Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lawrence’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for incomes. Only 33 of New York’s 1,215 towns score higher on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 115 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Lawrence has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lawrence beats most towns.
Where Lawrence’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Lawrence is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,097 in 1830, a peak of 2,828 in 1860, 1,715 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1913 and 3 maps from 1919 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lawrence, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lawrence.
Most working residents leave Lawrence for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Lawrence grew to 347 in 2023, 88 more than in 2013. Lawrence’s median household income is $64,000, below both the New York town median ($82,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Lawrence | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $64,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Brasher Falls Central School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 301 | D |
| Saint Lawrence High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 276 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lawrence.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
43% of adults have obesity in Lawrence, above both New York’s towns (33%) and U.S. towns (35%). 38% of Lawrence adults have high blood pressure. Lawrence beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| Lawrence | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lawrence | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lawrence has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Lawrence is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
7.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Lawrence | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Lawrence; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Lawrence residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Lawrence is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 1,715 at the 2020 census. The town is named after William Lawrence, an early land owner. The Town of Lawrence is on the eastern border of the county and is east of Potsdam.
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5 towns share a border with Lawrence.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Hopkinton | — | — | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Brasher | #601 | C− | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Brasher Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stockholm | #635 | C− | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Dickinson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lawrence and Hopkinton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lawrence, Hopkinton, Brasher and Stockholm report no FBI crime data of their own. Brasher Falls and Dickinson aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lawrence with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
2 notable people were born here, including George Ledyard Stebbins and Edward A. Everett.