Farmington vs South Lyon

A side-by-side comparison of Farmington and South Lyon: population, income, housing, and more.

Farmington and South Lyon are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Lyon has the higher population (11,825 vs 11,472 in Farmington). Farmington has the higher median household income ($94,115 vs $83,822 in South Lyon). South Lyon has the higher median home value ($280,900 vs $273,000 in Farmington).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	South Lyon
Population	11,472	11,825
Median age	39.6 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$94,115	$83,822
Median home value	$273,000	$280,900
Median gross rent	$1,299	$1,208
Housing units	5,434	5,201
Homeownership rate	64.5%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.8%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	South Lyon
Population	10,563 → 11,472 (+8.6%)	11,788 → 11,825 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$76,102 → $94,115 (+23.7%)	$73,200 → $83,822 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$210,000 → $273,000 (+30.0%)	$192,100 → $280,900 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,053 → $1,299 (+23.4%)	$1,042 → $1,208 (+15.9%)

Farmington

Population

10,56311,472

Median household income

$76,102$94,115

Median home value

$210,000$273,000

Median gross rent

$1,053$1,299

South Lyon

Population

11,78811,825

Median household income

$73,200$83,822

Median home value

$192,100$280,900

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,208

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	South Lyon
Under 5	6.2%	3.6%
5 to 17	11.5%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	11.0%
25 to 34	19.7%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.9%
75 and over	7.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	South Lyon
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	89.0%
Black or African American	8.2%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	19.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	South Lyon
No high school diploma	4.1%	2.6%
High school graduate	11.1%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	26.7%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	South Lyon
Drove alone	68.7%	82.1%
Carpooled	5.9%	5.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	2.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	21.9%	11.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	South Lyon
1-unit, detached	55.9%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	16.4%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	26.9%	14.1%
20 or more units	6.2%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	South Lyon
Poverty rate	4.0%	4.8%
Average household size	2.19	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1966	1991