Housing in Lawrence

A typical Lawrence home is worth roughly $99,000

Typical home value

$99K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,030

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$766

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Lawrence?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further60% below the Ohio typical home.A town of owners92% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.5 years of income

Less than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$261,000

Typical Lawrence home $99K

That covers a typical Lawrence home, with $163K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$580

Loan $490Tax $60Insurance $30

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $450 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Aid$152K Perry$145K Windsor$157K Upper$113K Fayette$152K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Lawrence’s typical property tax (0.78% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

92% of Lawrence households own their home

Half of Lawrence’s homes were built before 1990.

Owners and renters

Own 92%Rent 8%

Ohio: 67% own.

1990

typical home built · OH 1970

$766

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.78%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · OH 1.31%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030

Renters already here pay a median of $925, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$900

1 bedroom$900

2 bedrooms$1,030

3 bedrooms$1,320

4 bedrooms$1,490

of households rent · OH 33%

renter households

16%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · OH 46%

19%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$925

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Lawrence vs. its neighbors

Lawrence is the least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Windsor$157K Fayette$152K Aid$152K Perry$145K Upper$113K Lawrence$99K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Lawrence	$99K*	—	$1,030	$65,904
Aid	$152K*	—	$1,020	—
Perry	$145K*	+2.8%†	$970	$56,484
Windsor	$157K*	—	$1,010	$69,684
Upper	$113K*	+4.7%†	$970	$48,548
Fayette	$152K*	−1.8%†	$970	$58,302

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.