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Lexington is a small city of 34,295 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 13 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $3k a month.
34,295people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,891/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
59"Snow
233Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,295
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,087 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Boston, MA
- 13 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,587/mo)
- Median rent $2,891/mo
- Median household income $238k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (460 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 41% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 84% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to BED airport
- 13 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 134 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,709 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 211 bars within 25 mi
- 1,455 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 214 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk