Rankings · How Lyons ranks in NY
Lyons ranks #19 in New York for affordability
Lyons is ranked on 35 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
35
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #19 most affordable
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 7% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Lyons does best on
Each list ranks every NY 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 7 of 21 lists
Each dot is Lyons’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Lyons does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#188/777 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#311/774Fewest uninsured#508/774Fewest smokers#617/774Most active#653/774Healthiest#678/774Lowest obesity#709/774Closest to a top hospital#722/777 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#484/709 People
Most educated#644/777 What kind of place
More kids than 89% of New York
Not better or worse, just Lyons’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More kids than 89% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
25.7% of residents are under 18
More year-round than 87% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
More snow than 84% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
105 in of snow a year
Drier than 84% of NY towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year
Steadier prices than 82% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+47.1% in home prices, 5 years
Cooler summers than 65% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
80.6° July high
Shorter growing season than 65% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
158 days between frosts
Younger than 64% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
41.1 median age
Milder winters than 61% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.8° January low
Fewer seniors than 57% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.5% of residents are 65+
Next door
Lyons out-ranks 3 of its 4 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.