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Lyons is a small town of 1,838 people in Boulder County, Colorado. It's about 14 miles from Boulder, CO and 38 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $845k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,838people
$845kTypical home
$1,981/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
84"Snow
251Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,838
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,348 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Denver, CO
- 14 mi to Boulder, CO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $845k (≈$5,331/mo)
- Median rent $1,981/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BJC airport
- 40 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,361 ft
- 761 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 703 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 266 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 61 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boulder County: D+56 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk