Best PlacesLyon, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lyon, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lyon ranks 11,888th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lyon
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Lyon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lyon ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$496 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Household income$116,280 median, better than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Lyon ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of towns
- Short commute31.1 minutes each way, better than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lyon
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lyon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,280, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Lyon's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lyon
Lyon runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lyon.
Who works in Lyon, and how
Work in Lyon centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lyon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lyon.
What the weather is like in Lyon, month by month
Lyon sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Lyon
St Louis Lambert International sits about 47 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lyon
Schools across Lyon average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin Co. Elem.A− · 60% proficient
- Campbellton ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Haven MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Union MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- New Haven HighB− · 45% proficient
- Union HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lyon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lyon measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Lyon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lyon
Is Lyon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lyon ranks 11,888th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and affordable childcare, and lowest on internet speeds and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lyon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $353,283. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $116,280 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is Lyon safe?
Lyon is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $387 per resident a year.
Compare Lyon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lyon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lyon represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Lyon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lyon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lyon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lyon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lyon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lyon detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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