If you live on Apple Valley Road, South St. Vrain, County Road 69, Allenspark, Raymond, off of Hwy 7, or by Rabbit Mountain, you live outside the Town of Lyons, and your local government is Boulder County. You (or your landlord) pay property taxes to Boulder County, but not to the Town of Lyons.

The Town of Lyons also contracts with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office for in-town law enforcement.