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With an A− overall, Lexington Park is better than 77% of U.S. towns and ranks 96th of 259 in Maryland. Its strongest is hazard risk (A). Schools are a strength too: its schools outperform just over two thirds of the state's. A typical home there costs about $386K, 3.1 years of the Lexington Park metro’s $126K median household income. 17% of the land locally is conserved, above both the Maryland town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The town has 1 place on the National Register. Only 8 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Lexington Park. Only 9 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a lower mean commuting time than Lexington Park.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Lexington Park beats most towns.
11,626 counted in 2010 and 13,317 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Lexington Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 11,021 in 2000, 13,317 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
Lexington Park is unincorporated, so St. Mary's County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lexington Park.
Lexington Park pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Maryland norm and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Maryland; it also has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Expected losses in Lexington Park break down as 33% from inland flooding and 32% from hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lexington Park once, in 2003.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the St. Mary's County Public Schools. Enrollment at Lexington Park’s public school: 383 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 383 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Lancaster Park, at 132 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Walkers can cover 3.8 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Lexington Park’s density of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Lexington Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 17% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lancaster Park | 1.7 mi | 132 |
| 2. The Moorings at Cedar Cove Community Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
| 3. Cedar Cove Community Beach Recreation Area | 0.4 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 18 to 34 are just over a third of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 7% of residents (17% statewide). Lexington Park’s age of the median resident comes in at 31.5 years. 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Maryland.
| Lexington Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 7.3% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 31.5 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 42% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Maryland, 51.3% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 64% are men (MD 46%).
| Lexington Park | MD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 24.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.4% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.4% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.3% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.2% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.9% | 20.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Jobs based here fell from 4,863 in 2013 to 2,633. The average commute for its 5,128 working residents takes 19.8 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
Since 2013, Lexington Park has lost 2,230 jobs, to 2,633 in 2023. Most working residents leave Lexington Park for work: only 5% work in town. In Lexington Park, the mean commuting time is 20 minutes. The top destinations are California (15%), Washington (7%) and Leonardtown (5%).
| Lexington Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 28°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lexington Park grades A− overall with a typical home of about $386K, below the Maryland typical value; only 13 of the 54 Maryland towns graded A− or better can say that. Homes are within reach (about $386K for the typical one, B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 31 miles.
For Lexington Park, the typical rent is $1,755 a month. A typical home locally is worth about $386,000, up 2.3% in a year, 9% below the Maryland typical home. Lexington Park: 48% of households live in a home they own.
| Lexington Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 48% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,755 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 71% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar. Against the 9,325 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lexington Park’s, it is less healthy than 60%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Lexington Park is ahead of Maryland on 6 and behind on 13. The share of adults in Lexington Park who sleep under 7 hours: 42%.
| Lexington Park | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lexington Park | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.4% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lexington Park. Close and well known come first.
25 mi National MonumentGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument72K visitors a year
14 mi State parkPoint Lookout State Park
10 mi Ancient siteU-1105
2 mi MuseumPatuxent River Naval Air Museum
6 mi MuseumCalvert Marine Museum
19 mi National Historical ParkHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park15K visitors a yearGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Point Lookout State Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Calvert Marine Museum: Sampsonsimpson20, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lexington Park
About 6 of every 100 Lexington Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Where Lexington Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Maryland, United States
Lexington Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States, and the principal community of the Lexington Park, Maryland Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,626 at the 2010 census.
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One town shares a border with Lexington Park.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park | #96 | A− | B | — | B+ | B |
| California | #39 | A | B+ | — | B+ | B+ |
Lexington Park and California report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lexington Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
