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Lyons is a big small town of 5,187 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 32 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,187people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,033/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,187
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,347 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,542/mo)
- Median rent $2,033/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 44% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to EWR airport
- 20 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,443 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 218 bars within 25 mi
- 1,117 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 104 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: D+14 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.