Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lawrenceburg earns a D, 156th among Tennessee's 175 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $42K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. It also has a long history, with 7 places on the National Register. 35% of working residents work locally in Lawrenceburg, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 8%. On walkability, just 27 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is David Crockett State Park, at 20 acres.
Where Lawrenceburg beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 351 in 1870, 11,633 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1936 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Lawrenceburg is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Lawrenceburg, 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 Lawrenceburg.
Lawrenceburg draws workers from Loretto and beyond, fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Against the 3,145 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lawrenceburg’s, it is less healthy than 81%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
32% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Lawrenceburg.
| Lawrenceburg | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 29% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lawrenceburg | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.1% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 8.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Lawrence County school district. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lawrence Co High School, with 1,087 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| E O Coffman Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 586 | B− |
| Lawrence Co High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,087 | B− |
| Lawrenceburg PublicTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 474 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
8,625 jobs are based in Lawrenceburg, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 3 of Lawrenceburg’s working residents works in town. Lawrenceburg’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Lawrenceburg has added 1,055 jobs, to 8,625 in 2023.
| Lawrenceburg | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Lawrenceburg home is worth about $237,000, up 2.6% in a year, 28% below the Tennessee typical home. The median rent in Lawrenceburg is $775 a month.
| Lawrenceburg | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $775 a month | $950 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 28.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 54% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 260 to 167 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Lawrenceburg has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 29° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lawrenceburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 81 of its 8,069 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Lawrenceburg itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. David Crockett State Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Lawrenceburg; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Lawrenceburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
10,428 counted in 2010 and 11,633 in 2020; an estimated 12,236 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.2% since 2020, after 11.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
7 places in Lawrenceburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Lawrenceburg.
City in Tennessee, United States
Lawrenceburg is a city in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States. The largest city on the state's southern border between Chattanooga and Memphis, it lies on the banks of Shoal Creek. The population was 11,633 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is named after War of 1812 American Navy officer James Lawrence. Located around 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Nashville at the junction of U.S. Routes 43 and 64, Lawrenceburg is called the "Crossroads of Dixie."
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Lawrenceburg grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #156 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades D− for health, C for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($54,706 across the Lawrenceburg, TN area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
10 notable people were born here, including Michael Jeter and James Mark Beckman.
