Living in Lexington, AL
Lexington is a tiny town of 638 people in Lauderdale County, Alabama. It's about 19 miles from Florence, AL and 86 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $642 a month.
638people
$202kTypical home
$642/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
242Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 638
- Part of a metro area
- About 197 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Nashville, TN
- 19 mi to Florence, AL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,276/mo)
- Median rent $642/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,278 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MSL airport
- 89 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 294 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lauderdale County: R+52 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk