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A township of 112,613 people in Cook County, Illinois
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Village in Illinois, United States
10,817Population
2.2 sq miArea

Lyons is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 10,817. The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is located in Lyons.

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ZIP code60534
Area code708
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$281K▲ 2.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lyons home is worth about $281,000, up 2.3% in a year, 6% below the Illinois typical home.

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The public schools Lyons’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#141Best public schoolsof 384 in IL
DistrictLyons Twp HSD 204Schools54

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