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Proviso Township vs Lyons Township

Next-door neighbors in Cook County. The biggest differences: home values (+28% in Lyons Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+9.5 pts in Lyons Township).

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Proviso Township, ILAn outdoors townCook County · 147,690 people
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Lyons Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsCook County · 112,613 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.

Proviso TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#107 most walkable in IL23 miles of trails across 57 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 69%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 11%of IL districts All about Proviso Township →
Lyons TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 86%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#178 most trails in IL27 miles of trails across 81 parks and preserves Schools#141 for schools in ILof 384 towns All about Lyons Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Home values+28%
Homes cost more in Lyons Township
Lyons Township $363,900Proviso Township $284,000
Bachelor’s degree++9.5 pts
More adults in Lyons Township have a degree
Lyons Township 40%Proviso Township 30.5%
Property tax bill+16%
Tax bills are bigger in Lyons Township
Lyons Township $7,541Proviso Township $6,477
Typical home built13 yrs
Proviso Township’s homes are older
Lyons Township 1968Proviso Township 1955
Work from home+4.3 pts
More people work from home in Lyons Township
Lyons Township 18%Proviso Township 13.7%
Household income+13%
Households in Lyons Township earn more
Lyons Township $92,619Proviso Township $82,097
★ What stands out · Report cards

Lyons Township places higher on 11 of 20 IL lists

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

Schools
DProviso TownshipBetter than 11% of districts in the state A−Lyons TownshipBetter than 83% of districts in the state
Health
B+Proviso TownshipHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns ALyons TownshipHealthier than 86% of U.S. towns
8Proviso Township
11Lyons Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 384 towns #316#141 Most activeHealth · 861 towns #512#258 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #373#173 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #397#223 Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #42#213 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #107#257 Most educatedPeople · 862 towns #380#238 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 862 towns #149#13

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

Where they are

Proviso Township and Lyons Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Proviso TownshipLyons TownshipProviso TownshipLyons Township
Proviso Township ↔ Lyons Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Proviso Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $284K (Census) · tax rate 2.28% · or rent about $1,268/mo · Housing →
Lyons Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $281K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.07% · or rent about $1,282/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Proviso Township and Lyons Township.

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
Proviso TownshipLyons Township
Snow a year42″42″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st63rd
Outdoors & history
Proviso TownshipLyons Township
Trails23 mi27 mi
Conserved land3.1%2.9%
Settled1850—
National Register places1—
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here12
Community
Proviso TownshipLyons Township
Library hours a week69 hrs67 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.

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.

Proviso TownshipLyons Township
People
Population 147,690Highest 112,613Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.3%Lowest +3.1%Highest
Median age 40.3±1Lowest 3% above IL 41.4±0.8Highest 6% above IL
Lyons Township and Proviso Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.2%±1.2Lowest IL: 21.8% 24.1%±1.1Highest IL: 21.8%
Lyons Township and Proviso Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.5%±0.8Lowest IL: 17% 18.2%±1Highest IL: 17%
Lyons Township and Proviso Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.5%Lowest IL: 37.8% 40%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±0.6Highest IL: 6.3% 4.7%±0.5Lowest IL: 6.3%
Proviso Township and Lyons Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,097±$3kLowest about the IL average $92,619±$4kHighest 11% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $284,000±$5kLowest 8% above IL $363,900±$11kHighest 38% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,268±$38Lowest about the IL average $1,282±$50Highest about the IL average
Lyons Township and Proviso Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,477Lowest 22% above IL $7,541Highest 42% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.1%±4.4Highest IL: 47.9% 48.9%±5.1Lowest IL: 47.9%
Proviso Township and Lyons Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.1%Highest IL: 11.8% 9.4%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.3%Lowest IL: 67.1% 74.3%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 16 yrs older than IL 1968Highest 3 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 3% above IL 30 minHighest 6% above IL
Work from home 13.7%±1.4Lowest IL: 15.9% 18%±1.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 13.4%Highest 12.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.16Highest 1.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (30%)Chicago (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lyons TownshipFew work in Proviso Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 22.8 miLowest 27.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 57Lowest 81Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 97.2Highest 74.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #316 of 384 in IL#141 of 384 in IL
School district Proviso Area Exceptional Child · Region 06 West Cook ISC 2Argo CHSD 217 · Summit SD 104
High school in town Proviso West High SchoolLyons Twp High Sch
Students per teacherat that high school 16.8Highest 13.9Lowest
Illinois 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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