Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lawrenceville earns a D, 683rd among Illinois's 767 graded towns, mostly because of incomes and schools. The median household income is $41K, and 17% of residents live below the poverty line. Its schools rank behind 95% of the state's. One bright spot: homes are within reach, about $76K for a typical one, or 1.4 years of the county’s $55K median household income. On hazard risk, just 23 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Lawrenceville is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. On health, just 103 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse.
Where Lawrenceville beats most towns.
Lawrence County CourthouseWhere Lawrenceville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Lawrenceville is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 90% of comparable towns) to D− for jobs and income (better than 5%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 419 in 1850, a peak of 6,328 in 1950, 4,164 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1915 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lawrenceville, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Lawrenceville.
Lawrenceville 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).
At 1.4 years of the county’s $55K median household income, the typical home (about $76K) costs less against local pay than in 95% of Illinois towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. Values fell 10.3% in the past year while the Illinois typical home rose 5.3%.
58% of households own their home in Lawrenceville, below both the Illinois town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Lawrenceville’s median rent is $782 a month. Typical home values fell 10% in the year to September 2026.
| Lawrenceville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $782 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Lawrenceville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lawrenceville City Park | 0.9 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $441 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
At 89 of 100, Lawrenceville’s FEMA risk score is against 50 of 100 in Illinois’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 1995, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lawrenceville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 2,676 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lawrenceville’s, it is healthier than 70%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
25% of Lawrenceville adults have been diagnosed with depression. Lawrenceville beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 40% of Lawrenceville adults have obesity.
| Lawrenceville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lawrenceville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 6.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.6% | 10.3% |
| More smokers | 17.5% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
28% of working residents cross a state line to work, Vincennes among the top destinations. The average commute for its 1,734 working residents takes 19.5 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Lawrenceville for work: only 16% work in town. The average trip to work in Lawrenceville is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Lawrenceville fell to 1,201 in 2023, 139 fewer than in 2013.
| Lawrenceville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $41,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lawrenceville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lawrenceville's reported crime rate is well below Illinois's. Among 366 Illinois towns, just 2 have a lower property crime rate than Lawrenceville.
| Lawrenceville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lawrenceville. 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
9 mi MuseumIndiana Territorial CapitolGeorge 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lawrenceville
About 4 of every 100 Lawrenceville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
6 notable people were born in Lawrenceville.
City in Illinois, United States
Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Illinois, United States, located along the Embarras River. As of the 2020 census, Lawrenceville had a population of 4,164. Lawrenceville is located in southeast Illinois, northwest of Vincennes, Indiana.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lawrenceville grades D overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #683 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C− for health and D for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
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.
6 notable people were born here, including Frances Crane and Cale James Holder.
