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Lawrence

A township of 122,402 people in Marion County, Indiana
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About Lawrence

City in Indiana, United States
49,370Population
20.3 sq miArea
873 ftElevation

Lawrence is a city in Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is one of four "excluded cities" in Marion County. The city is home to Fort Benjamin Harrison within Fort Harrison State Park. The population was 49,370 at the 2020 census. The city is on the northeast side of Indianapolis.

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Housing in Lawrence

$268K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lawrence home is worth about $268,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the Indiana typical home.

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The public schools Lawrence’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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