What is the median rent in the Town of Lyons, NY?

Name: Median rent in the Town of Lyons, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Lyons, NY is $920 (±$111) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 514 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Lyons, the median gross rent went from $829 in 2015–2019 to $920 in 2020–2024 (+11.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $920 (±$111)
Rented homes: 514 (±161)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +11.0%

How much rent costs in the Town of Lyons

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Lyons	Wayne County	New York	United States
Less than $500	11.3% (±9.2 points)	14.9%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	49.4% (±15.1 points)	43.3%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	30.5% (±13.4 points)	30.7%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	8.8% (±8.4 points)	8.6%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±7.9 points)	1.5%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±7.9 points)	0.3%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±7.9 points)	0.7%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 49.4% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in the Town of Lyons cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Town of Lyons against Wayne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Lyons	Wayne County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$920 (±$111)	$938 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	514 (±161)	7,192 (±506)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Town of Lyons, median gross rent is not measurably different from Wayne County ($938).

It is also lower than in New York ($1,621).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Wayne County, the Town of Lyons ranks 7 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 583 of 952.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in the Town of Lyons has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$829 (±$137)	$920 (±$111)	+11.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	30.2% (±8.0 points)	25.1% (±6.6 points)	−5.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	9.9% (±9.3 points)	0.0% (±7.3 points)	−9.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near the Town of Lyons

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Lyons
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Lyons	—	$920 (±$111)	—
Town of Arcadia	4.0 mi	$1,002 (±$86)	Not measurably different
Village of Newark	5.8 mi	$979 (±$97)	Not measurably different
Town of Galen	6.6 mi	$864 (±$286)	Not measurably different
Village of Clyde	6.8 mi	$757 (±$124)	Not measurably different
Town of Rose	6.9 mi	$1,430 (±$252)	Higher
Town of Sodus	8.8 mi	$853 (±$194)	Not measurably different
Town of Palmyra	9.4 mi	$941 (±$51)	Not measurably different
Town of Phelps	9.7 mi	$1,124 (±$95)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Rose, NY ($1,430), Town of Phelps, NY ($1,124).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Town of Rose	$1,430 (±$252)
2	Town of Huron	$1,233 (±$778)
3	Town of Macedon	$1,092 (±$154)
4	Town of Arcadia	$1,002 (±$86)
5	Town of Savannah	$950 (±$409)
6	Town of Palmyra	$941 (±$51)
7	Town of Lyons	$920 (±$111)
8	Town of Walworth	$910 (±$256)
9	Town of Ontario	$882 (±$172)
10	Town of Galen	$864 (±$286)
11	Town of Sodus	$853 (±$194)
12	Town of Butler	$684 (±$203)
13	Town of Wolcott	$667 (±$106)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Wayne County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Lyons include them.

The figures for the Town of Lyons include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lyons (community).

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Lyons

What is the average rent in the Town of Lyons, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Lyons is $920 (±$111) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in the Town of Lyons?

In the Town of Lyons, the median gross rent went from $829 in 2015–2019 to $920 in 2020–2024 (+11.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in the Town of Lyons cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in the Town of Lyons have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Lyons higher than in Wayne County?

In the Town of Lyons, median gross rent is not measurably different from Wayne County ($938).

It is also lower than in New York ($1,621).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lyons town, Wayne County, New York (county subdivision:43973, in state:36 county:117).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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