Lawrence, Kansas

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What's it like to live in Lawrence?

stew_pit1
2y ago
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Pros: Close to KC; if you like bars, hiking and KU basketball, there's that. The food is generally pretty good, though a lot of places are overrated. It's LGBTQ friendly. The new leaders of our police and sheriff's departments put a premium on mental health and getting ridbof bad LEOs.

Cons: Rent's expensive; if you buy, taxes are expensive; the schools aren't that great; our DA is incompetent; a lot of attitudes here are obnoxious. Get used to everyone bleating and beating their chests about "LFK!" (Lawrence fucking Kansas! We're so awesome! Woooo!)

huskersax
2y ago
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Pros

Topeka/Lawrence/Johnson County is kind of like one big community for folks in Lawrence. It takes roughly as long to go from Fallbrook to 84th and Hwy 2 as it does to go from east Lawrence to Olathe. KC has much better entertainment options than the Lincoln/Omaha area.

Food is good, Lawrence still has a Runza if you're missing Nebraska. A little bit scandalous, but imo the non-top end take-out BBQ is about equivalent since the Lincoln folks are all from KC or run in the same circles. There's nothing quite like the experience of Gates, though. It's like a waffle house for burnt ends.

Being close to KC allows for all kinds of niche interests to support themselves where they wouldn't otherwise sustain themselves in a town as big as Lawrence (it's about the size of Tri-Cities). The hobby groups and social clubs are closer in participation and prevalence to Lincoln than they have any right to be.

Weather is ~3-5 degrees warmer most of the year and the frost/winter definitely feels shorter. Incredibly active backyard gardening community, especially in east Lawrence.

ElvisChopinJoplin
2y ago
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The thing about this place is it's been cool for a long time and even though it has all the problems of a growing town and especially a University Town, there is so much originality here in the Lawrence experience that even if you're new, if you stay for a while and engage with it you will reap the benefits of that. There is so much institutional knowledge here really. And it's mostly good.

Pros and Cons of Living in Lawrence, KS