A town of 10,339. Nearly 1.2% of it is conserved land.
The 2 things Lyons does most differently from other towns.
Where Lyons’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
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Ordered by what stands out in Lyons. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Lyons for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (28%), Cicero (3%) and Hodgkins (2%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
2.0 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chicago Portage National Historic Site | 0.6 mi | 40 |
| 2. Veterans Park | 0.6 mi | 13 |
| 3. Ottawa Trail Woods South | 0.1 mi | 99 |
Lyons beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| What stands out | Lyons | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.8% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 30% | 33% |
| More uninsured adults | 17.2% | 9.9% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
Lyons has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The median sale price was $342,000 in May 2026.
5 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.
Village in Illinois, United States
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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8 towns share a border with Lyons.
