Living in Lexington, OK
Lexington is a small town of 1,972 people in Cleveland County, Oklahoma. It's about 33 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $960 a month.
1,972people
$164kTypical home
$960/moRent
94° / 52°Summer / winter
5"Snow
271Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,972
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 818 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 33 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to OKC airport
- 30 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 388 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 219 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cleveland County: R+15 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.