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Lawrence Park is a small town of 3,775 people in Erie County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Erie, PA and 78 miles from Buffalo, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 122 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,775people
$139kTypical home
$1,195/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
122"Snow
166Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,775
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,055 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 3 mi to Erie, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$875/mo)
- Median rent $1,195/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 166 sunny days a year (35 totally clear)
- 199 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 122" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ERI airport
- 85 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 268 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk