Lyons vs Paragon Estates

A side-by-side comparison of Lyons and Paragon Estates: population, income, housing, and more.

Lyons and Paragon Estates are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lyons has the higher population (1,927 vs 767 in Paragon Estates). Paragon Estates has the higher median household income ($172,625 vs $132,589 in Lyons). Paragon Estates has the higher median home value ($1,572,800 vs $855,000 in Lyons).

Population, income & housing

	Lyons	Paragon Estates
Population	1,927	767
Median age	44.5 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$132,589	$172,625
Median home value	$855,000	$1,572,800
Median gross rent	$1,962	—
Housing units	792	338
Homeownership rate	79.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.2%	85.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyons	Paragon Estates
Population	2,228 → 1,927 (-13.5%)	802 → 767 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$103,533 → $132,589 (+28.1%)	$167,250 → $172,625 (+3.2%)
Median home value	$577,200 → $855,000 (+48.1%)	$1,149,000 → $1,572,800 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,313 → $1,962 (+49.4%)	—

Lyons

Population

2,2281,927

Median household income

$103,533$132,589

Median home value

$577,200$855,000

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,962

Paragon Estates

Population

802767

Median household income

$167,250$172,625

Median home value

$1,149,000$1,572,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyons	Paragon Estates
Under 5	3.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	24.2%	6.4%
18 to 24	1.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	1.7%	7.4%
35 to 44	19.1%	9.1%
45 to 54	22.2%	16.3%
55 to 64	15.1%	18.9%
65 to 74	8.9%	12.1%
75 and over	3.1%	17.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyons	Paragon Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	94.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyons	Paragon Estates
No high school diploma	1.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	7.0%	2.7%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	12.1%
Bachelor's degree	39.4%	42.4%
Graduate or professional degree	36.9%	42.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyons	Paragon Estates
Drove alone	52.4%	61.9%
Carpooled	11.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.1%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.9%
Worked from home	32.5%	31.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyons	Paragon Estates
1-unit, detached	82.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lyons	Paragon Estates
Poverty rate	8.7%	4.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1998	1972