LyonsOR
A town of 1,226, settled in 1891.
Is Lyons a good place to live?
Lyons’ best subject grade is an A for walkability; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 34% of residents are 65 or older in Lyons, against 18% in Oregon’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 7 have a higher median age than Lyons. The biggest park or preserve is John Neal Memorial County Park, at 27 acres. Lyons has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lyons stand out
Where Lyons beats most towns.
1,226 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lyons grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Lyons is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lyons: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lyons, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lyons.
Lyons’ schools rank ahead of 58% of Oregon districts
Its public schools are run by North Santiam SD 29J. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mari-Linn SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 158 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Lyons’ workers commute out
Most working residents leave Lyons for work: only 4% work in town. Lyons’ average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both Oregon’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 15% of Lyons residents live below the poverty line.
| Lyons | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lyons is less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns
Lyons beats the Oregon average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 30% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Lyons.
| Lyons | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lyons | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 75.7% | 71.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lyons faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Lyons, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Lyons has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Lyons is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lyons has set aside 0.6% of its land for conservation
0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Only 10 of the 141 Oregon towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Lyons.
| Lyons | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John Neal Memorial County Park | — | 27 |
| 2. Lyons Mehama County Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lyons’ typical home value is about $494K
The typical Lyons home is worth about $494,000, up 3.2% in a year, close to the Oregon typical home. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 7 have a higher share of households owning their home than Lyons.
| Lyons | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,391 a month | $1,414 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Silver Falls State Park and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lyons. Close and well known come first.
5 mi State parkSilver Falls State Park
36 mi Stadium & arenaReser Stadium
39 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
20 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest
40 mi WaterfallWillamette Falls
17 mi GardenOregon GardenPhoto credits
Silver Falls State Park: Kelvin Kay -- Kkmd at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reser Stadium: Zapper258, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Enchanted Forest: Trashbag (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Willamette Falls: The original uploader was Cacophony at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oregon Garden: Daderot, CC0
Everything we know about Lyons
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lyons; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Lyons residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
96% of working residents leave Lyons for work
Where Lyons’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lyons
City in Oregon, United States
Lyons is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lyons had a population of 1,202. The center of population of Oregon is located in Lyons.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1958
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- ZIP code
- 97358
- Area code
- 503
Questions about Lyons
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lyons, OR expensive?
Yes. That is 6.5 years of the area's median household income ($76,329 across the Albany, OR metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.