Lexington, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was first settled by Europeans c. 1642 as a farming community. Lexington is well-known as the site of the first shots of the American Revolutionary War, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775, where the "Shot heard 'round the world" took place. It is home to Minute Man National Historical Park.

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How Lexington ranks

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#2Best schools in MA #5Most educated in MA #5Most remote workers in MA All MA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code02420, 02421

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Living in Lexington

Housing in Lexington

$1.57M▲ 2.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lexington home is worth about $1,575,000, up 2.9% in a year, 138% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market17

Sale-to-list103.6%

Sold in May31

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Safety in Lexington

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Safety Grade A

Lexington reports less crime per resident than 92% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Lexington 0.5

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Lexington 4.3

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Lexington

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School Grade A+

The public schools Lexington’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 97% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#2Best public schoolsof 282 in MA

DistrictLexingtonSchools16

Maria Hastings A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 579 students Joseph Estabrook A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 490 students Bowman A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 429 students Harrington AElementary · Grades K–5 · 374 students Bridge AElementary · Grades K–5 · 345 students Fiske AElementary · Grades K–5 · 324 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.