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1913
Samuel Knopf house, Lawrence, New York. View from pergola, 1913
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About Lawrence
Village in Nassau County, New York, USLawrence is a village within the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is located adjacent to the border with the New York City borough of Queens to the west and is near the Reynolds Channel to the south. The population was 6,809 at the time of the 2020 census. Lawrence is one of the "Five Towns," which consist of the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets (unincorporated areas) of Woodmere and Inwood, and "The Hewletts", which is made up of the hamlet of Hewlett together with the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck, along with Woodsburgh.
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The typical Lawrence home is worth about $2,259,000, up 12.7% in a year, 329% above the New York typical home.
Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
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