Lawrence NJ
Real Estate
The most accessible entry point into the Greater Princeton corridor. Borders Princeton to the southwest, walkable to Rider University, minutes from the Route 1 tech and pharma belt, at a median price well below $700K.
Lawrence Township market
right now
Lawrence Township is the most accessible entry point into the Greater Princeton corridor. The trailing-12-month median single-family sale is approximately $625,000 as of April 2026, essentially flat from $629,000 a year ago, on 181 closed Detached sales (up from 167 the prior year). The volume uptick reflects what value buyers are doing in the current rate environment: trading scarce inventory in Princeton, West Windsor, and Montgomery for more attainable price points just minutes south. Homes clear at 100.1% of list with a median 17 days on market. Active inventory of 27 single-family homes with a median list of $765,000 gives buyers more choice than the northern corridor markets. The Lawrence math is simple: roughly $950,000 below the Princeton SFH median with comparable access to the Route 1 employment belt, I-95, and the Hamilton NJ Transit station for NYC. Lawrence Township Public Schools do not rank with the top-five-NJ tier of Princeton, WW-Plainsboro, or Hopewell Valley, so families prioritizing school district position should weigh that. For commute, value, and proximity-driven buyers, Lawrence frequently delivers the best dollar efficiency in the area.
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with nearby towns
See how Lawrence compares on price, schools, commute, and lifestyle — with current BrightMLS data.
Lawrence Township
neighborhoods
Lawrence Township contains a range of distinct planned communities and villages, from a walkable historic main street to newer townhome developments along the Route 1 corridor. Listed A-Z below; select any neighborhood for live stats and recent sales.
All Lawrence neighborhoods (A–Z)
Every Lawrence community below has its own guide with live BrightMLS stats, recent sales, and active listings:
- Academy Manor — 1966 detached near Lawrenceville area
- Bainbridge Estates — Late-80s/90s 4-5BR detached
- Carriage Park at Lawrenceville — Affordable condos and units
- Colonial Lakes — Single-family community around lake
- Eagles Chase — Condos
- Eldridge Park — Single-family, moderate
- Estates at Lawrenceville — Mid-80s/early-90s 4BR detached
- Federal Hill — Beazer Homes 1994-96 4BR detached
- Foxcroft — Luxury estates
- Gatherings at Lawrenceville — 2005-06 active-adult townhomes
- Hidden Hill — Mid-90s 4-5BR detached
- Kingsbrook — Late-80s/90s 4-5BR luxury homes
- Lawrence Crossing — Early-1900s historic housing
- Lawrence Hollow — Mixed-era 3-4BR detached
- Lawrence Square Village — Large condo community, affordable entry
- Lawrence Woods — Luxury, wooded lots
- Lawrenceville Green — Luxury near historic Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville Pointe — Early-2000s 2-3BR townhome/condo, $400K entry
- Liberty Green — Family-oriented
- Long Acres — 1937-68 detached on larger lots
- Manors at Lawrenceville — Affordable townhomes and condos
- Meadow Woods — Most affordable entry
- Nassau Estates — 1960-79 3-4BR detached, $588K mid-tier
- Nassau I — Established post-war neighborhood
- Nassau II — Single-family near Nassau Park
- Norgate — Postwar 1950s-60s ranches/capes
- Oakwood — 2007-15 4-5BR newer detached
- Pine Knoll — Tree-lined streets
- Province Hill — 1979-80 3-5BR detached
- Rosedale Acres — 32 homes, formal HOA, opposite ETS
- Society Hill Lawrence — Townhomes, moderate pricing
- Stonerise — 1989 2-3BR townhomes
- Sturwood Hamlet — Townhomes and singles
- The Ridings — Single-family near Mercer Co. Park
- Tiffany Woods — Mixed townhouses and twins
- Traditions at Federal — 55+ community
- Twin Meadows — Early-70s/80s 3-4BR detached
- Ventana — Mid-2000s townhomes, $549K
- Venue at Cobblestone Creek — 55+ luxury townhouses
- Village Mill — Late-70s 1-2BR condos, $276K entry tier
- Village of Lawrence — Townhomes and condos
- Woodfield Estates — Detached homes, backs to woods
- Woodlane Estates — Larger lots
- Woodmont — Townhomes on wooded lots
- Yorkshire — Single-family
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