Home values, rents and more in Lawrence, KS
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Lawrence compares
The typical home in Lawrence, KS is worth about $333,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Lawrence are about the same as the typical value in the Lawrence metro area ($336,000) and 9% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Lawrence rose 3.3%, compared with +3.4% in the Lawrence metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,580 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Lawrence metro area ($1,563) and 18% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.7% over the past year.
The median household income is $65,009, against $69,746 in the Lawrence metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 96,051 people live in Lawrence (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Lawrence has the lowest typical home value of the 4 cities in the Lawrence metro area and the 39th-highest of 438 in Kansas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Douglas County, KS · Lawrence metro area · Kansas
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.