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Lyons is a small town of 3,738 people in Wayne County, New York. It's about 32 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $916 a month.
3,738people
$91kTypical home
$916/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
82"Snow
119Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,738
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 810 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Rochester, NY
- 32 mi to Rochester, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$571/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 119 sunny days a year (13 totally clear)
- 246 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,409 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ROC airport
- 35 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 400 ft
- 175 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 240 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+23 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk