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Real estate businesses in Lyon County, KS

The real estate businesses in Lyon County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,118 of 2,229 scored counties
#34 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
33
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
22
−8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$170M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,609 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
119
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.5
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,266
+0.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Lyon County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #2,118 of 2,229 scored counties and #34 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 real estate businesses in Lyon County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 24.5 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Lyon County spend about $170M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,609 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 19% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lyon County in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 613 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lyon County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lyon County compares

The same measures for Kansas and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Lyon County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureLyon CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.532.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)119101100
Households per official establishment613498414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.3%+6.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,609$14,105$16,661
Median household income$59,912$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2839

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 22−8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
55
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
87Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
330 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lyon County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Lyon County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,266+0.5% since 2020
Households
13,481
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
848 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$59,912+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,670
Median home value
$150,600
Jobs located here
15,683
Daytime population
30,207Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Lyon County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, KS69912.1275−0.2%#228 of 2,229
2Wyandotte County, KS62619.9303+1.0%#482 of 2,229
3Osage County, KS571117.1182−0.3%#717 of 2,229
4Miami County, KS572820.4168+5.9%#725 of 2,229
5Pottawatomie County, KS561819.2179+6.9%#768 of 2,229
6Leavenworth County, KS565819.2179+3.2%#769 of 2,229
7Dickinson County, KS561620.0156+1.4%#778 of 2,229
8Nemaha County, KS54512.4258−2.1%#849 of 2,229
9Atchison County, KS5258.7338−0.9%#950 of 2,229
10Cherokee County, KS5167.6374−1.0%#1,013 of 2,229
34Lyon County, KS283324.5119+0.5%#2,118 of 2,229

Other business types in Lyon County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Lyon County, KS?

There are 33 real estate businesses on map listings in Lyon County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. Official counts list 87 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lyon County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $170M a year, or $12,609 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 33 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 19% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,481 households in Lyon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lyon County, KS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Lyon County has 24.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 119, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lyon County would have about 39, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 613 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Lyon County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Lyon County at 32,266 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,481 households. The median household income in Lyon County is $59,912 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Lyon County scores 28 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,118 of 2,229 scored counties.

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