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Lexington is a small town of 1,365 people in Lee County, Texas. It's about 44 miles from College Station, TX and 45 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,365people
$175kTypical home
$1,148/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,365
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,022 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Austin, TX
- 44 mi to College Station, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $1,148/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (399 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 42 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 456 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+60 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk