Lawrence TownshipIL
A town of 6,190. 2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Lawrence Township a good place to live?
Lawrence Township grades D overall, 687th among Illinois's 767 graded towns, mostly because of incomes and schools. The median household income is $50K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. Its public schools trail 87% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. One bright spot: a typical home costs about $106K, 1.9 years of the county’s $55K median household income. On hazard risk, just 34 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. 11% of the land in Lawrence Township is conserved, where Illinois’ towns sit at 3.6% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On health, just 128 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse.
What makes Lawrence Township stand out
Where Lawrence Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
How Lawrence Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Lawrence Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A− for history, which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its D comes from the livability subjects above.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lawrence Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lawrence Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lawrence Township.
Lawrence Township sends many workers across the state line to Vincennes and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Illinois (mostly inland flooding).
For schools, Lawrence Township earns a D
Its public schools are run by the Lawrence County CUD 20 school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 528 | C+ |
| Lawrenceville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 298 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
In Lawrence Township, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $831 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Lawrence Township’s FEMA risk score is 87 of 100, above both Illinois’ towns (50 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1995, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lawrence Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lawrence Township is less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns
Against the 5,893 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lawrence Township’s, it is healthier than 52%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
Lawrence Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 16% of Lawrence Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Lawrence Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lawrence Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 6.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.6% | 10.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lawrence Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
31% of working residents cross a state line to work, Vincennes among the top destinations. Jobs based here fell from 1,900 in 2013 to 1,485.
Most working residents leave Lawrence Township for work: only 19% work in town. Jobs based in Lawrence Township fell to 1,485 in 2023, 415 fewer than in 2013. Lawrence Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Lawrence Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lawrenceville City Park | 1 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lawrence Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Lawrence Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Lawrence Township is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lawrence Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi National Historical ParkGeorge Rogers Clark National Historical Park113K visitors a year21 mi CaveBurrows Cave9 mi MuseumIndiana Military Museum
10 mi MuseumIndiana Territorial CapitolPhoto credits
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park: The original uploader was Agentmoose at English Wikipedia. on 2006-07-08., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Indiana Territorial Capitol: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Lawrence Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lawrence Township
About 4 of every 100 Lawrence Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Lawrence Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Lawrence Township is located in Lawrence County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,171 and it contained 2,964 housing units.
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- Area
- 42 sq mi
- Elevation
- 449 ft
Lawrence Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Lawrence Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Township | #687 | D | A− | — | D | C− |
| Allison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bridgeport Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C− |
| Bond Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denison Township | — | — | A | — | D | C− |
| Bridgeport | — | — | A+ | B+ | C | D |
Bridgeport Township, Denison Township and Bridgeport have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lawrence Township, Bridgeport Township and Denison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Allison Township and Bond Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lawrence Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lawrence Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lawrence Township, IL a good place to live?
Lawrence Township grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #687 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C− for health and D for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Lawrence Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.