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A town of 3,684, settled in 1910.
Lawrence Park Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, ranked 563rd of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: it reports less crime per resident than 73% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $139K, 2.2 years of the Erie metro’s $63K median household income. Lawrence Park Township’s July high is 80°F, below both the Pennsylvania town median (85°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Park Dinor and Lawrence Park Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Lawrence Park Township beats most towns.
Where Lawrence Park Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lawrence Park Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,310 in 1990, 3,824 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 6 maps from 1899 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lawrence Park 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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lawrence Park Township.
Lawrence Park Township draws workers from Erie and beyond, gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
3,546 jobs are based in Lawrence Park Township, 2.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 5,669 in 2013 to 3,546.
Most working residents leave Lawrence Park Township for work: only 7% work in town. 15% of Lawrence Park Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Lawrence Park Township has lost 2,123 jobs, to 3,546 in 2023.
| Lawrence Park Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Iroquois SD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Iroquois JSHS, with 560 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iroquois El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 557 | B |
| Iroquois JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 560 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 22 to 2 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Lawrence Park Township’s property crime rate is 0.3 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Lawrence Park Township sits closer to the middle.
| Lawrence Park Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Erie Intl Ap weather station, 10 miles away, records that 104 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Lawrence Park Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80° and January nights drop to 21°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lawrence Park Township. Lawrence Park Township has lost 3.5% of its people since 2020, down to 3,684 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Lawrence Park Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
57% women, 43% men
About 77 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.9 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 90% are men (PA 51%).
| Lawrence Park Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
Lawrence Park Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Lawrence Park Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lawrence Park Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.6% | 5.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.3% | 30.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.8 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Lawrence Park Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elbow Tree Park | 0.3 mi | 8 |
| 2. Curtis Park | 0.2 mi | 19 |
| 3. Lakeside Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.2 years of the Erie metro’s $63K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 87% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lawrence Park Township. Close and well known come first.
4 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park7 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park
32 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
15 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
39 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park8 mi Theme parkSplash LagoonPresque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Lawrence Park Township
About 4 of every 100 Lawrence Park Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lawrence Park Township is the only first class township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,824 at the 2020 census, down from 4,048 at the 2000 census. The 2010 census counted a population of 3,982, for a decline of 1.6% during the decade. The entire township is also listed as a census-designated place. The township was established in 1910 as a company town for General Electric. It was named after USS Lawrence, flagship of Oliver Hazard Perry, and her namesake, James Lawrence, commander of USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812.
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4 towns share a border with Lawrence Park Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Park Township | #563 | B | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Northwest Harborcreek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harborcreek Township | #382 | A− | C+ | — | A | C+ |
| Erie | #1014 | D | B− | C− | D | D |
| Wesleyville | #910 | C | B− | C− | B | C |
Harborcreek Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Northwest Harborcreek isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lawrence Park Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lawrence Park Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #563 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health, B+ for safety and B for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Lawrence Park Township sits nearer the middle.
The typical home is worth about $139,000, 52% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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