Rankings · How Lyons ranks in IL
Lyons ranks #12 in Illinois for a top hospital nearby
Lyons is ranked on 33 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
33
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #12 closest to a top hospital
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 6% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Lyons does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lyons marked.
At a glance
Lyons lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Lyons’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Lyons does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#12/820Lowest obesity#76/819Fewest smokers#168/819Healthiest#171/817Lowest depression#206/819Most active#250/819Fewest uninsured#655/819 People
Most educated#233/820 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#141/384 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#165/278Cheapest rent#518/799Lowest property tax#656/818Most affordable#696/819 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#617/820 What kind of place
More snow than 94% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Lyons’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More snow than 94% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
42 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 94% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
203 days between frosts
Steadier prices than 81% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+41.3% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 70% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.1% of residents are under 18
Older than 57% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
41.4 median age
More year-round than 54% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.1% of homes are seasonal
Milder winters than 54% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.9° January low
Cooler summers than 54% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.3° July high
Fewer seniors than 53% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.2% of residents are 65+
Wetter than 52% of IL towns
DrierWetter
39 in of rain + melted snow a year
Almost there
2 spots from the top 10 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Lyons sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Lyons out-ranks 4 of its 9 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.