Rankings · How Lyons ranks in IL
Lyons ranks #118 in Illinois for a top hospital nearby
Lyons is ranked on 32 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
32
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #118 closest to a top hospital
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Work
Top 17% 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 8 of 23 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#118/820Lowest obesity#161/819Lowest depression#206/819Fewest smokers#348/819Healthiest#446/817Most active#561/819Fewest uninsured#788/819 Cost of livingHousing →
Cheapest rent#465/799Most affordable#518/819Lowest property tax#534/818Rent easiest to afford#188/278 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#534/820 People
Most educated#661/820 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#350/431 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 78% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+41.7% in home prices, 5 years
More year-round than 71% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Fewer kids than 52% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.2% of residents are under 18
More seniors than 52% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.8% of residents are 65+
Older than 51% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
40.8 median age
Next door
Lyons out-ranks 2 of its 5 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.