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Lawrence is a small city of 49,517 people in Marion County, Indiana. It's about 10 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
49,517people
$230kTypical home
$1,178/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
26"Snow
218Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 49,517
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,457 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 10 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,451/mo)
- Median rent $1,178/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,209 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to IND airport
- 19 mi to IND (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 853 ft
- 473 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,388 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 148 bars within 25 mi
- 351 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: D+28 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk