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A city of 3,553 people in Kansas
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Conserved land1.7%29 of 1,686 acres
Trails0.6 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves28 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Lyons

City in Rice County, Kansas
3,611Population
2.7 sq miArea
1,680 ftElevation

Lyons is a city in and the county seat of Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,611.

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Living in Lyons

Housing in Lyons

$114K▲ 9.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lyons home is worth about $114,000, up 9.2% in a year, 54% below the Kansas typical home.

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Safety in Lyons

C

Safety Grade C

Lyons reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 71% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Lyons 4.3
Kansas 4.8
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Lyons 36.8
Kansas 19.2
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Lyons

C+

Health Grade C+

Healthier than 42% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 62% of towns with similar incomes.

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1worse than KS

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Hospital District #1 of Rice CountyLyons · 0.7 mi · ER · rural critical access
Prairiestar Health CenterHutchinson · 25 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade C-

The public schools Lyons’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within KS. Ratings are from neighbors.

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