LyfordIN
With 438 residents, this town was settled in 1892.
Is Lyford a good place to live?
26% of residents live below the poverty line in Lyford, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Lyford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
438 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lyford: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lyford, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lyford.
Most of Lyford’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Terre Haute (24%), Indianapolis (10%) and Rockville (6%). The middle household income here in Lyford is $49,000. For half of commuters, work is under 14 miles away.
| Lyford | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Lyford brings four seasons and pleasant summers
A July afternoon gets to about 86° and a January night to 20°, and about 15 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Lyford, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Lyford break down as 51% from inland flooding and 16% from cold waves. Its FEMA hazard score works out to 61 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lyford Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Turkey Run State Park and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lyford. Close and well known come first.
19 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park13 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
13 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
13 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
37 mi MuseumGeneral Lew Wallace Study
14 mi MuseumMansfield Roller MillPhoto credits
Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · General Lew Wallace Study: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Lyford
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lyford
About 0 of every 100 Lyford residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Lyford for work
Where Lyford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Lyford
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lyford, IN a good place to live?
Lyford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.