Living in Lexington
In Lexington (Massachusetts), unemployment is 2.9% (2024).
The population of Lexington totalled 34,454 at the end of 2020. The unemployment rate was 2.94% at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 11,805 was recorded at the end of 2024.
Lower unemployment than 81% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 95% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 80% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Lexington?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet16Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan17Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 3,018 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official |
| Median monthly rent | 2,671 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 148 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official |
Is Lexington a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
34.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 11,805 of 34,454 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Lexington 2.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 10,116 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.94 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official |
What does a salary buy in Lexington?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €7,049 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €3,018 |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €3,948 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lexington. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lexington. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 576.1 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release6Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lexington when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 387.2 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting9Official |
| Recorded violent crimes | 19 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official |
Mobility and administration
Lexington's nearest major airport was 6 km away.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lexington. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 5.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Lexington's monthly mean temperatures were −2.5°C in January and 23.1°C in July. Lexington's monthly precipitation totalled 73.6 mm in January and 89.3 mm in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Lexington 5.9
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5.91 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.7 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 15.5 · May 21.3 · Jun 26.4 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 28.7 · Sep 24.3 · Oct 17.6 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 5.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -7.7 · Feb -7 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 2.8 · May 8.2 · Jun 13.4 · Jul 16.7 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 11 · Oct 4.9 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -4.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -2.5 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 3 · Apr 9.2 · May 14.8 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 0.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 73.6 · Feb 68.3 · Mar 97.7 · Apr 97.4 · May 85.3 · Jun 94.4 · Jul 89.3 · Aug 88 · Sep 90 · Oct 107.7 · Nov 94.4 · Dec 95.4 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 16.9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 5.91 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual precipitation | 1,082 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Maximum July temperature | 29.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average annual temperature | 10.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Minimum January temperature | -7.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)19Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 42.6 km². At the end of 2024, the population density reached 805.8 people per km².
By nationality
National passport65.7%Foreign residents34.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 42.56 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)11Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 34.42 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 11,805 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official |
| Population density | 805.8 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official |
| Population | 34,454 people | 31 Dec 2020 | U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202014Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 34,738 people | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)8Official |
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Lexington?
The unemployment rate is 2.94 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is the air quality good in Lexington?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.91 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.
How safe is Lexington?
Police recorded 387.2 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
How many people live in Lexington?
The published population is 34,454 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.
How many foreign residents live in Lexington?
11,805 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is Lexington a good place to live?
Lexington may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Lexington?
Bedford, Lincoln, Burlington, Arlington, Waltham are near Lexington. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Lexington (Massachusetts), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d2ceff83f12983e0c4128c31d4dd3fec]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/lexington-ma-017/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
- FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
- U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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