The median home value in Lawrence, KS is $341,775 as of 2026-06-30, up 3.61% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$341,775
Year-over-Year
+3.61%
Population
96,636
Lawrence ranks #13 of 52 Kansas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 45.4% above the state's city median of $235,108. It sits in Douglas County, where the county-wide median is $344,419.
Lawrence police recorded a violent crime rate of 462 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,156 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Lawrence is $341,775. That's up 3.61% from a year earlier. That is about 45.4% above the typical county in Kansas.
Homes in Lawrence are cheaper than Douglas County as a whole, where the median is $344,419 — a difference of about 0.8%.
Lawrence police reported 462 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 96,636. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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