Lorena is a small city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,785 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Town numbers

ZIP code76655

Area code254

Living in Lorena

Housing in Lorena

$345K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lorena home is worth about $345,000, about the same as a year ago, 15% above the Texas typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market62

Sale-to-list98%

Sold in May8

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Safety in Lorena

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Lorena reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 54% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Lorena 0.6

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Lorena 8.3

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Lorena

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School Grade A

The public schools Lorena’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictLORENA ISDSchools4

LORENA EL AElementary · Grades 3–5 · 409 students LORENA PRIElementary · Grades PK–2 · 390 students LORENA MIDDLE A-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 438 students LORENA HIGH A+High · Grades 9–12 · 580 students

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 TX. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Where Lorena is

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Locator map of Lorena — Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby towns

Hewitt5 mi Bruceville-Eddy6 mi Robinson7 mi Woodway8 mi Golinda8 mi Beverly Hills10 mi Moody10 mi Waco12 mi McGregor13 mi Troy14 mi

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