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Homes in Lawrence
Lawrence's 44,098 homes are a mix: 46% detached houses, 42% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 10% townhouses and other attached houses.
Much of Lawrence is new: 31% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 39% before 1980. The median home dates from 1988. Most homes are rented: owners live in only 44%.
Of the 9 Kansas cities we have census figures for, Lawrence has the highest share of apartments. In nearby Topeka, 24 miles away, 68% of homes were built before 1980, so Lawrence's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Lawrence's homes are newer than those in 64% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Apartments and condos
42% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Shallow openings
31% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Renting?
56% of homes are rented. Shutters screw into the window frame or casing, so ask your landlord before you install; taking them down later leaves only screw holes to fill.
Rounded drywall corners
61% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
A whole house in Lawrence
The most common home in Lawrence has three bedrooms: 30% of homes. 22% have four bedrooms or more, and 20% have one or none. The median home has 5.1 rooms.
Detached houses are the most common kind of home here. Across the US, the middle home among detached houses has 10 to 15 windows (EIA, 2020). Shuttering that many windows at a typical bedroom-window size comes to roughly $3,200 to $6,000. For scale, that's about 1.6% of the median home value here, $292,700 (owners’ estimates, 2020–2024).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (bedrooms B25041, rooms B25018, value B25077); U.S. Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, Table HC2.1 (windows). EIA RECS 2020, Table HC2.1
A typical home10–15 windows
All of them shuttered$3,200 to $6,000
Every window priced as a 36 × 48 in opening in our basic build (flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers), before tax and shipping. Your windows will differ; the designer prices each one.
Price your own windowsOne room at a time
Homes here cost less than in 70% of the 881 US cities we have figures for, and many owners do a house in stages. Start with the rooms where light and privacy matter most, usually bedrooms and the street-facing front, and keep the same louver size and colour so later rooms match. Your saved design keeps every size.
Working from home
15% of workers here worked from home in the 2020–2024 survey years, more than in 58% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. Glare on a screen comes from direct sun and bright sky behind or beside it. Louvers tilted up throw daylight at the ceiling instead, so the room stays bright and the screen stays readable; wider louvers give the clearest view when you open them.
Ages (B01001), working from home (B08301) and value (B25077): U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Rankings compare the US cities we have figures for.
Lawrence weather and your shutters
At Lawrence, KS (1 mi away), July averages a high of 88.6°F and January a low of 19.4°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to February.
About 42 days a year reach 90°F, 103 nights fall to freezing and 39.4 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around June and least in January.
That's more 90°F days than in 50% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 54 min on the longest day to 9 h 26 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 74° above the horizon in June and 28° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Lawrence, KS (temperature) and Lawrence, KS (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38.3°F | 19.4°F | 1 in |
| Feb | 43.6°F | 23°F | 1.5 in |
| Mar | 54.6°F | 33.1°F | 2.3 in |
| Apr | 64.6°F | 43.9°F | 4.1 in |
| May | 74.1°F | 55.9°F | 5.1 in |
| Jun | 83.9°F | 65.3°F | 5.7 in |
| Jul | 88.6°F | 69.8°F | 4.3 in |
| Aug | 87.3°F | 67.6°F | 4.6 in |
| Sep | 79°F | 58.7°F | 4 in |
| Oct | 67°F | 46.6°F | 3.2 in |
| Nov | 53.5°F | 33.9°F | 2 in |
| Dec | 41.8°F | 24.2°F | 1.6 in |
Cold winters
With 103 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Lawrence
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Lawrence
- Topeka 24 mi
- Olathe 25 mi
- Lenexa 25 mi
- Shawnee 25 mi
- Kansas City 30 mi
- Overland Park 31 mi
More about shutters in Lawrence
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Price your windows
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