Town guide

Lyons, Illinois

Lyons is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 10,339 people across 2.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60534, and parts of 60525 are in Lyons too.

Homes sold for a median of $224 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population10,3394,678 per sq mi
Median home value$257,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$224Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking56%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lyons

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lyons

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL8 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lyons; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lyons

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Lyons had 10,817 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.

It’s the 221st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Cook County grew from 1,838,735 residents in 1900 to 5,275,541 in 2020.

Lyons population by census2000: 10,255, 2010: 10,729, 2020: 10,81710,255200010,729201010,8172020

Cook County, 1900–2020

Cook County population, 1900 to 20201900: 1,838,735, 1910: 2,405,233, 1920: 3,053,017, 1930: 3,982,123, 1940: 4,063,342, 1950: 4,508,792, 1960: 5,129,725, 1970: 5,492,369, 1980: 5,253,655, 1990: 5,105,067, 2000: 5,376,741, 2010: 5,194,675, 2020: 5,275,5411.8M’00’103.1M’20’304.1M’40’505.1M’60’705.3M’80’905.4M’00’105.3M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 34.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LyonsJan: high 33°F, low 19°F, 1.5 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 23°F, 1.5 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 32°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 41°F, 3.6 in; May: high 71°F, low 52°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 62°F, 4 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 68°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 66°F, 4 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 59°F, 2.8 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 47°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 35°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 25°F, 1.8 in33°19°Jan1.537°23°Feb1.548°32°Mar1.960°41°Apr3.671°52°May4.181°62°Jun4.085°68°Jul3.683°66°Aug4.076°59°Sep2.863°47°Oct3.549°35°Nov2.438°25°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Midway Ap, IL weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Cook County

2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cook CountyHealth care and social assistance: 398,573 jobs; Professional services: 278,869 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 237,304 jobs; Retail trade: 214,575 jobs; Finance and insurance: 211,929 jobs; Manufacturing: 174,930 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 163,637 jobs; Administrative and support: 141,323 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Professional services 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Retail trade 9% Finance and insurance 9% Manufacturing 7% Transportation and warehousing 7% Administrative and support 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

34 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lyons.

Nearest hospitals

  • Macneal HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Berwyn2.4 miles
  • Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La GrangeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · La Grange2.7 miles
  • Hines Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hines3.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Dentists6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants5
Mental health providers4
Physical and occupational therapists12
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Lyons

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Ehlert Park · 35 acres0.9 mi
  • Veterans Park · 13 acres0.3 mi
  • Smith Park · 5 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores

  • Riverside Foods1.4 mi
  • Aldi1.5 mi
  • Jewel-Osco1.6 mi
  • Tischler's Fine Foods1.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens1.9 mi
  • Walgreens2.2 mi
  • Walgreens3.0 mi
  • Walgreens3.1 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Lyons Public Library0.6 mi
  • McCook Public Library0.7 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Brookfield Historical Society1.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Kiwanis Park Amphitheatre1.2 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Lyons

Public schools here are run by Lyons SD 103. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Costello SchoolLyonsPre-K–5228Public0.2 mi
J W Robinson Jr Elem SchoolLyonsPre-K–5251Public0.8 mi
Washington Middle SchoolLyons6–8659Public0.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with La Grange, Countryside, Indian Head Park, Hodgkins and McCook.

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