LawnTX
A town of 280. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
What makes Lawn stand out
The 2 things Lawn does most differently from other towns.
280 people, and everyone knows the way
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Lawn’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lawn. Another town gets a different order.
Lawn’s public schools outperform 84% of Texas districts
The public schools Lawn’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn El | PK–3 | 296 | A |
A typical Lawn home is worth about $183K
The typical Lawn home is worth about $183,000, up 5.3% in a year, 39% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Most working residents commute out of Lawn
Most working residents leave Lawn for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Abilene (48%), Tuscola (11%) and Austin (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Where working residents work
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
Mild winters, hot summers
Lawn has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Lawn is
Lawn beats the Texas average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Lawn | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.7% | 19.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 66.5% | 57.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 6.1% |
99% of working residents leave Lawn for work
Where Lawn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lawn
Town in Texas, United States
Lawn is a town in Taylor County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 311. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Population
- 311
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,916 ft
- ZIP code
- 79530
- Area code
- 325