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Lawrenceville is a small town of 3,941 people in Lawrence County, Illinois. It's about 52 miles from Evansville, IN and 110 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $782 a month.
3,941people
$71kTypical home
$782/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
230Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,941
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,821 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 52 mi to Evansville, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$450/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to EVV airport
- 101 mi to IND (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 446 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+56 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk