Lexington TownshipKS
A town of 1,512.
Is Lexington Township a good place to live?
Lexington Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for schools, and an A− for health; its weakest is a C for cost of living. Lexington Township’s median household income is $135,000, against $73,000 in Kansas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 6 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. On the outdoors, just 30 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Kill Creek Park, 892 acres with 12.8 miles of trail. Lexington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Lexington Township has grown 16% since 2010
1,312 counted in 2010 and 1,497 in 2020; an estimated 1,512 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Lexington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Lexington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lexington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lexington Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lexington Township.
On CDC estimates, Lexington Township is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns
Lexington Township beats the Kansas average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of adults feel lonely in Lexington Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 33%. 18% of adults binge drink in Lexington Township.
| Lexington Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lexington Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 13% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.4% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Lexington Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Lexington Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Lexington Township grew to 411 in 2023, 175 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Lexington Township is 24 minutes.
| Lexington Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lexington Township has four seasons and hot summers
Lexington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Lexington Township’s July high is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Lexington Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lexington Township has set aside 5.5% of its land for conservation
25 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Lexington Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kill Creek Park | 12.8 mi | 892 |
| 2. Lexington Lake Park | 11.8 mi | 450 |
| 3. Kill Creek Streamway Park | — | 299 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Arrowhead Stadium and 40 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lexington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
28 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
31 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
26 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
24 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Center
32 mi Theme parkWorlds of FunPhoto credits
Arrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Lexington Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Lexington Township
About 5 of every 100 Lexington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
95% of working residents leave Lexington Township for work
Where Lexington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lexington Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Lexington Township is a township in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,497.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 49 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,012 ft
Lexington Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Lexington Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Township | — | — | C | — | A | A− |
| De Soto | #22 | A− | C | — | A | A− |
| Sherman Township | #10 | A | B | — | A | B+ |
| Olathe | #18 | A− | C | B− | A− | A |
| Eudora Township | #59 | B | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Gardner Township | #44 | B+ | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Shawnee | #26 | A− | C | C+ | A | A |
Lexington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lexington Township, De Soto, Sherman Township, Eudora Township and Gardner Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lexington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lexington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lexington Township, KS expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.