Chicago · suburban

Lyons

Small Cook County village on the Des Plaines River with forest preserve access and affordable pricing. Lyons Township HS District serves the area. The Illinois Prairie Path passes through. Good I-55/294 interchange access. A blue-collar suburb with green space that punches above its price point.

affordablefamilycompact

7/10

Schools

48 min

To Chicago

$264K

Median home

$7K

Annual tax

Walk score

10,687

Population

39.7

Median age

$59K

Median income

What stands out

·Des Plaines River access
·Illinois Prairie Path trail
·Lyons Township HS District
·Affordable forest preserve suburb

Nearby towns

Summit →Riverside →Brookfield →North Riverside →Stickney →Berwyn →

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