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South Lyon, MI

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Population
12,107
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
927 ft
Median Home Value
$294,600
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$1,310/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$92,467
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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South Lyon in context.

OverallBest places in MichiganPopulation rankingHighest population places in MichiganNearest larger communityNovi, Michigan8.6 miles away · 67,319 residents.

About South Lyon

South Lyon is an Oakland County city founded in 1832 as Thompson's Corners. Its best-known local landmark is the Witch's Hat Depot Museum in McHattie Park, a rail-history building with a shape people remember. South Lyon has grown as southwest Oakland County has suburbanized, but it still keeps a small downtown and local-school identity. It feels like a former crossroads town becoming a polished Detroit-area suburb, with old railroad memory, parks, subdivisions, and Livingston County's edge close by.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower FEMA County Drought Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0rating

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