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A town of 3,553. A typical home worth about $114K.
Population
3,553
−3.4% since 2010
Typical home
$114K
+9.2% in a year
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
38.6
years
Jobs based here
1,141
Balanced
What makes Lyons stand out
The 3 things Lyons does most differently from other towns.
$114Ktypical home
Housing
$114K typical home
54% below the KS typical home
Up 9.2% in a year.
100 U.S. towns● Lyons
Health
58% of U.S. towns are healthier
on CDC estimates
Better than KS on 0 measures, worse on 1.
1 miof trails
Outdoors
#39 most walkable in KS
0.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves
1.7% of the town is conserved land.
Lyons’s report card
Housing$114K54% below the KS typical homeHealthC+Healthier than 42% of U.S. townsOutdoors1 miof trails · 1.7% conservedCommute9 miHalf of commuters travel lessSchoolsC−Beats 20% of KS districtsSafetyCLess crime than 29% of U.S. townsClimate93°/20°Summer high · winter low · 12″ snowHazards60/100High risk of storm & flood damage
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The data
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Housing
A typical Lyons home is worth about $114K
The typical Lyons home is worth about $114,000, up 9.2% in a year, 54% below the Kansas typical home.
$114KZillow home value
Typical home value
Lyons$114K
Kansas$250K
+9.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health
Healthier than 42% of U.S. towns
Lyons beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Lyons | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 12.3% | 9.9% |
Hospital District #1 of Rice County
0.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
35th
percentile among KS towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
1.7% of Lyons is conserved land
0.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
1.7%conserved
1.7%
conserved · 29 of 1,686 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
#39
most walkable in KS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lyons Park | 0.1 mi | 12 |
| 2. West Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Work & commute
About one in three working residents works right in Lyons
About one in 3 of Lyons’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Sterling (12%), Atlanta (6%) and Wichita (6%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
34%work in town
Where working residents work
In Lyons34%
Sterling12%
Atlanta6%
Wichita6%
McPherson5%
9 mi
median commute distance
1,141
jobs based in Lyons
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools
Lyons’s public schools outperform 20% of Kansas districts
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.
C−School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Park Elementary | PK–2 | 166 | Not graded |
| Lyons Central Elementary | 3–5 | 132 | B |
| Lyons Middle School | 6–8 | 173 | C− |
| Lyons High School | 9–12 | 221 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduationAll 4 schools →
Safety
Less crime per resident than 29% of U.S. towns
Lyons reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 71% report less.
CSafety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Lyons4.3
Kansas4.8
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Lyons36.8
Kansas19.2
U.S.15.5
29th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
39th
percentile among KS towns
15
violent crimes reported in 2025
128
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Lyons has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–44°
Spring42–67°
Summer66–90°
Fall44–69°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2007
9
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
About Lyons
City in Rice County, Kansas
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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 3,611
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,680 ft
- ZIP code
- 67554
- Area code
- 620
Lyons’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Lyons.