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Lyons vs Hoisington

33 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6× in Lyons) and street grid (+94% in Hoisington).

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Lyons, KSHomes around $114KKansas · 3,553 people
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Hoisington, KSAn outdoors townKansas · 2,643 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

LyonsHomes around $114K
Housing$114K typical home54% below the KS typical home Health58% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#39 most walkable in KS0.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Lyons →
HoisingtonAn outdoors town
Outdoors#3 most walkable in KS0.1 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Housing$88K typical home65% below the KS typical home Health52% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Hoisington →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails6×
Lyons has more miles of trail
Lyons 0.6 miHoisington 0.1 mi
Street grid+94%
Hoisington has the more walkable street grid
Hoisington 154Lyons 79.3
Work from home+7.7 pts
More people work from home in Hoisington
Hoisington 8.8%Lyons 1.1%
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Hoisington
Hoisington $1,981Lyons $1,605
★ What stands out · Report cards

Hoisington places higher on 17 of 23 KS lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Kansas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
CLyonsSafer than 29% of U.S. towns A−HoisingtonSafer than 75% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−LyonsBetter than 20% of districts in the state B−HoisingtonBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
C+LyonsHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns B−HoisingtonHealthier than 48% of U.S. towns
6Lyons
17Hoisington

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 76 towns #48#6 Most remote workersWork · 156 towns #155#74 Most conserved landOutdoors · 141 towns #87#21 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 159 towns #136#71 Best schoolsSchools · 124 towns #115#67 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 160 towns #133#73 Lowest obesityHealth · 159 towns #134#84 Cheapest rentCost of living · 158 towns #28#77

Left end = #1 in Kansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lyons’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Lyons$750/mo
Typical home $114K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.53% · or rent about $760/mo · Housing →
Hoisington$620/mo
Typical home $88K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.09% · or rent about $965/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Lyons and Hoisington.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
LyonsHoisington
Snow a year12″13″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th43rd
Outdoors & history
LyonsHoisington
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.7%5.1%
National Register places23
Community
LyonsHoisington
Library hours a week47 hrs35 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LyonsKSHoisingtonKS
Lyons ↔ Hoisington33 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

LyonsHoisington
People
Population 3,553Highest 2,643Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.4%Lowest KS: +3% -0.3%Highest KS: +3%
Median age 38.6±4.4Highest 3% above KS 38.3±2.6Lowest about the KS average
Lyons and Hoisington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.6%±4.9Lowest KS: 23.8% 24.3%±4.9Highest KS: 23.8%
Hoisington and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.9%±3.6Lowest KS: 17% 19%±4Highest KS: 17%
Hoisington and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.3%Lowest KS: 35.6% 22.4%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±1.9Lowest KS: 6.6% 5.5%±2.5Highest KS: 6.6%
Hoisington and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,569±$11kHighest 16% below KS $52,277±$11kLowest 30% below KS
Lyons and Hoisington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $104,800±$10kHighest 52% below KS $95,000±$18kLowest 56% below KS
Lyons and Hoisington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $760±$171Lowest 28% below KS $965±$147Highest 9% below KS
Hoisington and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,605Lowest 43% below KS $1,981Highest 29% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.3%±14.1Lowest KS: 43.5% 40.5%±17.9Highest KS: 43.5%
Hoisington and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.1%Lowest KS: 11.3% 16.5%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.3%Highest KS: 67.2% 68.1%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 24 yrs older than KS 1955Highest 21 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 9% below KS 16 minLowest 20% below KS
Work from home 1.1%±2Lowest KS: 11.8% 8.8%±4.2Highest KS: 11.8%
Work in townworking residents 33.9%Highest 28.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 11.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.80Lowest 0.82Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sterling (12%)Great Bend (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HoisingtonFew work in Lyons
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 5.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 79.3Lowest 154Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #115 of 124 in KS#67 of 124 in KS
School district LyonsHoisington
High school in town Lyons High SchoolHoisington High
Students per teacherat that high school 10.0Lowest 11.1Highest
Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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