Name: Lawrence Park, PA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Lawrence Park

Erie County loses about 5.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,167

Moved out6,338

Net−1,171

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Crawford County, PA524569−45

Allegheny County, PA321383−62

Chautauqua County, NY229216+13

Warren County, PA187175+12

Ashtabula County, OH93127−34

Erie County, NY7693−17

Cuyahoga County, OH114

Venango County, PA89

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals

38%61%

Leavers

31%67%

Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K

Leavers$57K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Erie County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Erie County report $54,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,200.
Income you would need: $47,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,195 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,281 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $138,800.
Getting to work: 20 minutes each way on average; 8.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: East Rochester, NY matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving in7
$54,766
22% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$57,235
19% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-5.5
below the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Lawrence Park	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	4.3%	26% below
Moved from another state1County figure	2.1%	5% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-5.5	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$54,766	22% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$57,235	19% below

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.9x, 51% below the median place.

Lawrence Park19.2%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$47,800

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

19.2%

6% below the median place

Home price to income

1.9x

51% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

19%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$61,900

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lawrence Park, $1,195 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lawrence Park, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Scotia, NY	16.2% vs 19.2%	$3,400	Compare
Maumee, OH	14.8% vs 19.2%	$10,000	Compare
Pierre, SD	15.2% vs 19.2%	n/a	Compare

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Median year built1
1941
2% below the median place
Property tax rate1
2.1%
133% above the median place
Median home value1
$138,800
57% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Lawrence Park	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,195	12% below
Rent to income1	19.2%	6% below
Property tax rate1	2.1%	133% above
Home price to income1	1.9x	51% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	91.0	10% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,091	32% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$88,600	17% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,940	10% below
Median home value1	$138,800	57% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	8.8%	175% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	58.5%	14% above
Homeownership1	86.5%	30% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	49.2%	3% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,281	32% below
Vacant homes1County figure	7.9%	12% above
Median year built1	1941	2% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
20 min
18% below the median place
Works from home1
8.2%
34% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$34,586 −14%

Unemployment4.5% −7%

Median household income$74,548 −7%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Lawrence Park	Vs median
Median household income1	$74,548	7% below
Income per person1	$34,586	14% below
Unemployment1	4.5%	7% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$56,039	15% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	4.7%	27% above
Jobs6County figure	119,834	20% below
Poverty rate1County figure	15.0%	39% above
Mean commute1	20 min	18% below
Works from home1	8.2%	34% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.7%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.7%
7% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
98.3%
6% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.7%
58% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher38.1% +19%

Household size2.4 −4%

Median age39.9 +2%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Lawrence Park	Vs median
Population1	3,775	6646th largest
Median age1	39.9	2% above
Bachelor's or higher1	38.1%	19% above
High school or higher1	98.7%	7% above
Household size1	2.4	4% below
Born abroad1County figure	4.9%	45% below
No health insurance1	2.7%	58% below
Homes with broadband1	98.3%	6% above

Life in Lawrence Park

53 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents42.4 4.2×

Playgrounds per 10k26.5 2.8×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k18.5 +66%

Libraries per 10k2.6 3.0×

Named paths and bike trails1 km −75%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.9 23.3×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.3 +2%

Shops32.7 +8%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.4 +7%

Doctors' offices and clinics20.0 −1%

Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
66
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
35,429
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11
12.9
16% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Lawrence Park	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	66	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	35,429	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	12.9	16% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	21.3	2% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	32.7	8% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	4.4	7% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	20.0	1% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.6	13% above
Parks per 10k9	42.4	317% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	26.5	182% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	18.5	66% above
Libraries per 10k9	2.6	205% above
Named paths and bike trails9	0.5	75% below
Transit stops per sq mi9	4.9	above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	53	308% above

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 34, 21% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lawrence Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index14
34
21% below the median place
July average high12
80°F
8% below the median place
Heat wave risk13
40.6
55% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Lawrence Park	Vs median
July average high12County figure	80°F	8% below
January average low12County figure	18°F	29% below
Average temperature12County figure	48°F	12% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	46.4 in	6% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	84.1	9% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	71.1	1% above
Tornado risk13County figure	66.6	18% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	36.9	40% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	40.6	55% below
Median air quality index14County figure	34	21% below
Good air days14County figure	76.7%	12% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 33.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 26.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 32.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$61,500

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 38% of places

Pay vs rent

-1.2 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 35% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Lawrence Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,195/mo (2024)	$1,540/mo	$1,260 to $1,870/mo	+4.3%
Median household income	$74,548 (2024)	$94,500	$80,000 to $112,000	+4.0%
Median home value	$138,800 (2024)	$193,000	$140,000 to $266,000	+5.7%

The median home would be worth 2.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Lawrence Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
East Rochester, NY	$1,132	$73,344	Compare
Mason, MI	$1,164	$79,117	Compare
Long Beach, MS	$1,215	$70,332	Compare
Sherwood, AR	$1,101	$81,328	Compare

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Common questions

Is Lawrence Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Half the homes were built before 1941, older housing than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. The median home is worth 1.9 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 96% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lawrence Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $138,800.

What salary do you need to live in Lawrence Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $47,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lawrence Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are East Rochester, NY, Mason, MI, Long Beach, MS and Sherwood, AR.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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Citytistics. “Lawrence Park, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lawrence-park-pennsylvania/

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