistrict 89
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Lyme Township compares with the towns next door
Lyme Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $103 to $331 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Groton Township | $103 | $2,143 |
| Sherman Township | $331 | $1,348 |
| Bellevue | estimate | $1,591 |
| Ridgefield Township | estimate | $1,811 |
| Lyme Township | estimate | $2,516 |
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 Lyme Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lyme Township’s government
How much does Lyme Township spend per resident?
About $262 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lyme Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $238,000.
What is the property tax rate in Lyme Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,516 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.31% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Lyme Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lyme Township yet.
How did Lyme Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 72.7%, Kamala D Harris 27.0% (534 votes, official results). Huron County: Trump 71.6%, Harris 27.5%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Lyme Township?
2 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $24,444 (about $293,328 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Lyme Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Theresa Gavarone) and State House District 89. The House district also covers 36 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lyme Township’s government
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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 (for Lyme Township, 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 →