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A town of 6,937.
Lawrence's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A−, ranked 125th of 357 in Wisconsin. The median household earns $108K and residents are healthier than 77% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 55% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lawrence, against 32% in Wisconsin’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
Where Lawrence beats most towns.
4,284 counted in 2010 and 6,306 in 2020; an estimated 6,937 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.7% since 2020, after 47.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Lawrence is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lawrence.
Lawrence trades workers with Green Bay and other neighbors and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Wisconsin.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the West De Pere School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock Creek ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 822 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
At 6.4 years of the Green Bay metro’s $79K median household income, the typical home (about $511K) costs more against local pay than in 90% of Wisconsin towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
The typical Lawrence home is worth about $511,000, up 4.2% in a year, 51% above the Wisconsin typical home. 66% of Lawrence households own their home.
| Lawrence | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,280 a month | $1,076 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Lawrence | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Quarry Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
| 2. Lost Dauphin State Park | — | 13 |
| 3. Southwest Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 7,547 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lawrence’s, it is healthier than 61%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
20% of adults binge drink in Lawrence. Lawrence beats the Wisconsin average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 8.9% of adults have diabetes in Lawrence.
| Lawrence | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lawrence | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.9% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Green Bay weather station, 7 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 161 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 76% of Wisconsin places with climate records. January nights average 10.5°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 78% of Wisconsin places with climate records; July afternoons average 80.9°.
Lawrence has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Lawrence’s July high is 81°F. About 56 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Lawrence | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 81°F | 82°F | 85°F |
| January low | 11°F | 11°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lawrence has about as many jobs (3,257) as working residents, but only 122 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,575 in 2013 to 3,257.
Most working residents leave Lawrence for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Lawrence has added 1,682 jobs, to 3,257 in 2023. The average trip to work in Lawrence is 20 minutes.
| Lawrence | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lawrence. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaLambeau Field
30 mi LakeLake Winnebago
8 mi Stadium & arenaResch Center
7 mi MuseumNational Railroad Museum
12 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park
32 mi MuseumUSS CobiaLambeau Field: JL1Row, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
5 within 15 miles of the center of Lawrence
About 7 of every 100 Lawrence residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Lawrence is a town in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 6,306 as of the 2020 census, up from 4,284 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Little Rapids is located in the town.
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6 towns share a border with Lawrence.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | #125 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| De Pere | #12 | A+ | B− | A− | A | A− |
| Ashwaubenon | #200 | B | B− | C+ | B | B |
| Rockland | — | — | C | — | A | A− |
| Hobart | #129 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
| Wrightstown | — | — | B | — | A | B+ |
| Kaukauna | — | — | B− | — | A− | B+ |
Rockland, Wrightstown and Kaukauna have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lawrence, Rockland, Hobart, Wrightstown and Kaukauna report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lawrence with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lawrence grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #125 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 6.4 years of the area's median household income ($79,267 across the Green Bay, WI metro 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.
