Cost of living in Lyons, New York
Simple answer
Typical rent is $916 a month.
Lyons is a Census community, not a separate city government in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $67,850 a year.
- People
- 3,738
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $916
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $67,850
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $90,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,416
- Rochester, NY MSA
Lyons, New York has about 3,738 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $90,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wayne County is $1,416 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lyons. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Rochester, NY metro area, prices sit at 97.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New York taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Lyons's exact store tax.
Some places in New York add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.60% of income. That is not a Lyons bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Lyons's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in New York averaged $3.18 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 745 places we list in New York with a rent figure, 593 have higher typical rent than Lyons.
Nearby places
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Typical rent $878
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EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Bigger places in New York
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.