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LyonsGA

A town of 4,219, settled in 1890. Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.

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Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
4,219
−2.9% since 2010
Typical home
$169K
+4.8% in a year
Household income
$42K
median
Median age
32.5
years
Jobs based here
2,304
A job hub

What makes Lyons stand out

The 3 things Lyons does most differently from other towns.

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A job hub

Every workday, about 2,068 people come to Lyons for work

Where Lyons’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

27% → Vidalia Vidalia 27% 2% → Macon-Bibb County Macon-Bibb County 2% 2% → Reidsville Reidsville 2% 2% → Swainsboro Swainsboro 2% 1% → Metter Metter 1% 1% → Douglas Douglas 1% Lyons · 17% stay
2,304jobs based in Lyons
17%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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The data

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Schools

Lyons’s public schools outperform 69% of Georgia districts

The public schools Lyons’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Lyons Primary SchoolPK–2571Not graded
Lyons Upper Elementary3–5478B+
Robert Toombs Christian Academy PrivateK48
Toombs County Middle School6–8681B−
Toombs County High School9–12896C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduationAll 5 schools →
Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Lyons

Most working residents leave Lyons for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Vidalia (27%), Macon-Bibb County (2%) and Reidsville (2%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

17%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lyons17%
Vidalia27%
Macon-Bibb County2%
Reidsville2%
Swainsboro2%
13 mi
median commute distance
2,304
jobs based in Lyons
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Lyons home is worth about $169K

The typical Lyons home is worth about $169,000, up 4.8% in a year, 49% below the Georgia typical home.

$169KZillow home value

Typical home value

Lyons$169K
Georgia$331K
Market temperature
Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
86
days on market
96.8%
sale-to-list price
+4.8%
value change, 1 year
6
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 7% of U.S. towns

Lyons beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Georgia
0 better13 too close to call19 worse
What stands outLyonsGA
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23.9%14.5%
More adults facing food insecurity26.9%17.7%
More adults with COPD9.6%6.5%
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
6.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
22nd
percentile among GA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Lyons has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 38°.

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter39–62°
Spring53–79°
Summer70–92°
Fall55–79°
Nov 27
typical first frost
Mar 2
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.

43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
43Moderate riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 1979
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0.7% of Lyons is conserved land

2.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0.7%conserved
0.7%
conserved · 37 of 5,488 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Partin Park—31
2. Hallmark Park—9
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Lyons-GA
2005 · Lyons-GA · Wikimedia Commons
Lyons’s story

136 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

GAMap-doton-LyonsAltamaha River forming Toombs County line, Lyons, GaBridge over Pendleton Creek entering Lyons, Ga
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Landmarks

2 places in Lyons on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Famous people from Lyons

9 notable people were born in Lyons.

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About Lyons

City in Georgia, United States

Official town website ↗

Lyons is a city in and the county seat of Toombs County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,239 in 2020.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1890
Population
4,239
Area
8.4 sq mi
Elevation
240 ft
ZIP code
30436
Area code
912

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