Rankings · How Lyon ranks in MI
Lyon makes Michigan’s top 10 on 3 lists
Lyon is ranked on 39 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 16.
Lists ranked on
39
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
3
Best: #2 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
16
of 25 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
Lyon is on Michigan’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lyon marked.
Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for safety
Lists where Lyon sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
At a glance
Lyon lands in the top half on 21 of 25 lists
Each dot is Lyon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Lyon does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#2/509 SafetySafety →
Safest#5/232 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#28/719Most active#34/719Fewest smokers#37/719Healthiest#40/719Lowest obesity#42/719Fewest uninsured#50/719Closest to a top hospital#358/719 People
Most educated#45/719 LibrariesLibrary →
Most library borrowing#14/47Most-used libraries#21/47Best libraries for kids#21/47 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#588/719 What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 93% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Lyon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 93% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
12.9% of residents are 65+
More kids than 92% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
27.2% of residents are under 18
Steadier prices than 90% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+44.1% in home prices, 5 years
Younger than 79% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
38.0 median age
Colder winters than 78% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.6° January low
Less snow than 77% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
36 in of snow a year
Drier than 73% of MI towns
DrierWetter
33 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 72% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 72% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
157 days between frosts
Hotter summers than 57% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.5° July high
Fewer homes per newcomer than 53% of MI towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
3.3 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Next door
Lyon out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.