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Lawrence is a mid-size city of 88,736 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 24 miles from Manchester, NH and 26 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $415k and rent runs about $2k a month.
88,736people
$415kTypical home
$1,662/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
60"Snow
233Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 88,736
- Part of a metro area
- About 12,805 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Boston, MA
- 24 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $415k (≈$2,618/mo)
- Median rent $1,662/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k)
- Low property crime (894 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BED airport
- 25 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 27% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 56 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 98 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,909 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 155 bars within 25 mi
- 1,125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 33 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 186 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+20 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low 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