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About Lawrence
City and county seat in Kansas, United StatesLawrence is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 94,934. The city is a college town with a significant student population, because it is home to both the University of Kansas (KU) and Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU). Lawrence was founded by the New England Emigrant Aid Company (NEEAC) and was named for Amos A. Lawrence, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, who offered financial aid and support for the settlement. Lawrence was central to the Bleedi…
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How Lawrence ranks
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Housing in Lawrence
The typical Lawrence home is worth about $335,000, up 3.4% in a year, 34% above the Kansas typical home.
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Safety in Lawrence
Safety Grade C
Lawrence reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.
Health in Lawrence
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.
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Schools in Lawrence
All Lawrence schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Lawrence’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within KS. Ratings are from neighbors.
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