LexingtonMassachusetts
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.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Lexington
Set in the northern part of Massachusetts, Lexington is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Lexington is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 16.43 square miles.
📰 Lexington News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lexington Unique
- One of 18 places in the US named Lexington — but the Massachusetts one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Waltham (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Lexington
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lexington
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum · Museum
- Munroe Tavern · Museum
- Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library · Museum
- Bowman Tavern · Attraction
- Buckman Tavern · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lexington
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lexington
- Bowman
- Bridge
- Fiske
- Harrington
- Jonas Clarke Middle
- Joseph Estabrook
- Lexington Children's Place
- Lexington High
- Maria Hastings
- Minuteman Regional High
- Wm Diamond Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.