A town of 4,219, settled in 1890. Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
The 3 things Lyons does most differently from other towns.
Where Lyons’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Lyons. Another town gets a different order.
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.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Primary School | PK–2 | 571 | Not graded |
| Lyons Upper Elementary | 3–5 | 478 | B+ |
| Robert Toombs Christian Academy Private | K | 48 | |
| Toombs County Middle School | 6–8 | 681 | B− |
| Toombs County High School | 9–12 | 896 | C+ |
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.
The typical Lyons home is worth about $169,000, up 4.8% in a year, 49% below the Georgia typical home.
Lyons beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| What stands out | Lyons | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 26.9% | 17.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6.5% |
Adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (39% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (23% statewide). 14% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Georgia. 22% never finished high school.
| Lyons | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.8% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.7% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.9% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 21.9% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.5% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 8.4% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Lyons has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 38°.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
2.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Partin Park | — | 31 |
| 2. Hallmark Park | — | 9 |
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Lyons on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Lyons.
City in Georgia, United States
Lyons is a city in and the county seat of Toombs County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,239 in 2020.
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2 towns share a border with Lyons.
