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Lexington, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Lexington is a Census CDP of 34,295 people across 16.43 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $238,444, 80.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 44 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lexington
What Lexington is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area16.43 sq mi
- Water area0.21 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,087
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiddlesex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lexington
How many people live in Lexington
- Population34,295
- Median age47.3
- Population under 188,744
- Share under 1825.5 percent
- Population 65 and over7,430
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent
- Households12,477
- Family households9,935
- Share of households that are families79.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lexington
Income and work in Lexington
- Median household income$238,444
- Per capita income$114,758
- Civilian labor force17,128
- Employed16,625
- Unemployed503 plus or minus 136
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over24,002
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher84.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree58.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lexington
Housing in Lexington
- Housing units12,754
- Occupied units12,477
- Vacant units277 plus or minus 138
- Vacancy rate2.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Owner occupied10,042
- Renter occupied2,435
- Ownership rate80.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,203,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,891
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent
- Single family units10,532
- Share single family82.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,222
- Share in buildings of two or more17.4 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lexington
How Lexington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,374
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,989 plus or minus 425
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,255
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.7 percent
- Drove alone50.9 percent
- Carpooled4.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Public transport4.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home36.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lexington
SBA loans in Lexington (7(a))
- Approvals44
- Gross approval$13,842,000
- Average approval$314,591
- Median approval$126,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$553,200
- Largest approval$4,450,000
- Jobs supported469
- Jobs per approval10.7
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.1 percent
- Share to franchises2.3 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS28
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lexington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lexington
SBA loans in Lexington (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$7,816,000
- Average approval$601,231
- Median approval$330,000
- Largest approval$1,904,000
- Jobs supported43
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lexington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lexington
Flood risk in Lexington
- NFIP communityTown of Lexington
- NFIP community number250198
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/08/25
The Town of Lexington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250198 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Middlesex County, not Lexington
Middlesex County context, not Lexington figures
- Establishments in Middlesex County44,624
- Covered employment, Middlesex County926,104
- Average annual pay, Middlesex County$113,704
- Housing units permitted, Middlesex County3,495
Every figure in this section is published for Middlesex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lexington.
All Middlesex County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lexington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lexington, Massachusetts?
34,295, in 12,477 households. Lexington CDP covers 16.43 square miles of land, which is 2,087 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lexington in?
Middlesex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lexington?
$238,444. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,203,100. Median gross rent is $2,891 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lexington businesses?
44 7(a) approvals totaling $13.8 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $126,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $7.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lexington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lexington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lexington. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lexington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lexington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lexington, town of, community 250198, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lexington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Middlesex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lexington.
Is zoning published for Lexington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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