South Lyon.
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Michigan·Oakland County
4 tracts·12K people·$295K median·3,200/mi²
White 89 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 2 · Black 2 · Other 0
Married couple 51 · Living alone 30 · Other 19
Leisure 41 · Health 21 · Manufacturing 14 · Professional 12 · Retail 8 · Public admin 1 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 50 · Sales · office 23 · Service 12 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 77 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 10 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in South Lyon is $294,600 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
South Lyon has 11,950 residents across 3 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.8; the population is 88.6% White, 4.4% Multiracial, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, 2.0% Black and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 47.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.0% (Census ACS).
Sayre Elementary School (60%) and Frank E Bartlett School (52%) lead the elementary schools; Millennium Middle School (54%) and Centennial Middle School (50%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,310/month, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in South Lyon is $92,467 a year, 7% above the US median (Census ACS).
In South Lyon, median rent is $1,310/month and the median home value is $294,600 (Census ACS).
South Lyon reported 1.0 violent crimes and 2.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in South Lyon are tornado (85), cold wave (78) and ice storm (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In South Lyon, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).