Name: Lexington, OH statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Lexington

Richland County gains about 2.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,263

Moved out4,062

Net+201

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ashland County, OH514436+78

Crawford County, OH467456+11

Franklin County, OH430354+76

Huron County, OH219231−12

Knox County, OH282156+126

Morrow County, OH183207−24

Delaware County, OH110

Wayne County, OH106

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals

73%27%

Leavers

70%30%

Within OhioOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$48K

Leavers$49K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Richland County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 6.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Richland County report $47,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $48,500.
Income you would need: $30,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $772 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,226 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $192,300.
Getting to work: 22 minutes each way on average; 5.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Ripon, WI matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving in8
$47,555
33% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$48,530
31% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.5%
24% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Lexington	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.3%	9% above
Moved from another state1County figure	1.5%	24% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	2.0	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$47,555	33% below
Income of households moving out8County figure	$48,530	31% below

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $772, 43% below the median place.

Lexington17.7%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$30,880

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

17.7%

13% below the median place

Home price to income

3.7x

3% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

18%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$44,600

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lexington, $772 a month, and local prices for everything else (95.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lexington, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Oneonta, AL	14.2% vs 17.7%	$3,600	Compare
Cherokee, IA	14.1% vs 17.7%	n/a	Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,226
35% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.6%
76% above the median place
Median home value1
$192,300
40% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Lexington	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$772	43% below
Rent to income1	17.7%	13% below
Property tax rate1	1.6%	76% above
Home price to income1	3.7x	3% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	88.9	12% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,035	36% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$92,500	14% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$3,069	6% below
Median home value1	$192,300	40% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	6.4%	100% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	64.2%	25% above
Homeownership1	69.9%	5% above
Renters paying 30%+1	46.4%	8% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,226	35% below
Vacant homes1County figure	8.3%	18% above
Median year built1	1975	0% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$52,196
35% below the median place
Income per person1
$29,256
27% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Lexington	Vs median
Median household income1	$52,196	35% below
Income per person1	$29,256	27% below
Unemployment1County figure	5.4%	10% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$52,857	20% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	4.0%	8% above
Jobs6County figure	48,532	68% below
Poverty rate1	13.8%	28% above
Mean commute1	22 min	13% below
Works from home1County figure	5.6%	55% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

High school or higher is 96.5%, 5% above the median place.

High school or higher1
96.5%
5% above the median place
Household size1
2.3
8% below the median place
Median age1
42.1
8% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband90.2% −2%

Bachelor's or higher25.9% −19%

No health insurance7.2% +13%

All 9 people measures

Measure	Lexington	Vs median
Population1	4,774	6646th largest
Population change since 20207	0.0%	97% below
Median age1	42.1	8% above
Bachelor's or higher1	25.9%	19% below
High school or higher1	96.5%	5% above
Household size1	2.3	8% below
Born abroad1County figure	1.6%	81% below
No health insurance1	7.2%	12% above
Homes with broadband1	90.2%	2% below

Life in Lexington

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

First Congregational Church And Lexington School listed 1979

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents12.6 +24%

Playgrounds per 10k4.2 −55%

Grocery stores per 10k4.2 +98%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k25.1 2.3×

Libraries per 10k4.2 4.8×

Named paths and bike trails2 km +5%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.9 −14%

Shops30.5 +1%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%

Doctors' offices and clinics18.8 −7%

Child care centers1.6 −30%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher12
18.4
19% above the median place
Public schools12
5
44% below the median place
Public school students12
2,150
56% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Lexington	Vs median
Public schools12	5	44% below
Public school students12	2,150	56% below
Students per teacher12	18.4	19% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	17.9	14% below
Shops per 10k9County figure	30.5	1% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	3.5	15% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	18.8	7% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	1.6	30% below
Parks per 10k10	12.6	24% above
Playgrounds per 10k10	4.2	55% below
Grocery stores per 10k10	4.2	98% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	25.1	125% above
Libraries per 10k10	4.2	382% above
Named paths and bike trails10	2.1	5% above
Transit stops per sq mi10	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11	1	92% below

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 61.3, 34% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lexington. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk14
61.3
34% below the median place
Average temperature13
50°F
9% below the median place
January average low13
18°F
29% below the median place

All 9 weather and risk measures

Measure	Lexington	Vs median
July average high13County figure	83°F	5% below
January average low13County figure	18°F	29% below
Average temperature13County figure	50°F	9% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	40.7 in	7% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	61.3	34% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	44.7	37% below
Tornado risk14County figure	62.3	23% below
Wildfire risk14County figure	35.6	42% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	68.5	24% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 7.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Down 6.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 41.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Down 0.0% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$44,800

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 13% of places

Pay vs rent

-2.8 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 17% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Lexington in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$772/mo (2024)	$970/mo	$800 to $1,190/mo	+4.0%
Median household income	$52,196 (2024)	$64,500	$54,500 to $76,000	+3.5%
Median home value	$192,300 (2024)	$275,000	$200,000 to $379,000	+6.1%
Population	4,848 (2025)	4,880	4,680 to 5,080	+0.1%

The median home would be worth 4.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Lexington

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Ripon, WI	$775	$54,763	Compare
Waupaca, WI	$783	$52,727	Compare
Bristol, VA	$801	$50,404	Compare
Hazard, KY	$720	$51,016	Compare

Nearby

Compare Lexington with

Common questions

Is Lexington a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -1.4% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 290 Ohio places. Median rent is $772 a month, lower than in 91% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 39 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lexington expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $192,300.

What salary do you need to live in Lexington?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $30,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lexington?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Ripon, WI, Waupaca, WI, Bristol, VA and Hazard, KY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Lexington with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lexington itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lexington-ohio

Citytistics. “Lexington, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lexington-ohio/

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