Lexington, MA 02421

Lexington, MA 02421


City: Lexington, MA
County: Middlesex County, MA

Estimated zip code population in 2011: 17,298
Zip code population in 2010: 17,342
Zip code population in 2000: 16,165

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Houses and condos: 6,826
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,569

% of renters here: 24%
State: 38%

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in zip code 02421: 138.0 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 9.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 1,756 people per square mile 
 (low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2011:

This zip code: 1.2% ($7,966)
Massachusetts: 1.1% ($3,705)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2011: $7,692 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2011: $8,458 (1.2%)

Estimated median household income in 2011:

This zip code: $130,592
Massachusetts: $62,859

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Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2011 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $688,917
  • Black or African American householders: $786,819
  • Asian householders: $706,762
  • Some other race householders: $225,109
  • Two or more races householders: $484,272
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $787,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $689,900

02421: $689,900
Massachusetts: $326,300

Lower value quartile – upper value quartile: $542,600 – $899,400

Mean price in 2011:

Detached houses: $756,510

Here: $756,510
State: $404,612

Townhouses or other attached units: $492,675

Here: $492,675
State: $335,995

In 2-unit structures: $577,164

Here: $577,164
State: $344,922